Review: Counterfire
“Workers Can Win is an introduction to trade-union organising which will be very useful for new activists”
admin
Willie Howard, organiser at Unite the Union
“An absolute must read for anyone concerned with trade unionism, especially those in the process of trying to organise their colleagues.”
Update: redundancy selection
While it’s a bad idea to agree redundancy selection criteria, we should criticise whatever management propose.
Charlie Macnamara, head of organising, IWGB
“I’d definitely recommend reading it if you’re thinking about organising your workplace. Also useful for those with more experience too.”
Update: post-Brexit European Works Councils
The UK’s EWC legislation still applies to all companies with their corporate headquarters on UK soil that were in negotiations to establish an EWC or already had an EWC in place on 31 December 2020.
Review: Labour Briefing
Workers Can Win augments the resources produced by the Labour Research Department and trade unions and would be of great use to both seasoned workplace reps and people trying to organise for the first time.
Review: David Renton on lives; running
“Ian Allinson’s new book is a service to the entire movement. It explains, in easy, accessible, language, how to start out as a trade unionist, especially in a workplace where few colleagues are members and how to win an audience.”
Podcast: Voice.Wales including Cardiff book launch
Live recording from the Cardiff launch of Workers Can Win: A Guide To Organising At Work by Ian Allinson, published by Pluto Press.
Podcast: Radicals In Conversation
Ian Allinson, author of Workers Can Win, appeared alongside NHS nurse activist Siobhan Aston on Pluto’s Radicals In Conversation podcast.
Yet more anti-strike laws
As Britain’s strike wave continues to grow, we need a more serious response to the Tories’ latest repressive legislation.