Doctors in Turkey stage strikes in wake of spate of violence against healthcare workers
Doctors in Turkey carried out a two-day strike last week in response to the death of a cardiologist in the city of Konya. Ekrem Karayaka was killed by a patient…
‘Greens want to fundamentally and irreversibly shift wealth and power’ – Interview with Matthew Hull
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be electing a new executive (GPEx) this summer. As part of Bright Green's coverage of the elections, our editor Chris…
Greens must back striking British Airways workers to build the coalition we need for a just transition
A quiet revolution is underway. Across two weeks and through three days of industrial action by the RMT trade union, the British public may have rediscovered what it feels like…
International union demands solidarity, better support and social dialogue on World Refugee Day
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has restated its solidarity with refugees on World Refugee Day (20 June). While praising the work of trade unions, the ITUC said that governments…
Green Party Trade Union Group urges Greens to back RMT strikes
The chair of the Green Party Trade Union Group has called on party members to show their solidarity and support for the RMT trade union. RMT - which represents workers…
How Hackney Green Party is working in solidarity with the IWGB union
I was recently elected as a Green Party Councillor for Dalston. One of the first things I did in this new role, just over a week after the election (14…
Exclusive: Matthew Hull to stand for Green Party trade union liaison officer
This summer, members of the Green Party of England and Wales will be electing a new deputy leader. However, this isn't the only election taking place at the moment. Nominations…
Another trade union leader arrested in Belarus
The government of Belarus arrested another of the country’s trade union leaders late last month. Security forces broke into the offices of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP) in the…
The Green Party needs to embrace a £15 an hour minimum wage or embrace irrelevance
To be a 27 year old hospitality worker in 2022 is to live fairly frugally. As a barista in Brighton and Hove, the phrase “London rents, Brighton wages” is fairly…
Greens join chorus of condemnation for anti-trade union laws
This weekend, government plans to restrict strike action yet further were trailed in the Sunday Telegraph. The plans would see requirements for minimum service requirements on railways in the event of…