Video: Steel workers’ jobs are on the line
A poem in the Welsh poetic form of Cyhydedd Fer, written in support of Unite the Union’s strike ballot of steel workers employed by Tata in South Wales, whose jobs are under threat.
Issues and campaigns: Support this struggle!
Campaigns, strikes and struggles deserving of your support
Share of the Pie
Long long time ago, I can still remember How winter snow would make me smile And I knew when I had my chance We’d come inside to warm and dance And maybe we’d be happy for a while But February … Read more
Price Rises
We’ve put our products’ prices up, that’s what we chose to do The power firms are doing it, so we can do it too We’re going to charge a fair chunk more to everyone who buys If they won’t pay … Read more
Poeting on the Picket Line: The Eleventh Commandment
‘The Eleventh Commandment’ at a flash rally in support of RMT rail strikes, Brighton, 25 June 2022.
Poetry & Opposition
Pompous & Opulent Prosperous & Ostentatious Profiteering & On-the-take Parsimonious & Obstinate Penny-pinching & ‘Orrible Private & Obscene Perfidious & Odious Poisonous & Objectionable Punishing & Oppressive Petition & Organise Protest & Outrage Picket & Occupy Public & Ownership.
TUC Disabled Workers statement on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and Elections Bill
TUC Disabled Workers’ Committee strongly opposes the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The Bill includes new duties which oblige public services to share service users’ information with the police, which is an unacceptable shift away from a public health … Read more
TUC Disabled Workers Condemn P&O Sackings
The TUC’s Disabled Members’ Committee has made this statement: Accessible public transport is essential for disabled people to participate in society on an equal and independent basis. To be genuinely accessible, public transport must be adequately staffed by workers with … Read more
Women Working Shifts
At this year’s TUC Women’s Conference, one of the motions we debated was about working shifts, particularly women’s safety on late shifts. This was my contribution to the debate. You can watch the video of this speech here. I’m Janine … Read more
Women footballers escaping the Taliban
Published in Women’s Fightback 26, Autumn/Winter 2021 Kelly Lindsey, former head coach of the Afghanistan women’s football team – and before that, US international player – spoke to supporters before Lewes FC women’s home friendly against West Ham … Read more
Super League? An absolute shocker …
Published in Solidarity 589, 21 April 2021. Europe’s richest football clubs have announced an exclusive Super League, but have met with near-unanimous opposition. This is a move by Europe’s richest clubs, not its best clubs. One of England’s ‘Big Six’ … Read more
Free Zhang Zhan!
China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports Four years in jail for citizen reporter Who spread the news from virus-struck Wuhan Her mother cries in court to lose her daughter She showed the world the sickness, did Zhang Zhan So … Read more
Video: Labour Party Autism / Neurodiversity Manifesto
Janine explains the need for, and the content of, the Labour Party Autism and Neurodiversity Manifesto.
Speaking on the Fight against Job Cuts
Janine speaks to an online audience of rail workers about the fight against job cuts. Fellow RMT activist John Pencott also speaks.
Joint Enterprise: unjust and racist
published in Solidarity 564 British courts’ application of ‘joint enterprise’ is unjust, and criminalises black and working-class youth. ‘Joint enterprise’ is a common-law doctrine that allows courts to convict not only the person who carried out a crime, but others … Read more
Video: Speaking Up for Osime Brown
Janine addresses the protest in support of Osime Brown outside the Home Office on Friday 4 September – includes the poems Free Osime Brown and Bearing Down. Please sign Osime’s petition here.
Poeting for Lewes Foodbanks
Saturday 26 sees the latest in a series of all-day, three-supermarket Lewes Food Banks collections. This time, the theme is ‘the people’s harvest vs food poverty’. Between 6 and 7pm, Janine will be poeting along with other local poets in … Read more
Stop this deportation!
Published in Solidarity 562: Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Home Office on Friday 4 September to demand that Osime Brown not be deported to Jamaica. Led by Osime’s family, the protest was supported by Autistic Inclusive Meets (AIM), … Read more
Online Poetry Benefit for PCS Strikers
Janine and the rest of the Poetry on the Picket Line posse will be ranting, rhyming and raising money for civil service strike in London and Liverpool.
Fighting Job Cuts in the Rail Industry
**An online meeting for Tube and rail workers to discuss how to defend our jobs.** ZOOM LINK Thousands of job cuts are being announced across the economy, including in the rail and transport industries. Bosses at Wabtec rail refurbishment factory … Read more
Video: Free Our Unions
Janine’s video making the case for free trade unions, accompanied (with permission) by Billy Bragg.