Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel
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Only once teachers are protected can we get back to the classroom in confidence
Teachers and education support personnel must be prioritised in the roll-out of the vaccine, urges DEBBIE HAYTON
Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics
Poland’s anger over Ukraine’s celebration of the Nazi collaborationist UPA reflects more than historical grievance, says KENNY COYLE
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
AT the weekend Boris Johnson urged parents to send their children to primary schools on Monday as he claimed that classrooms are “safe.”
In which case, why are secondaries — and London primaries — closed?
Schools were closing for Christmas when Matt Hancock rashly announced that the new Covid-19 mutation was “out of control.”
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