What the coverage of the RMT strike tells us about the unions and the media
The general secretary of the RMT has, within the space of a week, become a television hero. It…
Strikes
Starmer faces dissent as frontbenchers join RMT workers on picket lines
80% of train services were axed during the 24-hour RMT strike on Tuesday. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch…
Labour needs to show “what we are about”, Burnham warns party leadership
Labour needs to show what it is for and it needs to do it quickly, according to Andy…
Strikes at a five-year high: who’s walking out and how can we show support?
The struggle is real – and it’s growing. More workers are on strike now than at any point…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: From parliament to the picket lines
A new Prime Minister, 39°C heat and the end of Love Island: it’s all been kicking off since…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Why you should boycott the gym… and other ways to support strikes
Pause the pilates – the weights can wait. Unite members are asking you to boycott the gym. If…
Sally Hunt: Universities UK must stop playing games at talks today
Is anyone aware of another strike where the boss said he “absolutely supported” his striking staff? In a…
Mick Whelan: After 18 months of myths, let’s set the record straight on Southern Rail
Aslef drivers on Southern Railways voted overwhelmingly this month to accept a proposed resolution to our long-running industrial…
So you’re in the Labour Party. When did you last support a strike?
The front line of our Labour movement is not the frontbench, it is the thousands of workers involved…
How we can counter the Tory strategy and ensure Corbyn’s poll lead doesn’t go the same way as Ed Miliband’s advantage
In 2013, Ed Miliband’s Labour Party was riding high in the opinion polls with an 11 per cent…
