Raise Our Banner High
A new banner made by David Jaques for UNITE Community branch 567 will be unfurled on Saturday 15th July, with the screening of a new short film celebrating the occasion.
Trade Unions / Employment
‘STRIKE’ march and rally in Liverpool
Teachers, rail workers, museum and gallery workers, communication workers, creative workers, trade unions and many others came out for a march through Liverpool yesterday.
RMT train strike picket at Lime Street railway station
RMT train strike picket at Lime Street railway station (or How Avanti West Coast literally make me ill!)
The Story of Harry Constable – Characters on the Docks
Episode 12, the final episode in story of Harry Constable, looks at the inspirational people from Harry’s life.
The Story of Harry Constable – The ‘Blue’ and the ‘White’
In Episode 11 the fight for union democracy comes to a head as thousands of ‘White’ Transport & General Workers’ Union) members decamp to the ‘Blue’ (National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union).
The Story of Harry Constable – Dockers on Trial
In Episode 10 it’s 1951 and six dockers, including Harry, are arrested and charged with conspiring to incite workers to strike.
The Story of Harry Constable – Expulsion from the union
In Episode 9 Harry and other unofficial union organisers are instructed by union leaders not to coordinate unofficial strikes.
The Story of Harry Constable – Years of Turbulence
In Episode 8 it’s 1945 and Harry has become a registered docker. With the war in Europe finished, dock employers go on the attack. Dockers react by striking and the new Labour government sends in the troops.
The Story of Harry Constable – Work, War and “The Spike”
In Episode 7 times are tough, Harry gets casual jobs on the docks before going ‘On the Road’ to find work and then joining the army as a sapper.
The Story of Harry Constable – Fighting the Fascists
Episode 6, in October 1936 Mosley tried to march his men through the East End of London. The words on everyone’s lips were “enough is enough” and a quarter of million people gathered to block him.
The Story of Harry Constable – Home, hospital and hardship
Episode 5, with rats, lice and infestations and only one toilet, there was a constant danger of disease in the overcrowded house where the Constables lived.
Peel Port’s Charter to Build a Fiefdom
Liverpool’s Freeport will stretch 45 kilometres, from the Wirral to Skelmersdale, from Runcorn to Salford and will include John Lennon Airport.
The Story of Harry Constable – School Days
In Episode 4 Harry suffers corporal punishment which adds to his sense of injustice and helps shape his outlook on life.
The Story of Harry Constable – Walks through the East End
In Episode 3 Harry learns the history and culture of the East End, about the struggles for freedom of those who had sought asylum in the area.
The Story of Harry Constable – Family Life in Wapping
Episode 2, getting employment on the docks was never easy and the work was often dangerous. In the family women, who were the main organisers, visibly aged long before their time.
The Story of Harry Constable – Where the Sun Never Rose
Christopher Eccleston is the voice of Harry Constable. In this first episode of Harry’s life he speaks of his birth in the docklands of Wapping and his Irish republican family.
The Story of Harry Constable
Coming soon a series of podcasts telling the story of Harry Constable, the unofficial dockers’ leader in the 1940s and 50s, read by Christopher Eccleston and Eithne Browne, and based on recordings compiled by Bill Hunter.
Enough Is Enough March in Liverpool
Photos and video by Tracey Dunn of the Enough Is Enough march in Liverpool on 20th August 2022.
The Great British Bus Rip-off
Chrissy Ashby, a local Arriva bus driver on why he is striking.
Dead Pigeon Gallery Presents – David Sinclair – Dockers Exhibition
Dead Pigeon Gallery presents Dockers – The ‘95 to ‘98 Liverpool Lockout, a documentary photography exhibition by Dave Sinclair of the Liverpool dockers strike.
The Lucas Plan
The Lucas Plan was a bold endeavour by workers to swap from designing and making weapons of war, to socially useful products such as wind turbines, kidney machines and electric cars.
Remember the dead. Fight for the living.
28th April is International Workers Memorial Day, when annually around the world those who have lost their lives in the work place are remembered, while safety in the workplace – or lack of it – is highlighted to protect the living.
The True Hours of Work and Income of a Deliveroo Courier in Liverpool
Interview with a Deliveroo Courier in Liverpool.
The True Working Conditions of Deliveroo Couriers in Liverpool
Roovolt: Deliveroo couriers in Liverpool taking solidarity action.
Fire Service still at risk!
Night cover plans have been postponed at Liverpool City Centre and Wallasey Fire Stations but cuts to the service are still being imposed with a new crewing duty system introduced.
Fire Stations to close at night!
Ritchie Hunter reports on campaign to stop Fire Stations in Liverpool City Centre and Wallasey from being closed for 12 hours at night.
Interview with Eddie Marnell about the Cammell Lairds Strike in 1984
Feature by Lisa Worth on the strike at Cammell Lairds in 1984, in which she interviews Eddie Marnell, a shop steward at that time, who is still campaigning for justice.
Make a noise about May!
Come together to celebrate International Workers Day and protest against the Tory cuts being implemented by Labour Councils!
One Day Without Us: National Day of Action
1 Day Without Us is a National Day of Action on 20th Feb 2017 to celebrate the contribution of migrants to the UK, to coincide with UN World Day of Social Justice.
The Power of People Together
Sonia tells of her experience of coming from Europe to live in Liverpool and work at one of the Albert Docks most expensive hotel.
City College Protest
Staff and students have united against cuts, as the management of Liverpool City College continue to attack the conditions of staff.
Workers get Active
Recent gains by workers in low paid, precarious jobs, show they are getting organised.
The World Transformed #TWT2016
Report by Minnie Stacey on the session at the Momentum conference at Liverpool’s Black-E where tough questions about Trade Unions in the 21st century and the challenges they face were addressed.
One Big Union – Industrial Workers of the World
Founded in 1905 and known by many as The Wobblies, IWW is an international union with 100 years of history in class struggle.