The government's proposed anti-union laws are a historic attack on the right to strike. The aims are simple: to weaken workers and keep wages low in a cost-of-living crisis. It's time for a mass movement to fight back.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch on the government's latest anti-union laws, why they undermine our democratic rights – and how we fight back.
Before 1960, black West Indies cricketers never made captain, no matter how well they played. C. L. R. James was a key part of the fight for change – both in the sport and the political consciousness.
The tech industry's dream is of a society divided between the served and their servants, where the ‘friction’ of human interaction is cut out – but there's still time to take back the power over our future.
Railway cleaners were hailed as heroes during the pandemic for keeping trains safe. But their bosses still refuse to pay them a living wage – so they are taking part in their first ever national strike to demand their worth.
As 2022 draws to a close, Tribune looks back at ten landmark trade union victories – showing how organised workers are fighting back against greed and exploitation.
In 2022, trade unions responded to the cost of living crisis with a wave of strikes – the biggest fightback waged by the organised working class in decades.
The opening of hundreds of warm spaces across the country is proof of how desperate so many have become – and an indictment of a government willing to let people freeze in their own homes.
There's plenty of money available for the Tory government to give workers pay rises – but they are too busy funnelling it into the pockets of the rich.
By December 1984, Britain's miners had been on strike for nine months – but local and international solidarity brought them everything from turkeys to children's toys, and stopped even Thatcher from crushing their festive spirit.
They were hospitalised fighting wildfires in summer. They drove ambulances and moved the bodies of the deceased during Covid. Now they're being offered yet another real-terms pay cut. That's why the FBU is balloting on strike action.
Public ownership isn’t just more effective, it’s more democratic – it’s time to take vital services like rail, mail, energy, and water out of the control of remote CEOs and unaccountable shareholders.