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
Make Blair’s attack our opportunity
19 Sep 1996
Blair’s attempt to demonstrate that he has the unions under his thumb was not all plain sailing
CWU must escalate to win
12 Sep 1996
Unemployed fightback begins
12 Sep 1996
Labour shows unions their place
12 Sep 1996
Prepare to do battle with Blair
12 Sep 1996
Blair plans to curb strikes and step up anti-union legislation - to carry on where the Tories left off
Raising our sights
05 Sep 1996
Minimum wage: the fight for what we need
Labour blasts postworkers
05 Sep 1996
In tune with the members
05 Sep 1996
The RMT transport union is currently in dispute with 20 train-operating companies. It has called further one-day strikes and an overtime ban at seven, while members at 13 others are being balloted for action. Alan Pottage is on the 12-strong national executive committee of the RMT, where he sits alongside six other members of the Socialist Labour Party. Peter Manson asked him about the role of the SLP in the disputes
Fighting the Labour bosses
05 Sep 1996
Attack on all workers
05 Sep 1996
Chris Ford, secretary of the West London CPSA union branch and organiser of this Saturday’s London march, spoke to the Weekly Worker
CWU turning point
29 Aug 1996
No slave labour, No benefit cuts
29 Aug 1996
JSA
Railworkers... One union, One fight
29 Aug 1996
As the London underground dispute ends and strikes on the rail network look like escalating, media commentators continue to insist that it is all the fault of sinister ‘red’ union leaders
Postal strike escalates
22 Aug 1996
General election strategy
22 Aug 1996
SL Kenning looks at latest developments in the Socialist Labour Party