Our treatment of firefighters is now a global scandal Research at the highest level has shown firefighters are exposed to cancer-causing agents in the line of duty — but unlike many other countries we are not taking necessary steps to address this, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
Features | Saturday 04th May 2024 What happens next at the Petroineos oil refinery is of crucial national importance
Wednesday 01st May 2024 Violence against shopworkers must end The growing epidemic of retail crime has seen Usdaw members abused, threatened and assaulted — it is time for action, and the May 2 elections can provide it, writes PADDY LILLIS
Wednesday 01st May 2024 The Marx Memorial Library is entering a new phase Looking ahead to the centenary in 2033, MML director MEIRIAN JUMP reports on the ambitious plans to renovate and open up the historic institution as a ‘shopfront for Marxism’ in the heart of central London
Wednesday 01st May 2024 ‘A matter of respect, sovereignty and self-determination’ Roger McKenzie and Ben Chacko talk to the new Cuban ambassador to Britain MERCEDES VARGAS WALTER about propaganda against Cuba, the illegal blockade and its effects, and the importance of international solidarity with the people of Palestine
Wednesday 01st May 2024 A day to celebrate workers’ achievements and demands ROGER SUTTON highlights the significance of May Day for working people and argues that here in Britain May 1 ought to be a bank holiday, as it is in many places around the world
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 Freedom Flotilla: Did Israel just block 5,500 tons of aid to Gaza? Guinea-Bissau has now withdrawn its flag from the Freedom Flotilla — but British humanitarian, Sarah Wilkinson, who intends to sail to Gaza with the activist fleet, says organisers are undeterred, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 Voices of Scotland Will we keep falling down the Rainbow Map? This year is the Unison Year of LGBT+ Workers, and this means all of us in the trade union movement must acknowledge the deepening challenges that are emerging in Britain and around the world, writes BRENDA AITCHISON
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 The only way to secure real change is to vote in a Labour government General secretary PADDY LILLIS explains why Usdaw believes supporting Labour is vital for its members’ well-being — rising costs, economic instability, and punitive restrictions on unions underscore the urgent need for political change
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 Mask off: cost cutting revealed as real motive for promoting assisted dying CHRIS WHITEHOUSE calls out the agenda of the assisted suicide lobby as Matthew Parris admits its the introduction would not just risk putting the terminally under pressure to lift the burden they place on others, but that this would be a ‘good thing’
Sunday 28th Apr 2024 Brum, Rise Up! Activists and unions come together in Birmingham to resist municipal devastation Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO attends a vibrant meeting bringing together anti-cuts campaigns and local unions to co-ordinate a fightback against the biggest cuts faced by any city in the country
Sunday 28th Apr 2024 Labour will deliver a new deal for workers Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS explains why a Labour government would be significantly more progressive on workers’ rights, from banning zero-hours contracts to clamping down on bogus self-employment