On May Day, Wear #RedForKeyWorkers
Tomorrow, a grassroots trade union campaign is calling for people to wear #RedForKeyWorkers – in recognition of their efforts today, and in demand that their work is respected in the future.
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Starmer Turns His Back on Kashmir
By folding to a pressure campaign orchestrated by the far-right BJP government, Keir Starmer's statement on Kashmir today not only betrayed Labour members – it abandoned a people living under brutal oppression.
Coronavirus Exposes Class Conflict in Britain’s Universities
In response to coronavirus, the University of Essex has announced plans to cut temporary posts while leaving the six-figure salaries of its management intact. It sums up the class divide running through Britain's universities.
How Online Organising Is Boosting the Coronavirus Fightback
The recently-established 'Workforce Coronavirus Support Group' has brought thousands together to discuss what bosses are trying to get away with during the pandemic – and organise to fight back.
Ernst Bloch and the Philosophy of Hope
The German philosopher and socialist Ernst Bloch saw all human history as the story of the hope of a classless society, without which life would be meaningless.
How Austerity Is Undermining Mutual Aid
Mutual aid groups set up to support communities in the face of coronavirus are finding a challenge beyond the pandemic – a social fabric torn apart by years of austerity.
Coronavirus Recovery Needs a Green New Deal
After the coronavirus crisis, the climate emergency looms on the horizon. There's only one way to respond to the social and economic challenges posed by both – invest in a just transition and a green jobs programme.
Thank Your Postie on #PostalWorkersDay
Today is National Postal Workers Day. Across Britain, thousands of posties are delivering essential services while their terms and conditions are under attack – now is the time to stand up for them.
Afghanistan’s Revolutionary Women
April 28th is celebrated as Mujahideen Victory Day in Afghanistan. But for the country's Revolutionary Women's Movement (RAWA), it marks a 'black day' when misogyny was institutionalised by an oppressive regime.
We Need a System that Values Safety Over Profit
Even before coronavirus, as many as 50,000 people died a year in Britain from workplace related incidents. On International Workers' Memorial Day, we should remember them by fighting for a system that values workers more than profits.
‘Shorten Our Hours, Prolong Our Lives’
On International Workers' Memorial Day, we remember the struggle for the shorter working week – when gas workers in 1880s London raised the slogan 'shorten our hours to prolong our lives.'
Labour’s BAME Members Won’t Accept a Whitewash
This weekend, hundreds of BAME members of the Labour Party – including Diane Abbott MP – came together to discuss the contents of the leaked report and the urgent need to act against the racism it revealed.