In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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BT workers have been fighting for equality for a long time
Many companies look to BT for best practice, well let’s show the world what best practice is, says Quincy Raymond
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
YOU see a nation that used to be a 9 to 5 workforce now working on unsocial shift patterns, zero-hours contracts and unrealistic working conditions.
Companies are trying to squeeze the workforce to increase stakeholders’ profits. BT is one of the largest companies in the UK. It prides itself on being from the UK and having UK values. It is becoming the norm that it’s ok to belittle and degrade the workforce, with the view to “just shut up and put up”. Well no, this is not the case.
Our members and the public have the opportunities now, not just to ensure that BT workers get the respect they deserve, but all workers. Many companies look to BT for best practice, well let’s show the world what best practice is. In simple terms: take care of your workforce.
Quincy Raymond
BT Consumer Tyne & Wear Clerical Branch
Branch Young Workers officer
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