Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the ‘natural’ zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping, argues VIJAY PRASHAD
Why we’re backing Union Learn in the North of Tyne
The government has pulled funding for lifelong learning for working-class people — so together with the unions, we’ll do it ourselves, writes JAMIE DRISCOLL
Evidence suggests Lammy’s proposals would come at a high cost: reduced fairness, diminished trust and greater racial inequality in the criminal justice system, argue TARA LAI QUINLAN and KATHARINA KARCHER
From the workhouses of the 1840s to today’s market capitalism, A Christmas Carol remains a sharp critique of charity rationed by class, says KEITH FLETT
The argument for a “significant expansion” of nuclear power will deliver soaring electricity prices that condemn underserved communities to unending hardship and poverty, argues LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The new plan sets out an uncompromising bid for global dominance, casting even allies as obstacles to be subdued, writes DIANE ABBOTT
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
SINCE 1998, the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has supported a network of 40,000 Union Learning Reps (ULRs) to help working people boost their job prospects, get greater job satisfaction and of course, earn more money.
That network of ULRs has proved especially effective at helping learners with few or no qualifications, because trade unions are best placed to access the hardest to reach learners and transform their working lives.
Over a quarter of a million people receive training and learning opportunities through their trade unions every year.
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