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It Was the Workers Who Brought Us Democracy, and It Will Be the Workers Who Establish a Deeper Democracy Yet

https://scheerpost.com/2023/01/27/it-was-the-workers-who-brought-us-democracy-a…
Created
Fri, 27/01/2023 - 22:03

By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the barriers of indignity and social suffering. When confronted by hunger or the death of their children, earlier communities might have reflexively blamed nature or divinity, […]

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CWU speaks out on recall to Parliament of ‘misleading’ Royal Mail CEO

https://skwawkbox.org/2023/01/25/cwu-speaks-out-on-recall-to-parliament-of-misl…
Created
Wed, 25/01/2023 - 11:54
Simon Thompson recalled by parliamentary committee to answer for alleged false claims The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has spoken out about the decision of a committee of MPs to recall Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson to Parliament to answer for allegedly misleading in his answers to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee alongside […]

Is SCOTUS on the Verge of Dismantling Labor and the Administrative State in One Blow?

https://scheerpost.com/2023/01/22/is-scotus-on-the-verge-of-dismantling-labor-a…
Created
Mon, 23/01/2023 - 02:21

By Nancy Snyder / CounterPunch On Tuesday, January 10,  the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 174. If Glacier Northwest prevails, the Supreme Court ruling will make it far easier for alleged labor disputes that result in damage to company property, to […]

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Unite ‘allowing ineligible pro-Graham candidates’ to stand for election to executive

https://skwawkbox.org/2023/01/14/unite-allowing-ineligible-pro-graham-candidate…
Created
Sun, 15/01/2023 - 10:51
General secretary hopes to take control of Unite NEC – but union fails to explain breaching of ‘Rule 6’ Unite is allowing at least one ineligible candidate to stand for election to the union’s ruling executive council (NEC) as long as they support general secretary Sharon Graham, according to members. The union’s rulebook mandates that […]

Breaking: teachers set to strike as NEU ballot meets national threshold

https://skwawkbox.org/2023/01/08/breaking-teachers-set-to-strike-as-neu-ballot-…
Created
Mon, 09/01/2023 - 07:35
Union over the line on numbers voting – and result expected to be in favour of industrial action Teachers are set to go on strike for decent pay after enough members returned ballots to meet the ‘50% plus one’ turnout threshold required under the government’s anti-union laws, according to reports Skwawkbox has received. The percentage […]
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