Unions Follow

Strikes and protests by workers are taking on the Tories. Teachers in several regions were preparing to strike on Thursday of this week against the government’s assault on education.

Next week’s Unite the Resistance conference has struck a chord with trade unionists, reports Judith Orr

Ballots are under way across higher education sector

Tory attacks on working class people have sparked widespread anger—but we need to get organised to get the kind of resistance that can beat them, writes Julie Sherry

Syndicalist unions committed to revolution flourished during the early 20th century. Ralph Darlington examines what they stood for—and their limitations

Labour’s leaders are worried. Their cunning plan was to sit back and do nothing while the Tories attacked, hoping that the Tories’ resulting unpopularity would get them back into office. 

When workers fight back against the Tories and the bosses, they can win. 

Anger and bitterness at the scale of the Tory assault flowed through the TUC Congress in Bournemouth this week. But frustration with the effectiveness of Labour’s opposition did too.

There was unanimity at the TUC in opposition to attacks on employment rights and curbs on union organisation.

Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, predicted a pay revolt by the end of 2014. 

How can we stop the Tories’ assault? That was the question asked but not answered at this year’s TUC Congress in Bournemouth.

Health workers and campaigners in east London are angry that Barts Health Trust has launched an attack on Charlotte Monro.