Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
Unity, solidarity, internationalism
An opportunity to exchange views is also a great opportunity for Morning Star readers, writes author-activist PHIL KATZ, who is currently on a speaking tour of Australia
Tom Mann addresses Trafalgar Square
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
From Gaza protest bans to proscribing Palestine Action, political elites are showing a crisis of confidence as they abandon Roy Jenkins’s apologetic approach for Suella Braverman’s aggressive ‘hate march’ rhetoric, writes PAUL DONOVAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
The summer of 1950 saw Labour abandon further nationalisation while escalating Korean War spending from £2.3m to £4.7m, as the government meekly accepted capitalism’s licence and became Washington’s yes-man, writes JOHN ELLISON
STAR readers will have a rare opportunity to participate in a joint meeting towards the end of March, when, as part of a Tom Mann Internationalist Tour, activists from Britain and Australia meet across the continents to discuss the future for our labour movements.
The Morning Star has joined the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) — part-established by Mann and now in its 125th year — Strikemap and publishers Manifesto Press to bring together leading lay and official trade unionists in an online meeting.
This will be chaired by Australia’s Jo Kowalczyk, who leads the Women in Super organisation, which campaigns for gender equality in retirement income. This week Women in Super helped secure legislative and political changes to bring all women on maternity leave into workers’ pension funds. It is considered a major victory after 15 years of campaigning. Already the campaign for special consideration of low income and First Nation women has begun.
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