Democracy & State > Trade unions
Anarchist origins of the 'general strike' slogan
17 Mar 2011
We set up this debate in response to widespread calls from the Trotskyist left for the TUC to call a general strike against the cuts. This is Mike Macnair's opening
Giving up on Unison
04 Aug 2011
Members of the Socialist Party in England and Wales employed by two local councils in London have resigned from Britain's largest public sector union. Peter Manson sees a parallel in SPEW's abandonment of Labour
Union mergers need democracy
04 Aug 2011
With the RMT and TSSA moving towards a merger, Chris Strafford calls for democratic unity from below in the workers' movement
British jobs for British workers?
28 Jul 2011
The struggle for jobs at Bombardier must not be diverted by sectionalism or nationalism, urges Peter Manson
Still on outside
28 Jul 2011
Unions remain banned by Rupert Murdoch. Julia Owlerton reports on the NUJ's attempt to get back into News International and the inadequacy of the union left
Convenor hung out to dry
14 Jul 2011
AJ Byrne slates Unite's inaction and SWP vacillation
June 30: Bigger, better, more coordinated
07 Jul 2011
Rank and file pressure must be brought to bear not only within the unions, writes Michael Copestake, but on the Labour leadership too
London: Grounds for optimism
07 Jul 2011
Hopefully it will be a rather hot autumn, writes Ben Lewis
Milton Keynes: Important step forward
07 Jul 2011
Next time, coordinated strike action by millions, writes Dave Isaacson
Southampton: All in it together
07 Jul 2011
Callum Williamson witnessed an encouraging appetite to fight on
Plymouth: Bigger picture
07 Jul 2011
Daniel Trevenna saw a newly discovered radicalism and workers' solidarity
Take the battle into Labour
30 Jun 2011
Unions must reject the terms of debate established by government, media, and Labour opposition, argues Michael Copestake
Victory claimed as GMB rejects workfare
02 Jun 2011
What was a union's logo doing on a report recommending the privatisation of the employment and benefit service? Tony Greenstein reports
PCS conference: Don't rush, make sure we can win
12 May 2011
Dave Vincent calls for the ballot to be held later
Can the left win over the members?
05 May 2011
National executive candidate Dave Vincent looks forward to the conference of the civil service union
Push for anticuts candidates
21 Apr 2011
PCS executive candidate Dave Vincent explains the main issues in the union's elections