Scottish Labour's leaders cannot keep blaming Westminster for the collapse at the ballot box, says VINCE MILLS
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Together, unions can secure collective bargaining across the British economy
CWU leader DAVE WARD looks at the Royal Mail takeover bid, the new deal for workers – and how the labour movement should build on it
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Scotland, demanding the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and MSPs show their support for Royal Mail workers amid ongoing disputes over pay and conditions, December 15, 2022
Over 30 years since apartheid was abolished, nasty anti-migrant rhetoric sweeps the corporate media. The Commnunist Party is ready to fight back, says ROGER McKENZIE
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Western Marxism is a particular version of Marxist theory developed in – and acceptable to – the capitalist nations of Europe and North America and largely divorced from political action, argues the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
BRITAIN is ready for change after 14 ruinous years, and it’s up to us now to deliver that change.
Services are on their knees after years of mismanagement, and that’s certainly true of Royal Mail, privatised by the Tories and Liberal Democrats in 2014. People across Britain rely on its unrivalled delivery network and skilled, trusted workforce, but current management have run the company into the ground.
Frankly, the CWU doesn’t have confidence in the current board or believe it has what it takes to turn the company’s fortunes around.
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