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communist party of great britain (marxist-leninist)

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Aslef highlights

  • Trade unions / The Spark: Unions shilling for Labour on Ukraine, gender and more

    The first issue of our industrial news sheet examines recent cases of trade union leaderships failing their members and the wider working class.

    1 Aug 2025 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Birmingham bin workers smelling rats

    Neither the council nor the unions seem in any hurry to bring this dispute to a conclusion. Workers are left wondering why.

    1 Jul 2025 , Lalkar
  • Trade unions / Communist work in the trade unions

    Our role is not to take over the bureaucracies but to bring a class-conscious understanding and programme to rank-and-file militants.

    30 Apr 2025 ,
  • Trade unions / Why do so many trade union struggles in Britain fail?

    Teaching union NEU led its members into months of strike action, only to capitulate and accept a below-inflation pay rise. Why?

    14 Aug 2023 , Class Consciousness Project
  • Trade unions / The real trade union barons

    Having been absorbed into the fabric of the state machine, most trade union leaders now work not to aid but to suppress their members’ struggles.

    20 May 2023 , Class Consciousness Project
  • Trade unions / Shameful capitulation of workers’ leadership in face of ‘mourning’ demands

    With hunger, blackouts and war knocking urgently at workers’ doors, our demand should be: ‘Don’t mourn, organise.’

    12 Sep 2022 , Proletarian
  • Trade unions / Stifling criticism of Israel in the British trade-union movement

    TUC votes in support of Palestine, but decision is ignored by the media, including those on the left.

    1 Nov 2019 , Lalkar
  • Trade unions / Aslef’s ‘shabby deal’

    Rail bosses use divide and rule tactics to weaken resistance to safety-cutting measures.

    1 Dec 2017 , Proletarian

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Aslef video

  • Disputes / Rail strike spreads as employers and government remain intransigent

    Our rulers are well aware that a victory for rail workers would boost the confidence of workers in other sectors, all suffering from the rampant inflation crisis.

    12 Aug 2022, Proletarian TV

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