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An introduction to trade unions
The Class Consciousness Project has produced a brief introduction to trade unions to help people who are new to the movement to become more engaged. Part one can be found here Part two can be found here
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Podcast Debut
We Talk About Why We Founded The Project And The Latest Union Struggles In the debut podcast from the Class Consciousness Project Jason, Rick, Terry, Chris & Alex sit down to discuss a range of subjects. We start off with introductions before moving to look at union leaderships capitulating in recent disputes, the role of
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Why Liverpool Shouldn’t be Hosting Eurovision
Joanne Anderson, Mayor of Liverpool and Steve Rotherham, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, are very much in favour of hosting Eurovision in our proud city. It will be good for the city, we often hear. However, Eurovision in Liverpool will only be good for those in the L1 postcode, that being the affluent
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The Inexplicable Capitulation of the CWU
On Friday 21st April, the Communication Workers’ Union announced via social media that they had reached an agreement with Royal Mail in their long-running and bitter dispute over pay and terms and conditions. The agreement, which CWU bureaucrats will be trying to sell to their members, includes: The CWU published a document on 21st April
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Why We Attack The Labour Party
A position that seems to boggle the minds of the modern left is why communists of our persuasion constantly attack the Labour Party. We are looked at strangely when we don’t feel compelled to join in the leftist battle cry of ‘F*ck the T*ries’. The belief that, once the Tories are out and one of
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Britain’s Trade Unions and Ukraine
On April 9th 2022, arch-imperialist and ruling class collaborationist Paul Mason and his fellow British agents of imperialism in the trade union movement (including ASLEF, GMB, CWU and TSSA) held a rally in London to stand ‘in solidarity’ with Ukraine. These agents of British and US imperialism would have us (and no doubt its members)
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Terry’s Tales of a Union Man
For the best part of forty years, I was a Trade Union Representative. I was a rep in many different workplaces and have witnessed many hilarious incidents and, unfortunately, some tragic situations too. These memories are all part of my great career as a trade unionist. Part 1: The Polaroids It was a very hot
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A Workers Revolt
7 Years On And It’s Clear That Workers Made Brexit Happen Britain has now witnessed a seven year long nervous breakdown of the “progressive” middle class over the issue of Brexit. Ever since the referendum results became known back on June 23rd 2016 the rage that poured forth from all quarters of “respectable” opinion in
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The Death of Working Class Communities
Local pride can manifest itself in many ways. It can be helping with community projects, supporting local football teams or just general pride about the place in which you live. I remember as a child in the 90s (before computers took over and kids spent more time in their rooms) we would meet up with
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The Late and Unlamented Eric Hammond
A pivotal period in the modern history of the British trade union movement is undoubtedly between the years of 1984 and 1986. The Government of Margaret Thatcher, having learnt the lessons of the industrial and electoral defeats of the Ted Heath Government of 1970-1974 at the hands of the working class, planned and waged an
“ A class cannot exist in society without in some degree manifesting a consciousness of itself as a group with common problems, interests and prospects”
– Harry Braverman
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