BMA – Free Our Unions

“The law against solidarity action must be repealed”

This is the speech given by British Medical Association (BMA) deputy chair Emma Runswick at the 1 May rally in Manchester at which the Green Party launched its new Workers’ Charter. (Emma pictured above; photo from the Fire Brigades Union.) She explains, through the lens of doctors’ and health workers’ struggles, why fighting to scrapContinue reading ““The law against solidarity action must be repealed””

Unions speak out for the right to strike

Five trade unions have co-signed a statement supporting an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that would end the ban on solidarity strikes (aka “secondary action”).

Secondary action: a briefing for union activists

We’re sharing this briefing, written by rank-and-file activists in the British Medical Assocation (BMA), about the fight for the right to take secondary (solidarity) action.

How do we beat the Minimum Service Levels Act? Online meeting, 7pm, 1 February

The Troublemakers At Work network, founded at a conference in July co-hosted by Strike Map, NHS Workers Say No, and various other left and labour movement bodies, is hosting an online meeting at 7pm on 1 February to discuss building resistance to the Minimum Service Levels Act.