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The call must go out: organise against new anti-strike threats

The following article, written by Free Our Unions co-organiser Daniel Randall, was published in Scottish Left Review, and can be read online here.

POSTPONED: Free Our Unions fringe meeting at TUC Congress: Tuesday 13 September, 6pm

Following the postponement of TUC congress, we have postponed our planned fringe meeting.

Next organising meeting: 7pm, 7 September

Free Our Unions will meet regularly throughout August and September to discuss and plan activity to resist threats of new anti-union laws, and build campaigning against existing ones.

New briefing on threatened new anti-strike laws

We’ve produced a briefing for trade union activists on Liz Truss’s plans for new anti-strike laws. Please download, print, and circulate in your workplace. The briefing is also available in booklet form here.

Grant Shapps’ 16-point plan to restrict strikes

Tory Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced a 16-point plan to further restrict strikes.

New video: a two-minute guide to Liz Truss’s anti-strike plans

We’ve produced this short video to give you a two-minute guide to prospective prime minister Liz Truss’s plans for new anti-strike laws.

Next organising meeting: 7pm, 17 August

Join us at our next organising meeting.

MODEL MOTION: Organise against Truss’s anti-strike threats

We encourage supporters to pass this model motion in their union branches.

Starmer vs. workers’ struggle

By a Free Our Unions supporter With good reason, hundreds of thousands of labour movement activists feel contempt for Keir Starmer and little inclination to treat his pronouncements seriously. Nonetheless, it is an unfortunate fact that Starmer leads the only substantial political party based on the UK’s labour movement. When he uses pro-worker rhetoric –Continue reading “Starmer vs. workers’ struggle”

A general strike against anti-union laws?

This is a discussion article written by a Free Our Unions supporter, in a personal capacity. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has suggested a general strike in response to Liz Truss’ threat of new anti-union laws. While the militant spirit is good, this does not bring much clarity about what we need to do. InContinue reading “A general strike against anti-union laws?”