TUC Women's Conference ’21 Covid-19 and the potential democratic deficit This year the TUC Women’s Conference is entirely online, presenting advantages for participation and accessibility — but only if the movement embraces this new paradigm and fully trains our members for it, writes ANITA HALPIN
Features | Wednesday 03rd Mar 2021 Workers have been failed throughout this crisis, now this Budget declares war on them
Thursday 04th Mar 2021 Tories still look for pretexts to alter Human Rights Act As a seven-week submissions period for a ‘review’ of the HRA comes to a close, RAOUL WALAWALKER asks if refugees and asylum-seekers will be targeted in a government clampdown
Wednesday 03rd Mar 2021 TUC WOMEN'S CONFERENCE Why we’re fighting for a fair deal for freelances NUJ leader MICHELLE STANISTREET explains how Covid-19 has laid bare the precarious nature of self-employment — and how the union is pressing to defend vulnerable members
Wednesday 03rd Mar 2021 TUC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 2021 Children going hungry every day should be a scandal No parent should be in a position of making spending choices that include whether or not they can afford to feed their child, says ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
Wednesday 03rd Mar 2021 TUC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 2021 Staff are key to making public transport safe and secure for women and girls The presence of transport staff deters perpetrators and provides a point of contact and safety for passengers – meaning workers should not be seen as just another cost to be driven down, writes RMT president MICHELLE RODGERS
Wednesday 03rd Mar 2021 Science and Society What do we know about the effect of school openings on Covid-19 transmission? As children return to the classroom, reassuringly some studies show that they have a very low transmission rate — but there is also evidence that closing schools is still the single most effective intervention measure, report ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
Tuesday 02nd Mar 2021 Remaining steadfast against Israeli expulsion MANAL SHQAIR and MAHMOUD SOLIMAN shine a light on Humsa, a semi-nomadic community in the northern Jordan Valley, where the residents are determined to resist Israeli cleansing and stay on the land against all odds
Tuesday 02nd Mar 2021 Trade unions can play a crucial role in combating racism The forthcoming UN Anti-Racism Day is a chance to build unity against prejudice, says WEYMAN BENNETT
Tuesday 02nd Mar 2021 Obituary: Lawrence Ferlinghetti: a veteran for peace Lifelong poet, author, publisher and activist dies age 101
Tuesday 02nd Mar 2021 The legacy of colonialism casts a long shadow We must never forget Remembrance Day in the Marshall Islands where the US carried out 67 nuclear tests in 12 years, says BILL KIDD MSP
Tuesday 02nd Mar 2021 If we don’t value NHS workers, there won’t be an NHS Health staff are being paid a pittance and struggling with precarious contracts. With many looking to leave the service, Britain’s health system is now at grave risk, writes nurse and GMB rep HOLLY JOHNSTON
