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
Follow my lead
19 Sep 1996
Kenny Craig is a member of the Socialist Labour Party who sits on the executive committee of the Rail Maritime Transport union. Peter Manson spoke to him about last week’s TUC, where he was a delegate
All dressed up with no place to go
19 Sep 1996
In the aftermath of the storming of the Australian parliament, Cass Bennett of Communist Party Advocates in Australia examines the fallout in the workers’ movement
Blairite Islington war on workforce
19 Sep 1996
Workers refuse to give in
19 Sep 1996
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