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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Women bear a heavy burden in times of war
The Women’s War Memorial in central London
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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
THEY say there are no winners of war or losers of peace. For anti-war campaigners there are no truer words. But in terms of those thriving on war, there must be a loser.
Every battle is judged on what is gained and lost, first measured on a military and then a political scale. The side which has lost the most soldiers, the most land and the most rights is the one seen as defeated in battle.
But in this cold assessment of war, there are no people. There are statistics, agreements and negotiations. It doesn’t take into account the human suffering, poverty and loss of life.
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