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Why everyone should get behind the brave GMB members of Croydon Hospital
G4S employees who carry out vital NHS work are struggling to survive on the minimum wage and don’t get decent sick pay. HELEN O’CONNOR says they deserve all our support
Porters and domestics protest at G4S's treatment of them at Croydon University Hospital today
DIANE ABBOTT says the socialist island has played an outsized role in the fight against racism worldwide — we must stand by it as Trump tries to choke it to death
GAWAIN LITTLE looks at the causes of the far-right resurgence and explains how the General Federation of Trade Unions is helping to combat it
As delegates from the north-east, Yorkshire & Humber meet this weekend in Durham, TUC regional secretary DAVE PIKE speaks to Ben Chacko about the challenges ahead
Prison Officers’ Association general secretary and TUC president STEVE GILLAN looks at what’s missing from the Employment Rights Act, and why we need further legislation
Militarism and war cannot be separated from ‘bread and butter issues,’ argues MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS — opposing them is central to trade unionism
I FIRST met Croydon University Hospital porters and domestics before the pandemic struck.
Without these vital workers, many of whom are migrants, the hospitals would grind to a halt, so they have industrial power.
G4S does not value these workers and it does not recognise their union of choice, GMB.
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