On 8 September 2025 Ukraine Solidarity Campaign held a well attended and lively fringe meeting at TUC Congress (the annual conference representing the big majority of UK trade unions) in Brighton. Below is the concluding speech, given by Bev Laidlaw (pictured above), Deputy President of civil service union PCS and member of our steering committee. … Continue reading “The reality for Ukraine’s workers” – Bev Laidlaw’s speech at TUC Congress Ukraine solidarity meeting (and USC TUC bulletin)
A NEW THREAT TO FREEDOM?
Sian Norris reports on the new threat to abaortion rights in Ukraine In June this year, the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council put in a public appeal to Ukraine’s RADA to suspend the right to safe and legal abortion across the country, in a move women’s rights activists have warned is a firing shot to a permanent … Continue reading A NEW THREAT TO FREEDOM?
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign TUC Congress 2025 fringe meeting and bulletin
This year TUC Congress, the conference representing the big majority of UK trade unions, takes place in Brighton 7-10 September. We have organised a fringe meeting, sponsored by our six national trade union affiliates, on the evening of Monday 8 September – 5.45pm at the Gresham Suite in the Old Ship Hotel, 32 Kings Road, … Continue reading Ukraine Solidarity Campaign TUC Congress 2025 fringe meeting and bulletin
Help defend Sumy oblast from Russian attacks
Urgent Appeal: Fund a Rapid Response Vehicle to Defend Sumy’s Skies. Donate here Urgent Appeal For Solidarity - DONATE HERE Russia’s drone and missile attacks on the Sumy region are relentless — often several times a week, sometimes in concentrated waves that strike without warning, day or night. In April this year, two ballistic missiles … Continue reading Help defend Sumy oblast from Russian attacks
Alaska’s Munich: The Trump–Putin Summit Rewarded Aggression and Betrayed Ukraine
Christopher Ford argues this is the collapse of the 'Pivot' towards Ukraine and the consolidation of the Trump–Putin Axis Two weeks ago, Washington signalled a hard turn against Moscow. President Trump’s public outrage at Russia’s killing of Ukrainian civilians — was so intense he claimed to have ordered two US nuclear submarines closer to Russian … Continue reading Alaska’s Munich: The Trump–Putin Summit Rewarded Aggression and Betrayed Ukraine
UK trade union debates on Ukraine, 2022-5
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign supporters celebrating passing of pro-Ukraine policy at UNISON National Delegate Conference, June 2024 The main national conferences of virtually all UK trade unions take place between April and July. Each of the four rounds since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has seen debates around motions on Ukraine. Each round has resulted in … Continue reading UK trade union debates on Ukraine, 2022-5
European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine trade union newsletter (February-July 2025)
The European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine, of which USC is part, publishes a regular trade union-oriented newsletter with reports on Ukraine's resistance, social struggles in the country, and international solidarity. Click below to download the February-July issue. From September 2025 the newsletter will be monthly. ENSU-RESU Trade Union Newsletter Number 15, February-July 2025_ENDownload
Discussion with rail worker trade unionists Andriy Khyzhniy and Kateryna Izmailova
Andriy Khyzhniy is head of the Zaporizhzhia Territorial Trade Union Organisation of the Prydniprovska Railway – part of the Trade Union of Railway & Transport Construction Workers of Ukraine (TURU). Kateryna Izmailova is chair of TURU’s Youth Council. They spoke to Sacha Ismail and Chris Ford in June 2025. Translation by Vitaliy Dudin of Ukrainian … Continue reading Discussion with rail worker trade unionists Andriy Khyzhniy and Kateryna Izmailova
Discussion with rail worker trade unionists Vyacheslav Fedorenko and Oleksandr Skiba
On 21 and 22 June 2025, the International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggles organised a meeting in Kyiv with representatives of several Ukrainian trade unions – including activists in rail union VPZU, affiliated to the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU). For more on solidarity with rail workers in Ukraine and a … Continue reading Discussion with rail worker trade unionists Vyacheslav Fedorenko and Oleksandr Skiba
Ukraine’s rail workers and the need for solidarity: two interviews
If you're a rail or transport trade worker / trade unionist and want to help build solidarity, get in touch: info@ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org We publish here two interviews with rail worker trade unionists in Ukraine. The first is with Andriy Khyzhniy and Kateryna Izmailova of the Trade Union of Railway & Transport Construction Workers of Ukraine (TURU); … Continue reading Ukraine’s rail workers and the need for solidarity: two interviews
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 