The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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Now is the time to fight
Our members' dedication and bravery have been an inspiration to many — we are now winning the argument for properly funded, state-owned public services, writes RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) joins members of his union on the picket line outside Euston station, June 2023
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
RMT has been through a challenging year, fighting on several fronts in defence of transport, maritime and energy workers and their jobs, pay and conditions in an increasingly hostile environment.
The ruling class and their government are clearly prepared to use all political and legal means to drive down wages and slash jobs in the face of the cost-of-living crisis; they want workers to pay the price, not their friends in the City.
In the face of Tory attacks, RMT members have displayed magnificent solidarity and commitment to the national rail dispute, and it has been that steadfastness which has stopped the companies and the government from driving on with the imposition of planned cuts and changes to conditions.
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