A worker’s life in struggle
Students of the British working class should study the history of a man who fought in nearly every major struggle in the 1970s and 1980s on Merseyside…
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Eurobriefs: The latest from Brussels
Germany economy shrinking…From lobbyist to Commissioner…Migration up…EU and Scotland…Barroso on the referendum
Mining: Union loan saves pit
Hatfield Colliery in South Yorkshire, one of the three remaining deep British mines, has been handed a lifeline in the shape of a £4 million loan by the National Union of Mineworkers.
Malnutrition: Cases soar
Figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre show that 6,690 patients were treated for malnutrition in Britain’s hospitals in 2013-14, a 20 per cent increase on 2012-13.
Pay: Chief execs rake it in
Chief executives of the FTSE 100 companies are now earning 131 times the average wage of their employees, compared with 41 times in 1998.
Zero hours: Sham proposals
Government talk of banning clamping down on zero hours contracts is a way of helping employers find ways round any new rules.
Billionaires: Join the club
In 2014 the global billionaires club – up an extra 155 members over the year – contained 2,325 people with combined assets of $7.29 trillion, says a new report
Turkey: Dairy workers fight
The International Union of Food Workers is campaigning in support of Turkish union members fighting for trade union recognition with the Sutas Dairy Company.
TUC and pay - time to grasp the nettle
We need to destroy the pay freeze and put wages centre stage. But in preparations for Congress the real focus has been on the next general election.
Pay: a step in the right direction
This October’s TUC national demo will have a single concrete demand: Britain Needs a Pay Rise. It's a welcome change from vague calls such as the March for the Alternative.
Composing British unity
Organisations with “British” in their name ought to be concerned that they could lose this identity and be diminished if the Yes opinion wins September’s referendum on independence for Scotland, says composer Eddie McGuire.
Once again, no intervention in Iraq
Once again the war drums are beating over Iraq. This time we are told we have to go into battle abroad in order to prevent ISIS waging war on the streets of Britain, or to save the Yazidis.