The anti-union laws are being extended by default and we are moving towards a situation where it will be virtually impossible to organise legal strikes.
I was shocked to find myself on Harriet Harman’s side last week. Under a year ago I ran a campaign to send her hundreds of emails with the subject line, "Shame on you Harriet Harman!" – of which, more later.
The Guardian newspaper’s Work supplement raised an interesting question a couple of weeks ago: "Are unions back in fashion?"
Right wing newspapers and politicians constantly attack migrant workers and immigrants as a drain on Britain’s resources. But a new report has exposed the myth of "sponging immigrants" and shows how migration is a benefit to the economy.
Detention centres are a place of misery for anyone who has fallen victim to Britain’s punitive immigration system.
Asylum seekers have become the first group reliant on state benefits to see their already meagre allowance slashed so that the Home Office can balance its books.
The case of the Iloba family shows the government’s ruthless attitude towards asylum seekers.
Family members, trade unionists and supporters protested outside the Willis building in central London on Friday of last week against the arrest and deportation of cleaners.
Socialists use different strategies and tactics to fight the capitalists, depending on the situation we face. Whatever kind we use, our intention is always to weaken our rulers and strengthen the working class.
In December 1936 US workers occupied General Motors’ (GM) car plants in Flint, Michigan, and won an inspiring victory.The tactic of occupation came to the fore during the Great Depression.
The crisis in housing has reached an epic scale. A property is repossessed every 10 minutes. Some five million people are on housing waiting lists. And millions more spend each night in damp, insecure or overcrowded accommodation.
Over the past few months New Labour has come out with a string of announcements relating to council housing. It wants to be seen as responding to the crisis in housing.
