Michael Leahy Articles

Working people today are struggling. Families have suffered during the longest economic crisis in living memory. They’ve been battered by the ravages of austerity. Living standards have faced an unprecedented squeeze – wages have fallen behind inflation for 37 out of...

‘Immediately we fell several storeys. I closed my eyes as the entire place was engulfed with dust. A stitching machine fell on my leg. All I could see were dead bodies all around me.’ Those are the words of Shariful, a worker who was pulled from the rubble of a...

This week George Osborne has failed two important tests: the first being his own benchmark for economic stability, Britain’s credit rating; the second, my preferred benchmark for economic success, Britain’s industrial strength. Because not only has the UK lost its AAA...

Workers' Memorial Day falls every year on 28 April. It is a day when trade unions throughout the world commemorate and remember workers who have been injured or killed at work. This year the day is being marked in conjunction with the TUC’s Day of Action to Fight for...