Work and Trade Unions Archives - Red Pepper

Unions for Gaza

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:09:23 +0000

Palestine is a live issue in the trade union movement, writes Bernard Regan, with eighteen unions are affiliated to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Here’s how they're taking action – and you can support them

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Women’s day off: feminist strike action since 1975

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:58 +0000

Valgerður Pálmadóttir recalls the Icelandic women’s strike in 1975 and assesses its continuing relevance today

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General strike now?!

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:20 +0000

Matthew Lee asks what it would take to build a general strike today – and what impact the tactic might have

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Labour and the unions: a contentious alliance

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:07:57 +0000

David Howell traces union-Labour Party relations from the aftermath of the general strike, through shaping the 1945 government, tensions under Harold Wilson to Thatcher-era marginalisation

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Striking back: 1926-2026

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:04:35 +0000

One hundred years ago, workers downed tools in Britain’s first and only general strike. Red Pepper explores origins, memories and legacies of 1926

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Reclaiming inheritance tax as a social good

Gerry Hart — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues Dominic Davies

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The battle behind Unite’s belated action on Palestine

Gerry Hart — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Union members have won a long internal struggle for meaningful action against UK arm sales to Israel. Raymond Morell was one of them – and reports from behind the scenes

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The war on neurodiversity

Gerry Hart — Sat, 10 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

From dismissive comments to benefits cuts, backlash against the neurodiversity movement is growing. Gerry Hart explains how the left can fight back

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The power of place: building independent power from local communities

Gerry Hart — Thu, 01 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Any national independent political organisation must be built up from interconnecting community power in localities, Jamie Driscoll (Tyneside) and Andrew Feinstein (Camden, London) tell Red Pepper

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How Amazon workers can organise globally

Gerry Hart — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Jonathan Rosenblum shows how Amazon workers can learn from previous actions to organise themselves on a global scale

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