Anti-strike laws are un-Conservative
Collective bargaining and the right to withdraw labour are free-market liberties.
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The long and futile history of British anti-strike law
After centuries of crackdowns, UK workers still walk out – as they always have done.
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Dave Ward: “Amazon would give its right arm for Royal Mail’s job”
The Communication Workers Union head on postal strikes, universal service and why Labour needs to rebalance the world of work.
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Countries with high trade union membership are more equal
Nordic countries have the highest rates of union membership and the lowest income inequality.
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How to stoke a culture war within the Oxford student union
A bureaucratic change has been blown up into a woke battle between women and trans people.
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Mick Lynch: there’s a “corrupt” relationship between the government and train operators
The RMT figurehead says that even after a summer of strikes, proposals from rail bosses are “not acceptable”.
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It’s political suicide for Labour to ditch first past the post
Proportional representation would fracture the party and cut if off from its history.
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US rail workers get closer to a deal, and what they deserve
Interventions by Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden helped avert strike action, and an economic crisis.
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