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Together, we can unite against the far-right
Fraser McGuire, TUC Young Workers, reports on the launch of the Together Alliance, which brings together trade unions and organisations to unite against the far-right.
A new alliance launched today, calling for unity against the rising tide of the far-right and bringing together more than 50 civil society organisations, alongside political campaigns, celebrities, and Parliamentarians.
The alliance has called for a mass mobilisation against the far-right in London on March 28, to bring together thousands of people with a message that hope triumphs over fear, and that we cannot afford to surrender an inch to the rhetoric or advance of the far-right.
Bringing together a broad alliance of organisations is critical to building this resistance, as the Government continues to prove its ineptitude at tackling the underlying crises in communities being targeted by the snake oil of far-right organisers and Reform, especially those communities most ravaged by austerity, deindustrialisation, and the loss of local assets and third spaces.
As it currently stands, the most extreme elements of the far-right are continuing to advance, organising demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers and seeking to divide already damaged communities, while Nigel Farage and Reform sit at the top of the polls, after winning control of 12 councils in local elections earlier this year.
The TUC and national trade unions, including Unite, Unison, CWU, NEU, PCS, UCU, NUJ and the Baker’s Union, have backed the alliance, alongside campaigning and civil society organisations such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Friends of the Earth, the Muslim Council of Britain.
The unity of anti-fascist, labour movement, Palestine, and social justice groups and campaigns is crucial for ensuring the alliance has both the breadth and numbers to draw a line in the sand against the advance of the far right, and the support of musicians and bands including Fontaines DC, Kneecap, Leigh-Anne Pinnock from Little Mix, and Paloma Faith will also be important for ensuring wider cultural and social reach for the campaign.
- Together Alliance are mobilising and organising across the country. You can read their initial statement here.
- Fraser McGuire is the Chair the TUC Young Workers Chair. You can follow him on Instagram.
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