Obituary: Brian Parkin 10 May 1947 – 12 August 2026
In memory of one of the founding members of rs21
The climate crisis has a picket line at London’s Arriva garages
Climate change is entering the shop floor, but where is the climate movement?
Cancer researchers on strike in west London
Workers from the ICR enter their ninth week of strike action, demanding pay restoration from their bosses
Sí, ya puede hablar: The UFW and abuse
Earlier this year, United Farm Workers founder César Chávez was accused of sexual abuse. But this problem goes beyond one man.
Video | On strike at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
Ish T-N spoke to Unite members at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester out on strike against their employer InterContinental Hotels Group UK
Video | Support the strikers at the Institute of Cancer Research
Members of staff at the Institute of Cancer Research are currently on strike
Video | NHS strikes against overtime pay cuts
Ian Allinson interviews UNISON members at the Royal Oldham Hospital
The price of saying ‘Free Palestine’: Zé Maria and international repression
Florence Open and Martin Ralph write on the incarceration of the Brazilian trade unionist, and how to show solidarity.
Palantir in the NHS: How to fight the surveillance state at work
Workers can defeat Palantir by refusing to use the platform, building alliances with patients, and coordinating multi-union strike action
Video | Manchester AQA strikers speak out
UNISON strikers at AQA in Manchester talk about their dispute.
Review | Harry Wicks: The General Strike
A century on, the ‘thunderclap without warning’ of 1926 still carries a lesson: the greatest threat to a militant working class is the leadership standing above it
One hundred years since the General Strike
The 1926 General Strike began one hundred years ago today.
Making use of the Employment Rights Act
A workplace activist’s guide on how to use the new Employment Rights Act 2025 to build worker power beyond the legislation itself.
The Unite officers dispute
The issues that lie behind the imminent strike of Unite Regional Officers.
What future for Unite the Union?
The union’s direction on strikes, organising, Labour Party ties, and key political issues is at stake.
Report back from NEU Special Conference
A report from the NEU Special Conference on organising support staff.
Winning a Generational Settlement for Education
rs21 Educators put forward their view that every educator in the NEU should help build the biggest yes vote for action.
Review | How to win a strike
How to Win a Strike, is a rough guide for activists and striking workers.
Universities: what has happened to the Secretary of State dispute?
The university system is in crisis and there has been no action on a dispute with the Secretary of State for Education that was agreed by conference delegates in May.
The Employment Rights Act: what it means and where to go next
To respond to the Employment Rights Act, workers must go on the offensive
Who designs the future?
As AI reshapes labour, designers confront a struggle over their creativity and the future of their work
Left win in UNISON
The election of Andrea Egan as UNISON General Secretary has implications for the whole movement
Support the sacked Rockstar workers
Rockstar workers are fighting for their jobs after 31 were sacked by the video games company
Interview | Tenant organising with Living Rent
rs21 interviews a Living Rent member on tenant and community organising in Scotland