The spirit of May Day
By NewWorker. May Day is workers’ day – but its origins go back to the rituals of hallowed antiquity. Long before the emergence of trade unions, May Day was a…
By NewWorker. May Day is workers’ day – but its origins go back to the rituals of hallowed antiquity. Long before the emergence of trade unions, May Day was a…
London’s Irish republican community joined thousands of others taking part in the capital’s May Day march held on bank holiday Monday to mark the start of the historic General Strike…
Starmer may not be in the Trump league but nobody believes a word he says these days. He says he knew nothing about Peter Mandelson’s security status. He claims the…
by New Worker correspondent Scrapping fares on public transport is an ideal way to respond to the soaring fuel prices caused by the war in the Gulf, Fare Free London…
by New Worker correspondent MPs, civic society leaders and artists handed in a letter to Scotland Yard this weekdenouncing the London police for favouring far-right extremists over Palestine. Signatories included…
CND has condemned Israel’s brutal escalation in Lebanon killing hundreds of civilians. The targeting of residential areas and infrastructure are war crimes. This is a breach of the ceasefire agreement…
by New Worker correspondent The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) is sometimes known as Useless Seven Days A Week. Some evidence of this unflattering description comes from…
Fourteen peace campaigners were arrested during a six-hour blockade of the main gates at RAF Lakenheath last week. RAF Lakenheath is used exclusively by the United States Air Force (USAF)…
by New Worker correspondent The TUC says we should be grateful to Sir Keir Starmer for the latest instalment of the Employment Rights Act 2025, which came into force on…
By Benny Schaft A historic resolution was passed on 25th March 2026 (A/RES/80/250) when 123 member states voted “Yes” during a United Nations General Assembly to recognize the transatlantic slave…