LAST week I argued the trade union priority for our recovery must be to make work better through campaigning and organising; fighting for better pay and conditions, better rights and safety, and better opportunities and prospects for the people we represent and seek to represent, who do the work that underpins the whole of our society.
Recent trade union events on both sides of the Atlantic have only served to reinforce this point of view.
While the disputes at Amazon in Bessemer and British Gas were fundamentally different, they also reveal the size of the fight facing this generation of trade unionists, and the challenges confronting us at both ends of the organising spectrum.
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British gas workers strike again from 20 January Submitted by AWL on 19 January, 2021 - 7:03
Author: Ollie Moore
At a public online rally on 18 January for the British Gas engineers striking against “fire-and-rehire” attacks on their pay and conditions (see page 24), Paul Vowles, a British Gas striker from the West Midlands, said he was “bursting with pride” at the action he and his workmates have taken so far.
He criticised British Gas bosses for “hiding behind the pandemic” in order to force through cuts. He also highlighted the effectiveness of the social media campaign in support of the dispute, especially messages of support from strikers’ families which emphasise the impact the proposed new contracts will have on workers’ family life.
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Silent Night (2020), directed by Will Thorne, combines festivity, crime, classic twists and humour in a well-balanced manner, making for a must-watch film.
Thorne shines in his direction here. Having previously directed music promos and content for Universal Music and Sony, it is no surprise that
Silent Night is as emotive as it is. The dull colour palette that persists throughout reflects the Britishness at the core of the film, and also the frightening themes explored. Stark poverty and a dependency on crime are just a couple of the ideas that have been flawlessly depicted here.
Mark (played by Bradley Taylor), recently out of prison, tries to rekindle his relationship with his daughter in the lead-up to Christmas. A poverty-stricken environment is instantly recognisable as we watch him wake up within his white van, going to work in a job he hates for almost nothing. Playing the loving father whilst trying to stay out of trouble proves impossible for Mark, though, as he soo
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Its one of those coincidences that occasionally happen with film releases in that Silent Night has come out at around the same time as another, that while fundamentally different, share novel ideas. I can’t say which as it ll give the game away. The important matter is they can be both be enjoyed in their own right.
Mark (Bradley Taylor) is an ex-con released just before Christmas and determined to go straight. Its tough, and harder still as he can only get low quality jobs that pay badly. He’s also trying to reconnect with his daughter Daisy (Oriana Rodrigues-Cova) looked after by his ex Julia (Angela Terence) which is proving difficult with his criminal baggage.