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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On International Nurses Day we thank nurses for their priceless contribution to society
Nurses’ safety, rights and working conditions must be protected like never before, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
An infection control nurse looks out from a Covid-19 recovery ward in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
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
PRIOR to becoming a trade union officer, I was a nurse working on the front lines of the NHS for 28 years.
Many in my cohort in 1990 were migrant women, mostly Irish, just like me.
In those days the registered general nurse (RGN) was a three-year apprenticeship where you earned your stripes through hard work on a variety of in-patient wards.
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