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After this week, Glasgow Women’s Library will need a new display to reflect the truly historic action taken by 8,000 women in their battle for equal pay. Women employed by Glasgow City Council in predominately female dominated roles, such…
Almost a third of British people now believe the myth that there are 'no-go zones' where non-Muslims cannot enter, according to a report by Hope Not Hate. The alarming rise of new far-right street movements in the UK, led by the Democratic…
The media barely reports on trade union activity – at least not any more. In fact, the Morning Star is the only daily paper to maintain dedicated industrial correspondence. Coverage we do see elsewhere is often part of an effort to…
It’s 2018 and women are leading the way. You might not like or agree with her but we have a female Prime Minister - only the second in our history. More female undergraduates have been accepted into Oxford this year than men. For the first…
As a fellow Unison member, I was deeply touched to meet and talk to some of the Birmingham homecare workers campaigning outside Labour Party conference last week. Their working hours are going to be cut by Birmingham Council, they told me…
Of all the dominant industries in Britain today, the care sector is possibly the most notorious for low pay, zero-hour contracts, lack of worker representation, and a 40-year legacy of privatisation that has proved catastrophic. With these…
This piece was commissioned by guest editor Jon Ashworth. Birthdays are usually a time for celebration, especially when you are much loved and have made it to 70. Such a milestone represents an opportunity to reflect on what has been…
A Unison activist has been selected in the Western Isles as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the next general election. Alison MacCorquodale, from the isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, is secretary of Unison's…
There is a story about President Kennedy visiting the NASA space centre in the 1960s. He met a man in janitor’s overalls, sweeping the floor of the corridor. “What do you do here?” he asked. “I send astronauts to the moon,” the man replied…
There have recently been controversial discussions within the Labour Party focussing on the relationship the party has with the trade union movement, with some claiming it should be severed. Now, there is no disputing the historic role the…
This week (12th – 18th February) is Heart Unions week, a chance for us to show solidarity and celebrate the hard work of trade unionists across the country. Trade unions deserve our support. Unions are consistently and relentlessly under…
That is it from me after two years in the editor's chair. It has been fascinating and a pleasure. There are too many people to thank here but to everyone in Westminster and around the country who has provided us with stories, sent us great…
