LOUISE RAW talks to Sabby Dhalu, Kevin Courtney and Steve Wright about why we should all join next weekend’s march against the far right in London
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No, equality has not been achieved – we must keep fighting
Controlling women – what we think, what we do, what we say, what we wear and look like – is still pervasive throughout society, writes HELEN O’CONNOR of newly formed women’s rights group Women Will Not Be Silenced
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
IT IS fair to say that in spite of years of struggle, women have not achieved equality and the world is becoming an increasingly hostile and dangerous place for women and girls.
The fight for women’s liberation became derailed from the 1980s onwards following the elections of Ronald Reagan in the US and Margaret Thatcher in Britain.
Both sets of right-wing governments implemented regressive policies that cut the public services which working-class women rely on the most and they drove down wages, terms and conditions.
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