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As Irish trade unions, including Unite, step up to challenge the false narratives of the far right today, we draw inspiration from events nearly 40 years ago, when Dunnes Stores workers took strike action after a colleague was suspended for refusing to handle goods from apartheid South Africa. The suspended worker, Mary Manning, had refused […]
The post The Dunnes Stores Strike – lessons in solidarity appeared first on Unite Live.
I had a meeting this evening with Peter Smith, Teachers Union NUT lead in Newham about Education Cuts.
In his youth Peter had been one of the “London Recruits”. As well as books there is a film out next year about their role in the struggle. …Read more…
London trade unionists ran clandestine missions to South Africa to help the fight against apartheid – and now you can help get their story told on screen
The article Help to tell the London…Read more…
The Tory government announced on Monday (15/2/16) that from now on only government approved boycotts will be tolerated. So much for local democracy.
Through a guidance note published by the…Read more…