13 February 2020

Sixth form college staff strike to save the colleges

The National Education Union (NEU) warns that sixth-form colleges could disappear. Funding is £700 million short, writes Ian Pattison, East London Socialist Party.

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29 January 2020

Turkey: Reinstate union members at SF Trade Leather!

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10 January 2020

France: Battle over pension rights continues

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7 January 2020

India: Huge numbers protest

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17 December 2019

Anti-academy strike action in Newham

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) at St Angela's and St Michael's Catholic schools in Newham were on strike on 11 December against being forced into becoming privately run academies

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11 December 2019

Latest podcasts

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10 December 2019

Come and discuss with us after the election

Socialist Party branches will be holding campaign stalls and meetings in the days after the election

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10 December 2019

The Activist Issue 82 - for retail workers

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9 December 2019

Swansea: Corbyn rally attracts turnout but many can't get in

At the end of the Swansea Corbyn rally last Saturday we had nothing left to sell or hand out!

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9 December 2019

Millions strike in France

Last Thursday's strike in France against pension 'reform' was massive

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4 December 2019

Jared Wood overwhelmingly elected to RMT executive

Socialist Party member Jared Wood won a resounding victory in the ballot for London Transport Region representative on the RMT union national executive committee

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4 December 2019

Surrey firefighters to ballot on Christmas industrial action

Firefighters in Surrey are balloting on industrial action to commence on 24 December, after exhausting all other avenues to prevent dangerous cuts to their fire and rescue service

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4 December 2019

Social workers lobby Hull City Council

About 150 social workers lobbied Hull City Council on 21 November. They were campaigning for a more reasonable workload and an end to bullying by management, writes Mick Whale, president, Hull trade union council.

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27 November 2019

Latest Socialist Party leaflets

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27 November 2019

Socialist Party meetings: 25 City Tour

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26 November 2019

Buy a historical biography for Christmas

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20 November 2019

NEU members' sixth-form walkouts

National Education Union members will strike at over 30 sixth-form colleges on 20 November over pay and conditions

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20 November 2019

Chile revolt continues: read eyewitness report

Mass social protests against inequality, injustice and state repression, continue to erupt in Chile weeks after an uprising was sparked by a hike in Metro fares in Santiago

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18 November 2019

Unite housing branch supports stand of Enfield councillor

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12 November 2019

McStrikers taking on second biggest employer in world

'McStrikers', mainly young workers, are taking on the second biggest employer in the world, demanding £15 an hour

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8 November 2019

New book: In Defence of Trotskyism

Available now; Order from Socialistbooks.co.uk, £10.

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8 November 2019

Latest posters, leaflets & petitions

View and download recent Socialist Party posters, leaflets and petitions

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25 October 2019

Chile solidarity leaflet

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15 October 2019

Flooring workers strike, Derbyshire

More than 70 production workers at Forbo Flooring UK in Ripley, Derbyshire began a series of 48-hour strikes on Tuesday 15 October

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9 October 2019

Hackney SEND transport workers achieve victory

Drivers and passenger assistants employed by Hackney council in the Special Education Needs Service have won an outstanding victory following strike action in support of a pay claim

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27 September 2019

Black History Month Socialist Party meetings across London

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17 September 2019

South Yorkshire FBU celebrates halt to cuts

After a successful and hard-fought campaign from Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members, the fire authority resoundingly voted to shelve the proposed plans to reduce the number of firefighters riding a fire engine from five to four, which would have seen 84 firefighter posts cut.

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17 September 2019

Earth strike day in London

On the day of the 'earth strike' - Friday 20 September - thousands of young people are expected to descend on central London

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6 September 2019

PCS strike at BEIS - "the life we live is not liveable"

PCS union members working as cleaners and catering staff at the government's business department, BEIS, are on indefinite strike

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21 August 2019

Liverpool RMT seafarers protest against super-exploitation

Members of the RMT protested against Seatruck on Monday 19th August

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