The new film about the early years of Bob Dylan’s career, “A Complete Unknown,” is a brilliant, must-see film. Timothée Chalamet is outstanding as the young Dylan — not only as an actor, but as…Read more…
US unions: In unity, maybe, there is strength
Twenty years ago, some the largest unions in the United States broke away from the AFL-CIO claiming that it was not doing enough to organise workers. Everyone understood that the labour movement was rapidly shrinking,…Read more…
Who rules Georgia?
The pro-Moscow ruling party in Georgia, billionaire Bdzina Ivanishvili’s “Georgian Dream,” is growing increasingly desperate in its attempts to hold on to power following the 26 October elections. First, they bungled the attempt to steal…Read more…
Wrexham Councillors condemn fire and rehire food manufacturer
Wrexham Council has shown solidarity with workers on strike at food manufacturer Oscar Mayer, and backed their campaign against the producers planned fire and rehire policy. Around 600 Oscar Mayer workers, the vast majority of the factory’s workforce, have been striking since September over the company’s plans to fire and rehire them to slash pay […]
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Unite stands with whistleblower Danny
Unite was out in force on Friday morning (29th November), organising colourful and noisy protest in support of a member who has been removed from his workplace simply for highlighting the dangers of onsite asbestos. Danny Thomas is an electrician who had been working for Llorets at the large Victoria House refurbishment site on Southampton […]
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The Georgian crisis deepens
Georgia’s increasingly authoritarian and pro-Russian government has made a major miscalculation. Protests against the fraudulent elections on 26 October were showing signs of dying down. When the Georgian Parliament met — with all the opposition…Read more…
Speech by Hugh Lanning of Labour & Palestine on UN Day Of Solidarity
Speech by Hugh Lanning of Labour & Palestine on UN Day Of Solidarity “We can’t de-elect Trump, but we can focus on trying to make Labour and the UK be an independent voice for Palestine.” Hugh Lanning is one of … Continue reading Read more…
World leaders unite in support of workers rights. Not really.
At the recent G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert F. Houngbo, praised the leaders for recognising the need for social justice and decent work….Read more…
Georgia’s democratic future depends on us
More than three weeks have passed since the elections in Georgia and the dust has not yet settled. Though the election results, which showed a clear majority for the pro-Russian ruling party, have now been…Read more…
The first “MAGA movement”
On the eve of the Second World War, the American journalist John Roy Carlson infiltrated a large number of pro-fascist organisations across the country. The book he wrote, Under Cover, was a best-seller. The inside…Read more…
Georgia: For democracy and a European future
One week after the Georgian elections, the situation has become somewhat clearer. The evidence that the election was not “free and fair” has been mounting. There has been widespread condemnation and concern from the international…Read more…
Putin’s victory – Georgia’s Nightmare
Even if you know nothing about the republic of Georgia and were completely unaware of its elections last week, the fact that Vladimir Putin is celebrating should be cause for concern. Make no mistake about…Read more…
Evolution Gaming: This strike matters
In mid-July, hundreds of workers at Evolution Gaming in Tbilisi, Georgia walked off their jobs. Evolution, a Swedish-owned company, had refused to negotiate with the workers over their wages and working conditions. Since then, the…Read more…
If Trump wins, this is why
With the American elections on a knife edge, it is worth asking why that is the case. Whatever one thinks of Kamala Harris and the Democrats, Trump represents something that is far, far worse. And…Read more…
“Mobilised literature” in Tbilisi
I am currently in the Georgian capital, participating in the Tbilisi International Festival of Literature. The subject of the festival is protest — a very timely topic in Georgia with national elections just weeks away….Read more…
Ukraine can still win this war
For some time now, the consensus in the mainstream media in Britain and elsewhere has been that Ukraine has effectively lost the war with Russia. Slowly and methodically, Russian troops have taken village after village…Read more…
Serbia: Stop union-busting at Yura
At first glance, Serbia seems like a great place for trade unions. Under the country’s labour law, a union need only sign up 15% of the workforce in order to compell employers to bargain collectively….Read more…
Did Labour win?
American astronauts did not set foot on the Moon in July 1969. In 2001, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were brought down by a controlled explosion, and not…Read more…
How Labour Can Govern For Working People
By Paul Nowak, TUC General Secretary The trade union movement will work with Keir Starmer to deliver change. What an extraordinary moment in British politics. Labour back in power with a near-record majority. The Conservatives brutally ejected from office. A … Continue reading Read more…
Trump and the Teamsters
Last week Donald Trump made an extraordinary announcement on his Truth Social platform. Trump was announced that Sean O’Brien, president of the 1.3 million member Teamsters union, had agreed to address the Republic National Convention…Read more…