Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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May Day in lockdown doesn’t stop workers showing strength and solidarity
The coronavirus is exposing the deep structural flaws that exist in our society – and trade unions have never been more relevant, argues MARK SERWOTKA
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
When gas company bosses gorged on assets, the GMB union fought back with the help of a 20-stone saddleback sow. MAT COWARD tells the story
JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative
ROGER McKENZIE highlights how health workers in DRC are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in a region already suffering conflict, aid cuts and a legacy of imperialist degradation
Associate Professor BUI QUANG TUAN explains how modernisation and growth are helping to unlock new foreign investment in the Vietnamese economy
THIS year’s May Day takes place against the backdrop of a global pandemic and an unprecedented lockdown.
PCS, along with the entire trade union movement, has been working flat out to make sure workers are safe and that, where possible, they are facilitated to work from home, reducing the risk that they contract Covid-19.
Intense negotiations over the past month have produced some positive results, with 80 per cent of civil servants at home due to pressure from the union.
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