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How We Won: The Care Workers Who Struck for a Living Wage

James Greig

Workers at Sage - a small, independent care home in north London - have won a huge victory in their campaign for fair wages. James Greig reports on the win and the precedent it sets for a sector known for its poor pay and conditions - and in which strike action is all too rare.

How We Won: The Local Activists That Took on Big Oil on the Isle of Wight

Florence Wildblood

Ending a six-year battle, a group of local activists successfully fought off an oil company’s plans to drill on the Isle of Wight. Florence Wildblood reports.

Chile Was the Birthplace of Neoliberalism. This Election Could Bury It

Michael Chessum

An unprecedented social eruption rocked Chile’s post-Pinochet consensus in 2019. With a new constitution set to be drafted, the presidential election has polarised between far-left and resurgent fascism. Michael Chessum reports.

Our Toxic Work Culture Isn’t Just Harming Disabled People – It’s Harming Everyone

Sophie K Rosa

Resisting exploitative workplaces is crucial, but we need to go further - by challenging the obligation to work at all. Disabled activists can show us how. Sophie K Rosa reports.

How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Reached the Canary Islands

Eoghan Gilmartin & Tommy Greene

As the world watches the volcanic eruption and tourists return, the Canary Islands have become the latest frontier of Europe’s war on migrants. Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin report.

For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Refuse workers in Glasgow went on strike during Cop26 to demand better pay and working conditions, shining a light on the vital role they play in the fight to protect our environment - and they're ready to strike again.

The Inside Story of Keir Starmer’s Farcical Diversity Audit

Oliver Eagleton

As Black Lives Matter drove a clamour for institutional change in 2020, Labour promised to respond. A year later, party insiders speak of union busting and double-standards in the name of diversity. Oliver Eagleton reports.

Workplace Strikes in the US Are Surging – But Workers Have a Difficult Path to Victory

Luis Feliz Leon and Maximillian Alvarez

Discontent fuelled a notable uptick in strikes in the US last month, dubbed ‘Striketober’. Rather than simply celebrating this increase in worker militancy, the left must focus on turning this moment into a movement.

The British Government Exploited the Angolan Civil War to Lobby for BP

Stephen Delahunty

Newly declassified documents show that John Major’s government leveraged Angola’s need for peacekeeping support to push the oil company’s interests. Stephen Delahunty reports.

Anti-government demonstration in Bangkok

Students and Gig Economy Workers Are Uniting to Fight Capitalism in Thailand

Gabriel Ernst

In Thailand, a radical alliance between leftist students and freshly unionised gig-economy workers is adding a new dimension to the battle against capitalism, dictatorship and the monarchy. Gabriel Ernst reports.

Cornish Nationalists Are Calling for an End to Westminster Rule. Here’s Why

Rebecca Tidy

Its unique history makes Cornwall an unusual case within conversations around devolution. Rebecca Tidy looks at the reasons why many Cornish people are seeking great autonomy from Westminster.

‘Fuck You, It’s Class’: How Welsh Pride Went Mainstream

Gina Tonic

For many people who grew up in the south Wales valleys, there was once a real sense of shame attached to being Welsh. But from renewed interest in the national football team to the emerging independence movement, Welsh pride is seeing a resurgence. Gina Tonic reports.