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?
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
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
RUSSIAN TROOPS OUT! ANOTHER UKRAINE IS POSSIBLE FREE FROM OCCUPATION
RALLY FOR A FREE, UNITED AND DEMOCRATIC UKRAINE On 28 July, the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign will launch its new initiative: Another Ukraine is Possible – Free from Occupation. This campaign offers a clear alternative of solidarity against Russian occupation —and a vision for a free, united, democratic Ukraine. The launch event at Hamilton House in … Continue reading RUSSIAN TROOPS OUT! ANOTHER UKRAINE IS POSSIBLE FREE FROM OCCUPATION
Unite the Union votes overwhelmingly for strong solidarity with Ukraine
The biennial Policy Conference of Unite, the UK's second largest and largest private-sector union, has voted overwhelmingly for a motion committing to stronger, more active solidarity with Ukraine through links with Ukrainian trade unions (text below, and below that the text of the seconding speech by our comrade Tyrone Falls). The motion passed was composited … Continue reading Unite the Union votes overwhelmingly for strong solidarity with Ukraine
Joint appeal of the trade unions of Ukraine: “Stop Russian terror, protect peace and justice”
Ukraine is in the midst of a huge and escalated wave of Russian bombing. We republish here the 7 July 2025 appeal from five Ukrainian union federations — FPU, KVPU, FPTU, AATU 'Yednist' and AATU. Reproduced from the website of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU). Please read and share / circulate … Continue reading Joint appeal of the trade unions of Ukraine: “Stop Russian terror, protect peace and justice”
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 