Report: ‘If They Call It, We’ll Support It’: RMT Would Back General Strike
Simon Childs
Mick Lynch has called for radical action after trade unions launched a campaign against the cost of living crisis.
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Report: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: RMT President Hails Public Support for Strikes
Polly Smythe
Alex Gordon, President of the RMT, told Novara Media that the privatisation of railways needs to be 'swept away'.
Analysis: The Biggest Lies About the Rail Strikes, Debunked
Ell Folan
The arguments against the rail strikes don’t stand up to scrutiny. Here’s why.
Explainers: Why BT Workers Are Going on Strike
BT recorded £2 billion in profits before tax last year. Its CEO, Philip Jansen, enjoyed a salary of £3.5 million. Yet it’s now offering engineers & call centre workers a real terms pay CUT. Aaron Bastani explains why BT workers have had enough.
Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation
As inflation rises the establishment has a solution: we all need to get poorer. The alternative is for profits to fall – but that is unacceptable to the powerful. Aaron Bastani on how only unions can save us.
Analysis: The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents
Sam Bright
Mick Lynch has badly exposed the lack of specialist labour reporters in mainstream media. But it wasn’t always like this, Sam Bright writes.
Opinion: The Rail Strikes Are Entirely Justified
Aaron Bastani
The biggest wave of strikes on Britain’s rail network since 1989 is just what the doctor ordered, argues Aaron Bastani.
London Underground Workers Relaunch Fight Against Cuts
an Anonymous Tube Worker
Following huge majorities in a union ballot for renewed action against job cuts, station staff on the London Underground look set to go on strike.
Long Read: Coming Home? Labour and the Unions
Edd Mustill
Sunday Long Read: Following Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership election, the Fire Brigades Union has voted to re-affiliate to the party, opening up old and new questions about the nature of the union-Labour link.
4 Reasons it’s Kicking Off on the London Underground
an Anonymous Tube Worker
ASLEF - one of the four unions on the Tube - has voted to strike with 98% of ballots in favour on an 81% turnout. The other three Tube unions are expecting their ballots back shortly, leading to the possibility of a rare four-union mass strike in July.
6 Ways to Build a Labour Movement Fit for the 21st Century
Marek Perez
Marek Perez considers what it will it take to create an effective labour movement that takes the fight to employers, wins concessions and reverses the tide of defeat.