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GFTU summer school
Education / 16 July 2026
16 July 2026

General Federation of Trade Unions assistant general secretary HENRY FOWLER reports on the final day from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel

Group photo Summer School
Education / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel

Rockstar Games workers
Workers' Rights / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector

The back of the GFTU banner shown to the crowds at the 2024
GFTU programme / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026

HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action

(c) Henry Fowler, GFTU
Features / 6 June 2026
6 June 2026

National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University

Blue plaque
Features / 17 May 2026
17 May 2026

HENRY FOWLER, national co-ordinator for General Strike 100, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations by joining campaigners and trade unionists in Brighton for the unveiling of a new blue plaque and a full day of commemorative events marking the centenary of the ‘Battle of Lewes Road’

Janet Hughes (Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge) / Pic: Henry Fowler, GFTU
Features / 9 May 2026
9 May 2026

Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER

Unite march
Features / 3 May 2026
3 May 2026

HENRY FOWLER, General Strike 100 national co-ordinator, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations, joining the National Day of Celebration in Barnsley. The event was organised by Unite for a Workers Economy (Unite the Union), the Durham Miners Association, and the National Union of Mineworkers

Museum strike. Photo: Henry Fowler
Features / 17 April 2026
17 April 2026

By Henry Fowler, co-founder of Strike Map

Stand Together! poster, 1977
Features / 27 March 2026
27 March 2026

A centenary tour of north-west England uncovers powerful exhibitions and archives connecting the history of the 1926 General Strike with the fights facing workers today. General Strike 100 national co-ordinator HENRY FOWLER reflects on his recent visit to partners in the region

SAYING IT CLEAR: Phelbotamists on the picket line Pic: Henry Fowler/Strike Map
Features / 8 November 2025
8 November 2025

Solidarity is needed for the longest strike in NHS history, argues HENRY FOWLER of Strike Map

Megastrike new zealand
Working Class History / 25 October 2025
25 October 2025

HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies