CORONAVIRUS has restricted the British left to its second May Day running where virtual rallies predominate over real marches.
In the little more than a year since lockdowns began, the labour movement has not been idle.
The TUC was instrumental in securing support for furloughed and self-employed workers last spring, while union organisation has meant the difference between a safe and an unsafe workplace for millions.
Comments from Matt Goodwin and Danny Kruger expose a reactionary vision in which falling birth rates are blamed on women, says JUDITH CAZORLA
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
One hundred years after 1.7m workers shut the country down in defence of the miners, the struggles that sparked the 1926 General Strike are still with us – and will be honoured on London’s May Day march this year, writes MARY ADOSSIDES
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER



