City of temples hosts the 24th congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
Tuesday 10th Sep 2024 Xiomara Castro defies US meddling in Honduras The left-wing president’s bold move counters the US ambassador’s threats and growing fears that a coup from Washington is being planned — but international solidarity is needed, writes TIM YOUNG
Tuesday 10th Sep 2024 TUC Congress 2024 Labour needs a national food strategy to tackle hunger We need a ‘right to food’ enshrined in law and universal free school meals, as 7.2 million households face food insecurity after years of devastating failed Tory policies, writes ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
Monday 09th Sep 2024 We have an agenda for real change — we need to organise for it RUTH HAYES outlines how unions’ policies on public ownership, investment and a just transition to a sustainable future already offer an alternative to what the Labour government has planned — if we are willing to force its hand
Monday 09th Sep 2024 TUC 2024 Together, unions can secure collective bargaining across the British economy CWU leader DAVE WARD looks at the Royal Mail takeover bid, the new deal for workers – and how the labour movement should build on it
Monday 09th Sep 2024 TUC 2024 Why trade unions need women and why women need collective self-organisation Women are not a minority — their issues should not be treated as ‘minority issues’ in our movement, writes MARY DAVIS
Monday 09th Sep 2024 TUC 2024 ‘Competitive’ trade unionism is holding back progress NEU president PHIL CLARKE, writing in a personal capacity, explains why a different way of organising school support staff is needed
Monday 09th Sep 2024 TUC 2024 Supporting vulnerable women, not their exploiters Women need access to meaningful and properly paid work, not coercion into the abusive and dangerous sex industry, write LUBA FEIN and HELEN O’CONNOR
Monday 09th Sep 2024 TUC 2024 Protecting workers’ health must be a top priority Physical and mental wellbeing are key to the functioning of our education system, says ANDREA BRADLEY
Monday 09th Sep 2024 TUC 2024 Migrant campaigners call for rights, not exploitation Criminalising vulnerable migrants who are at the mercy of unscrupulous employers is not the solution to abusive labour practices, argues DON FLYNN, of the Status Now 4 All Network
Monday 09th Sep 2024 TUC 2024 Labour must be pressed to deliver for working people From a progressive transport agenda, to public spending, investment and sectoral collective bargaining, our union wants to see the long-overdue improvements that workers need and deserve, says MICK LYNCH
