Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
Workers’ battles of the past that offer lessons and inspiration for the present and the future
A new short book (40 pages + cover), written by Janine Booth and published by Workers’ Liberty. In 1919, inspired by the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, British workers took more strike action than ever before. But communists in Britain had … Read More
An historical anecdote from the Clydeside General Strike of 1919 (pictured) In George Square in Glasgow in Nineteen-nineteen Sixty thousand red rebels are striking a scene The sheriff takes stage to proclaim the King’s words Required by the Riot … Read More
Published by The Clarion, 27 November 2018: The 1918 general election was the first to be held on a single day (14 December), the first in which nearly all adult men were entitled to vote, and the first in which … Read More
Janine speaks at a fringe meeting at the National Education Union (NEU) conference. All welcome, whether you are attending the conference or not. Venue: The Victory, 6 Duke Street, Brighton, BN1 1AH Details and map here.
Text of the George Lansbury Memorial Lecture, given on 16 November 2016 at Queen Mary University, London. I’m working on the assumption that most of you know a fair bit about George Lansbury but rather less about his daughter-in-law … Read More
Join us at The Kitchen @the Bridge, 73-81 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0NQ This event is free of charge: please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance so we can ensure that there is enough food and drink! You are invited to an evening … Read More
After two years marking the 30th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike and the role of lesbians and gay men in supporting it, Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners is bidding a fond farewell. Join hundreds of supporters for an evening … Read More
They’ve thresholds, scabs, and if you’re rude On pickets, then they’ll jail you Perhaps their Bill may still include Transportation to Australia This isn’t fairness as they say Look, we know what class war is If Tolpuddle’s Martyrs were here … Read More
Thanks to the TUC Library for asking me to write this guest blog post, published here. And for existing. Guest post on Minnie Lansbury and the WEA archive collections This guest blog post is written by Janine Booth, who recently visited … Read More
Written for International Women’s Day 2007: March 8th each year is International Women’s Day. It is celebrated across the globe, and is a day for campaigners to draw attention to women’s continued second-class citizenship and need for equality. However, it … Read More
As the Offshore Industries Liaison Committee prepared to become part of RMT in 2008, I compiled this collection of articles about its history.
Press release from Hackney Trade Union Council, 6 January 2004 London Underground has revealed that when the East London Line is extended into Hackney, it will not be a Tube line, but a privatised, mainline service. LUL’s Company Council was … Read More
From ‘Solidarity’ newspaper, January 2010: A decision by the PPP Arbiter in December may prove to be a fatal punch to private infrastructure company Tube Lines and the whole ‘Public-Private Partnership’ set-up on London Underground. The New Labour government imposed … Read More