Ralph Darlington

My book is finally out!! Published today and available to buy/order from @PlutoPress @Bookmarks_books and any other good bookshop - see list ⬇️

The Argentine factory occupation that could shake the far right Milei government socialistworker.co.uk/international/…

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‘How to beat the boss? Understanding unionisation in the games industry’ - next hybrid @MIRS meeting with Jamie Woodcock and Sarah Bewley 6-7.30pm Thurs 19 March, MMU Business School mirs.org.uk

The latest We Can Work It Out podcast takes us to the picket line at the National Coal Mining Museum for England, where workers supported by UNISON have been engaged in a prolonged industrial dispute. @UNISONWakefield @unisontheunion @NCMME Watch HERE > youtu.be/VgIn77g-V-8

Ok, I’m finishing off today my posting of recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain - in this 100th anniversary year - with Nos. 27-35. Hope you’ve liked the overall series over recent weeks?!!

It’s the final week of my recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - and here is No. 26

📣 The Labor Action Tracker 2025 Annual Report is officially here, courtesy of @ILRLaborAction, @cornellilr, and @LER_Illinois! Check out the link below for the full report or take a look at the overview in the following thread! ilr.cornell.edu/faculty-and-re…

It’s the end of the week and we’ve now reached No. 25 of my recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fr

Today we’ve reached No. 24 Recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fr

What do the changes in the Employment Rights Act mean? There are important changes that can make it easier to strike socialistworker.co.uk/trade-unions/w…

@Orwell_Society What about the enormous level of solidarity generated for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, that included Orwell - and many other volunteers - fighting for on the front line!!

'Except for a brief moment in 1920 (the ‘Hands off Russia’ movement) the British working class have never thought or acted internationally.' George Orwell, 1941

Number 23 of my recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fri

So today we’ve reached No 22 of my recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fr @strike_map @RedHen90 @kmflett @MIRS @BUIRAonline @iassconline

Today is a landmark day at The Archive. Nearly 15 years after our launch in November 2011, in partnership with the @britishlibrary, we have reached 100 million newspaper pages🎉find out more here: bit.ly/4cxGwP3

It’s the start of the week, so here’s Number 21 of my recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fri

On the 17th March 2022, P&O Ferries dismissed 786 seafarers.In Episode 6 our podcast, we speak to Seafarer John Lansdown, one of those dismissed. Listen on our Substack,Spotify,Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. @wecanworkitout" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@wecanworkitout

@wrkclasshistory I’m not posting that book. The British Gazette - the Tory government’s paper - is, of course, a propaganda new sheet that is very partial and/or unreliable

@irrelations Hi Ralph, what do you make of Keith's 'day by day' book on the strike? I've found it useful, but sometimes feel like his more negative comments on the strike are backed up by sources like the British Gazette

Here is my latest - No 18 - recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fr

Right now @BhamCityCouncil beg the courts for more injunctions to ban effective protest and picketing, this time for persons unknown. Instead of resolving this dispute, they try to ban protest. Solidarity is not a crime. Follow live here: birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-… #StrikeMap

Here is Number 20 of my recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fri

So today we’ve reached No 19 (which will be published in April, but I’ve read) of my recommended texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day Mon-Fri