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The Struggle for Union Recognition at Regatta
My son and I met with the Chair of the local Trades Council and a National Organiser for Unite the Union at the Cheshire Oaks Outlet Village in Ellesmere Port to leaflet the Regatta store to show solidarity with the Unite members at the distribution centre Workers at Ellesmere Port were told for many years…
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Western Exceptionalism
I was prompted to write to this article whilst watching an awful piece of propaganda, entitled Michael Palin in North Korea. If you want to understand Western exceptionalism, watch this programme, first with and then without sound, because the only part of this presentation that makes the DPRK look bad is Palin’s narration. This narration…
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Class Struggle Update
Jason of the Class Consciousness Project has recorded the first in what will be a series of updates on class struggle across the country and the world. You can watch the update here.
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Sturgeon Arrested
The clear out continues. Boris Johnson was first to be forced out of the conservative party over ‘Partygate’ and now Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested (as a suspect) for claims of misspent SNP donations. Of course, Johnson has been, and will be if he stays quiet, spared the ignominy of being arrested. This would be…
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The Housing Question
With interest rates continuing to rise and impending fiscal doom poking its head over the horizon, the housing question presents itself yet again. In fact, the housing question isn’t a single question: It is many questions, including why do so many working class people find themselves living in such poor housing? Is the ‘dream’ of…
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The Dangers of Trade Union Bureaucratisation
The Morning Star newspaper ran a story, published via its website on June 8th, reporting that the President of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers trade union had dismissed their President following allegations of financial improprieties during his tenure. Newton B Jones, who had been President of the American trade union since 2003, had allegedly misappropriated…
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Solidarity With the Sandwell Bin Strikers!
Bin workers in Sandwell in the West Midlands are returning to picket lines after they rejected a pay offer. The workers, who are employed by contractors Serco, called off strike action at the end of May to consider the new offer, but strike action will resume after this offer was overwhelmingly rejected. You can read…
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CCP Statement on The Case Of Kit Klarenberg
It Is In Workers Interest To Defend Free Speech Last week, the independent journalist Kit Klarenberg, who has reported on many dirty secrets of the British government, was detained at Luton airport by “anti terrorist” police officers. They held him (though they did not arrest him) for five hours and confiscated all of his electronic…
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Solidarity with ASLEF strikers!
Members in the train drivers’ union ASLEF are taking part in the second day of strike action this week as part of their long-running dispute over pay. The strikes are taking place in over a dozen train operating companies on Saturday 3rd June, including Avanti West Coast, which would have been bringing thousands of football…
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A Sheathed Weapon
Why strike action isn’t being used to full effect A unionised workforce removing their labour is a very important weapon in a worker’s armoury. The vast majority of case work for union reps is damage limitation. A strike is a sword that can be unsheathed to great effect for the rights of a worker. If…
“ 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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