Guatemala is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a trade unionist. Since 2007, 68 unionists have been murdered for their activism, but nobody has been brought to justice for the crimes.
The British Council has just completed a landmark project, digitising a series of over 100 films from the 30s and 40s that they made to show people around the world what life was like in Britain. There’s one dedicated to British trade unions, as a central institution in national life. It’s called “Each For All”…
When I was (a lot) younger and going through college, I worked part time for posh grocers Waitrose. On my first day, the branch manager took me aside for the first and only time he ever bothered to talk to me (he and his deputy were the only people there who had to be addressed…
This week, charities and civil society groups have been deservedly celebrating a pause in the passage of Andrew Lansley’s controversial Lobbying Bill, with hints of concessions on what has been widely condemned as a threat to free speech. Closer inspection though shows that the pause isn’t what it seems, and the focus of this dogs…
Last Saturday the TUC’s conference centre played host to Netroots UK 2012, a gathering of online activists from across the progressive movement. Hundreds of campaigners spent a whole day networking, training and debating strategy – a unique chance for trades unionists, political activists, local anti-cuts campaigns, environmentalists, direct action groups, equality organisations and many more…
Here’s a short film from Unite, setting out the backdrop to their members’ decision to ballot for industrial action over the erosion of safety and work conditions in the oil tanker industry.
Workers’ Memorial Day is held on 28 April every year, all over the world workers and unions organise demonstrations, vigils and other events to mark the day. The day serves as a rallying cry to “Remember the dead, but fight like hell for the living”. We’ve made this infographic to explain why workplace safety is…