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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Educate, agitate, organise: the need for young NEU activists
The formation of the National Education Union is a historic opportunity to expand education trade unionism, writes PHIL YEELES
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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
TWO years ago, I made a speech at the NUT annual conference, highlighting the need for the union to increase recruitment of young teacher activists.
Two years on, the need remains just as urgent, if not more so, as education in Britain continues to face crisis after crisis, from cuts to funding, to the creeping threat of privatisation, to the undermining of the philosophical foundations of public education.
Both the Southend and Sutton Associations will be presenting motions promoting recruitment of young teachers at this year’s annual conference. This article will summarise many of the issues raised, coupled with wider issues around union engagement.
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