Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
Workers’ self-defence starts with getting unionised at work. This section includes material on the trade union struggles and issues I am involved in and/or urge you to support!
Janine will run a workshop on organising at work at All the Rage, an annual socialist feminist one-day event. All the Rage agenda 11:00am – 12:15pm All the Rage Plenary: Feminism and the Rise of the Far Right Speakers: … Read more
The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday 17 April that UK law allowing employers to discipline (but not sack) workers for striking is in conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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A poem in the Welsh poetic form of Clogyrnach (which is remarkably similar to a limerick), written in support of Unite the Union’s strike ballot of steel workers employed by Tata in South Wales, whose jobs are under threat.
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.
Report from National Education Union LGBT+ Educators Conference by Janine Booth, delegate Published in Solidarity 698 Last weekend (2-4 February), 350 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other non-straight education workers gathered in Birmingham for the National Education Union’s largest ever … Read more
Menopause at work hit the headlines on 22 February as the Equality and Human Rights Commission issued new guidance on the issue. However, the guidance only affirmed what the law has been for the last fourteen years, and the fact that news coverage trumpeted it as a breakthrough can only mean that employers have not been following the law.
Janine’s annual poetic performance at Ealing Trades Union Council’s International Women’s Day celebration. There will also be speakers and music, and a good time will be had by all. Venue: to be confirmed
A three-day residential course in Eastbourne for Fire Brigades Union reps.
A one-day training workshop to introduce neurodiversity, for FBU member sin Manchester.
A workshop for delegates at the annual conference of the Bakers’ Food and Allied Workers’ Union.
The law judges this on a case-by-case basis. The 2010 Equality Act states that an individual is disabled under the law if they have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial, long-term, adverse effect on their ability to … Read more
At Congress House, London
If you are a GMB member and would like to take part in this online course, please contact the Southern regional office.
This course introduces you to the Neurodiversity approach, accepting and embracing that different people have differently-wired brains! It equips you as a union activist with the knowledge skills and belligerent attitude you need in order to fight for inclusive, neurodiversity-friendly … Read more
This course introduces you to the Neurodiversity approach, accepting and embracing that different people have differently-wired brains! It equips you as a union activist with the knowledge skills and belligerent attitude you need in order to fight for inclusive, neurodiversity-friendly … Read more
Venue: RMT National Education Centre, Doncaster RMT reps and activists can register for this course via their branch or the members’ section of the union’s website.
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Newcastle.
A one-hour online session introducing PCS members to neurodiversity. Contact the union for more details.
We’d like you to strike when it doesn’t disrupt us when it won’t interrupt us going about our daily life We’d like you to strike when it won’t cause strife when no-one will notice Please don’t misquote us Of course … Read more