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Hundreds of people marched through Barnsley yesterday (May 2) to mark the 100th anniversary of the General Strike and show solidarity with workers currently in dispute. The colourful parade of banners snaked from Glass Works Square to the NUM building, was led by the stirring sounds of the Tweit Silver Band. Earlier in the day […]
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Unite is inviting everyone to head to Barnsley this weekend to mark 100 years since the General Strike. The strike that brought the country to a stand still in 1926 is a moment in working history that still echoes in today’s fights for fair pay, secure work, and dignity on the job. Organisers have pulled […]
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Former Unite national officer Ann Field is leading a free history session exploring “The Wapping Dispute & Printworker Organisation” this Thursday (12 June), that plans to bring the history of print trade unions at the time of the dispute to life. The session is part of the trade union and working-class history series organised in […]
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