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
Winning members that Left Unity cannot reach
14 Jan 2010
Dave Vincent reports on the re-election of Mark Serwotka as general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union
Union bosses refuse to fight
17 Dec 2009
Irish trade unions are tied to the establishment, writes Anne Mc Shane
Corus ructions
17 Dec 2009
Steve Cooke reports on steel job losses in Redcar
Anarchist bombs and working class struggle
10 Dec 2009
David Douglass reviews Louis Adamic's 'Dynamite: the story of class violence in America', AK Press, 2009, pp352, £13
Statement by Iran Khodro car workers
10 Dec 2009
Issued December 6, the day before the clashes
Undocumented workers victimised by Unite
26 Nov 2009
In September 2009 the union Unite ordered the Latin American Workers Association to vacate without notice the office it had provided within its southeast region HQ. Its comrades explain the background
Political response needed
26 Nov 2009
James Turley expects a sudden rise in the pitch of industrial struggle after the general election
Masses force leaders to act
26 Nov 2009
The difficulties faced by the Irish working class cannot be understated, writes Anne Mc Shane
Bring Loftus to account
19 Nov 2009
Dave Isaacson condemns leading SWP members who continually undermine and sabotage attempts to forge rank and file organisation
Towards an election coalition
12 Nov 2009
November 7 saw the latest in what now seems to be an annual conference on working class political representation, organised by the RMT union. Peter Manson reports
Militants condemn sell-out
12 Nov 2009
Abandoning postal strikes in the run-up to Christmas is at best mistaken, writes Jim Moody
We won’t pay for their crisis
12 Nov 2009
Anne Mc Shane reports on a meeting that could be a spark
Workers gain new courage
12 Nov 2009
Iranian demonstrations have given a real boost to working class opponents of the regime, writes Yassamine Mather
Close the scab hubs
05 Nov 2009
Steve Sweeney reports on a regional initiative in support of postal workers
Solidarity vital from other sections of working class
05 Nov 2009
Not surprisingly there is a clear sentiment for disaffiliation from the Labour Party. However, argues Jim Moody, postal workers need a positive political strategy if they are going to win their dispute with Royal Mail