Trade union history

The last issue of RMT News contained a useful pull-out on the historic 1919 railway strike. It captured some of the excitement of the action and its success in beating back pay cuts. The strikers and their supporters are heroes of our history and deserve to be remembered and honoured.

Also posted on the Workers' Liberty website here.

As 1919 began, working-class people in Britain and many other countries looked forward to leaving the Great War behind them and rebuilding their lives.

Also published on the Workers' Liberty website, here.

In this three-minute video, Janine introduces the momentous events of 1919.

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Text of the George Lansbury Memorial Lecture, given on 16 November 2016 at Queen Mary University, London.

Thanks to the TUC Library for asking me to write this guest blog post, published here. And for existing.

Written for International Women's Day 2007:

March 8th each year is International Women’s Day. It is celebrated across the globe, and is a day for campaigners to draw attention to women’s continued second-class citizenship and need for equality. However, it is also celebrated by the very same governments and corporations that contribute to women’s unequal rights.

As the Offshore Industries Liaison Committee prepared to become part of RMT in 2008, I compiled this collection of articles about its history.