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26 January 2022
Wakefield TUSC - Fighting for low-paid workers and NHS
Wakefield Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) held its first public meeting of the new year on 20 January, in person and via Zoom, to deal with the urgent question of working-class political representation.
12 January 2022
Low pay, stress and Covid drive: NHS staff crisis
Over 20 NHS trusts have declared critical incidents amidst staff shortages.
8 December 2021
Sheffield Just East couriers picket and march for pay rise
On 28 November, Sheffield couriers employed by Stuart Delivery, which handles deliveries for Just Eat, took part in a motorcade through the city centre before they rallied outside the town hall, and then marched down Fargate to hold a mass picket of around 100 outside McDonalds.
24 November 2021
Workers' action can defeat weak and divided Tories
The 'levelling up' fantasy is being exposed as a farce, and fearful Tory MPs are in revolt. Now is the time, when the Tories are so weak, divided and floundering, for workers to get organised, and for the trade union leaders to go on the offensive
3 November 2021
Fight for a £15-an-hour minimum wage and an end to youth rates
The government has announced that from April 2022, the 'National Living Wage' will increase from £8.91 to £9.50 an hour. As a low-paid worker, this is welcome news but not enough.
27 October 2021
In his budget statement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an increase in the minimum wage and an end to the public sector pay freeze
20 October 2021
Fight for a socialist recovery
For higher wages, permanent jobs, fully funded services. Boris Johnson and the Tories' talk of a 'high-wage economy' will stick in the throats of workers at Weetabix, Clarks and elsewhere.
20 October 2021
Obituary - Tony Davison: "I work for Militant, but Laing's pay my wages"
Socialist Party member Tony Davison, from Beverley in East Yorkshire, has sadly passed away. He will leave a huge hole. Our thoughts are very much with his wife Sue and his family.
6 October 2021
Youth Fight for Jobs - why we're marching on 9 October
"One month I didn't have any money at all": On 9 October, Youth Fight for Jobs is organising protests and marches in 14 towns and cities. This is just after the Tories remove the safety net of furlough, which will disrupt the lives of up to one
29 September 2021
With attacks on Universal Credit, the rising cost of energy, and the regressive changes to national insurance - a secure job with decent pay has never been more important for young people
22 September 2021
Low pay, benefit cuts, tax increases, price rises: The bosses and the Tories are putting millions of workers through even more hell. The cost of living has soared with inflation rising to 3.2% - following its highest-ever recorded monthly increase. Rent
15 September 2021
What's behind the worker shortages, and what can be done about it?
'Job openings' are at 1.66 million, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
8 September 2021
DHL workers to strike against wage theft
Unite members working for DHL at Jaguar Land Rover are balloting for strike action following the company's failure to pay workers the wages owed to them
25 August 2021
Homelessness workers fight for better pay and conditions across sector
Homelessness workers from different organisations across the sector have come together to set a joint pay claim and fight for better terms and conditions across all workplaces
23 June 2021
Furlough reduction risks job losses
Despite the Tory government extending coronavirus restrictions until 19 July, rather than bringing them to an end on 21 June, the furlough scheme will continue to be downgraded and gradually dismantled as planned
Sparks protest in Cardiff
7 April 2021
7 April 2021
Low-paid workers shouldn't pay for Covid crisis
On 1 April the minimum wage was increased from £8.71 to £8.91 an hour for those aged 23 and over. For low-paid workers this was welcome news. However, for myself and fellow furloughed workers this wasn't
31 March 2021
Freeports spell deregulation, low pay and a new race to the bottom
Eight new freeports in England covering Felixstowe and Harwich, East Midlands Airport, Humber, Liverpool City Region, Plymouth, Solent, Thames and Teesside, each potentially up to 27 miles across, were launched in Sunak's latest budget
31 March 2021
Goodlord strike starts to bite
The all-out action at lettings platform Goodlord is making headway. Strikers remain firm while pressure is rising on bosses at the tech firm in Spitalfields, east London.
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