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The New Statesman's coverage of industrial relations at home and abroad
Why Unison is wrong to seek the sacking and arrest of Jeremy Clarkson
The public sector trade union scores a spectacular PR own goal.
Why the left is wrong on Jeremy Clarkson
Clarkson's call for strikers to be "shot" was an unfunny joke that required no comment from anyone.
Public sector strike: in numbers
Yesterday's strike ended with a war of words between ministers and the unions. Here are some facts.
Why we are right to strike
There will be more to come if the government doesn't start meeting the needs of ordinary people.
Labour's preferred attack on pensions is going nowhere
The hated 3 per cent charge hidden in last year's spending review is non-negotiable and unions know it.
The myth of "unaffordable" public sector pensions
Forcing workers to pay more is a political choice, not an economic necessity.
The dark side of Brick Lane's curry houses
Caterers form the first ever Bangladeshi workers union in the UK, to tackle poor working conditions and wages.
Gove ramps up anti-strike rhetoric. But he didn't always feel this way
The Education Secretary condemns "industrial strife" -- but a photograph shows him on a picket line in his early 20s.
Why we plan to strike on 30 November
Raising pension contributions is a hardship tax on public sector workers to pay down the deficit.
How not to manage a general strike
The 30 November strike could be a huge own goal unless unions ensure they appeal to as many workers as possible.
“People power can change the world”
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey, the leader of Britain’s biggest union, has no time for defeatism.
To reduce inequality, we need stronger trade unions
By boosting pay, and reducing the gap between rich and poor, trade unions can help build fairer economies.
Divorce? Never
There’s no chance of a schism, writes Peter Hain, but Labour and the unions still have to rethink their relationship.
Labour's dependence on the unions continues
The trade unions accounted for 86 per cent of all donations to the party in the second quarter of this year.
Mark Serwotka on mass strikes, privileged Tories and Arthur Scargill
A sneak preview of my interview with the Public and Commercial Services Union leader in this week's issue of the NS.
March for the Alternative . . . but what alternative?
It is vital that trade unions take a more active role in defining the anti-cuts movement.
The TUC rally, hummus and me
Those of us who were proudly and peacefully protesting in Hyde Park resent being associated with the "protesters" in Oxford Street.
Unions: “Stop David, not Get Ed”
Despite gleeful howls from the right-wing press, it seems that the unions were more interested in stopping David than electing Ed.
When is a climb-down not a climb-down?
Perhaps compromise on cuts was the plan all along.
The interview
The interview
On Syria
GOP race so far
Mind your B-sides
Time to rethink
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