Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
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An urgent need to end the brutal and bloody war of attrition in Ukraine
NEU United Left explains why conference should call for a ceasefire and negotiations
HOPE DIES LAST: Children at a soccer training session in a Kyiv park, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 27
Young workers do want to get involved in Unison, and where that is enabled we see growth in workplace power, argue Unison North West Young Members co-chairs ZAIHERA CHAUDHRY and IAN CAULFIELD
British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Animal metaphors are testament to delight in the non-human world and what we hope and wish for human freedom, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT"
Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
THE war in Ukraine grinds on, having long ago reached a WWI-type standstill. Casualties are now estimated at over 500,000.
The second anniversary of Russia’s illegal and unjustified invasion saw Ukrainian forces withdraw from Avdiivka, only 10 miles from Donetsk city.
From a pre-war population of about 31,000, the town has been depopulated and left in ruins.
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