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8 July 2020
Tower Hamlets council workers strike against wholesale attack on terms and conditions
Council workers across all services in Tower Hamlets, east London, have been on strike against attacks on their terms and conditions.
1 July 2020
Workers at Tower Hamlets Labour-run council in east London are set to strike on 3, 6, 7 July against management plans to 'sack and re-engage' its entire workforce, in order to force them to accept worse terms and conditions.
27 May 2020
1920s Britain: A "country nearer Bolshevism than at any time since"
In the sixth article in our series - 'war, global crises and working-class struggle' - Socialist Party national committee member Alistair Tice asks: does the picture following the World War One give more pointers to what we can expect today in terms of new economic crises and workers' struggles?.
6 May 2020
The Tyneside apprentices' strike during WW2
I have been enjoying reading the articles on World War Two. There are many lessons to be learnt for today for our class and the youth, writes Heather Rawling, Leicester Socialist Party.
15 April 2020
Plymouth students discuss rent strike
The Old Dairy is private rented accommodation provided by Host to students in the University of Plymouth and Plymouth College of Art, writes Sami Vickery, Plymouth College of Art student and Old Dairy tenant.
31 March 2020
Refuse collection workers strike
Bin workers in Medway, Kent, walked out on 30 March over management's failure to follow social distancing directives, to provide adequate PPE and the closure of public toilets
20 March 2020
Bexley binworkers' strike wins sick pay from day one
Binworkers working for Serco at Tory-run Bexley council have won a victory
18 March 2020
Postal workers deliver massive strike vote
Communication Workers Union (CWU) members in Royal Mail beat the anti-union laws for the third time in less than three years, delivering a massive 94.5% yes vote for strike action
18 March 2020
Tory student plot defeated at Cardiff uni
Attempts to scrap support for the UCU strike were roundly defeated on 10 March
18 March 2020
Determined St Mungo's homelessness workers strike for three days
Last minute emails to staff calling on them to suspend strike action because of the coronavirus crisis provoked anger
18 March 2020
East London bin workers strike to get back unpaid holiday pay
Workers are furious because 150 are owed substantial arrears
18 March 2020
Bexley bin workers strike over lack of hand sanitiser
Left with no hand sanitiser, yet having to collect everybody's rubbish amid the coronavirus epidemic, they walked out on strike
18 March 2020
'Health not profit' strike wave sweeps Italy
Under pressure from the bosses' organisation many workers are still expected to go to work, often on overcrowded public transport
11 March 2020
Postal workers mobilise to win strike reballot: Vote yes!
Almost 110,000 postal workers are currently balloting for strike action
11 March 2020
Trade unionists say "defend the right to strike!"
Over 70 trade unionists packed Southampton Friends Meeting House
4 March 2020
A legacy of women workers and the class struggle
International Women's Day, with its history of being rooted in struggle, has, in recent years, been diminished. Big business increasingly uses it as a cynical opportunity to give the illusion of being progressive and inclusive. Sinead Daly looks at the real history of International Working Women's Day and the socialist ideas it inspires today.
4 March 2020
Uni strikers determined to defeat the bosses
Strikers and supporters rallied at Leeds University on the fifth day of strike action
4 March 2020
Electricians at Sandwell Council, West Midlands have won better pay. Unison local government union members had been taking action short of striking since 6 January, after voting 100% on a 94% turnout for both action short of strike action and strike action.
4 March 2020
As Addaction charity workers in Wigan resumed strike action on 27 February, they expressed their anger that this national charity had spent £140,000 on a relaunch, ironically renaming the organisation "We Are With You" - presumably in an attempt to distance the organisation from the strike!
4 March 2020
West London parking workers' strike
Ealing parking attendants are on strike 2-6 March, having pushed back the employer to stop redundancies. Serco wants them to work longer hours, with more responsibilities and fewer staff.
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