Work and Unions
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Labour and the unions: a contentious alliance
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jonathan Rosenblum shows how Amazon workers can learn from previous actions to organise themselves on a global scale