Amplifying socialist voices, supporting frontline struggles, building international solidarity.
"Irish unity is an idea whose time has come. The challenge now is to ensure the rights of workers are not put on the back burner." There has arguably never been a better time to advocate for Irish unity within the trade union movement. So why are some so timid? This Monday, I will be…
"Do we really want the capacity to destroy millions of lives instead? And think what else we could do if conventional budgets were brought down to size."
"We must put an end to the militarisation of our economy, which only serves the needs of wars."
"As a country that shares a border with the US and is seen very much as part of their ‘backyard’, the progressive changes Mexico has undertaken to put people before profit must be defended."
The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) and the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF) are hosting a fringe meeting at the annual TUC Congress in Brighton.
"We can fight for a different set of priorities: wages not weapons, social investment and international solidarity rather than division."
"The Prime Minister’s ambitions for the future simply aren’t compatible with this particularly damaging mistake of the past."
Ahead of TUC Congress, IER Director James Harrison sets out five gaps in the Employment Rights Act 2025 — and the case for a Second Employment Rights Bill.
"I say to the new Prime Minister, as I’ve done to his predecessors – give my members back the right to strike or raise their pay, terms and conditions to a level where they would never need to!"
Jess Barnard praises the dedication of the Palestine movement following the new government's shift on Palestine, calling for continued resolve until there a complete end to the genocide.