‘March separately, strike together’: The United Front tactic
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Sarah Vedrovitch discusses the United Front, a tactic adopted by the Communist International to connect the communists to the broader working class.
September 2023
Ballot launched in FE colleges – Time to fight back!Â
After years of attacks on jobs, pay, and conditions, further education staff in the UCU are balloting over whether to strike. With pressure building, industrial action looks likely. Union activists in colleges must prepare for struggle.
RAAC crisis and collapsing schools: Product of a crumbling system
The Tory government is under intense scrutiny in the face of another huge scandal, with the lives of thousands of children and workers placed at risk due to cuts to school maintenance budgets. The whole system is broken. We need a revolution.
Save our ticket offices – Escalate action to defend rail services!
Rail unions and campaigners are mobilising against threatened closures of station ticket offices, tapping into a mood of anger amongst passengers. To defend against the bosses’ attacks, we need militant action, nationalisation, and workers’ control.
College students get organised: We have a world to win!
Across the country, as the new school year starts up, communist students are getting organised. Socialist Appeal comrades recently held an inspiring day school, with students discussing how to build the forces of Marxism in their colleges.
From one academic year to another: Students and workers – prepare for struggle!
As a new generation of freshers prepares for university, higher education continues to come under attack. The new academic year is set to be full of strife and struggle. Students and staff must unite and fight to kick capitalism off campus.
1913 Dublin Lockout: Lessons for today
The Dublin Lockout began 110 years ago, when the bosses joined forces to smash militant trade unionism in Ireland. Socialists today must learn from the inspiring example of James Connolly and Jim Larkin, and build a revolutionary leadership.