PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE explains why opposing war is inseparable from defending jobs, wages and public services – and why readers should come to the London Peace Conference on Saturday June 20
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Why the story of the Burston Strike School should still inspire us today
Trade unionists can learn valuable lessons in community solidarity from the longest strike in British history, writes CHRIS SMITH
Jeremy Corbyn draws the crowd at Burston
As protests erupt over Henry Nowak’s murder, ANDREW MURRAY argues that anger is being exploited to advance a wider racist and anti-immigration agenda
CARLOS MARTINEZ explains the sound case for car manufacturing co-operation with China
The National Emergency Briefing outlines the need for urgent action to address environmental crisis, says PAUL DONOVAN, warning that there’s no time to indulge the arguments of the fossil-fuel-funded climate-change deniers
Campaigners say criticism of Labour MP Stephen Morgan’s position on Gaza has been met with police intervention and cancelled opportunities for debate. HESTER WOLFE reports
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights warns of escalation danger in Iran war
What lessons does the longest strike in British history have for modern trade unionists, teachers and students?
This question is particularly relevant in today’s world of the “gig economy” and business models in the digital sphere, amid falling union membership and all round general assaults on the principles of collectivism and solidarity.
Burston teaches us that strikes are not the only thing that matters.
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