A fittings factory not fit for purpose
Britain is uninvestable. A worker in a fittings factory tells us about their experience on the shop floor, and how the slowly deteriorating machines exemplify the special crisis of British capitalism.
Industrial news
Why did the UCU ballot fail?
Two weeks ago, the UCU national ballot for strike action at universities failed to reach the legal threshold – in spite of the crisis enveloping higher education. This disappointing result reflects the members’ frustration with the lack of direction from the top.
Unison general secretary election: Left wins – Time for Real Change!
For the first time in its 32-year history, Unison has elected a left-wing general secretary. This could be a resounding transformation of Britain’s industrial landscape. To realise this potential, Time for Real Change must mobilise against Starmer and the union bureaucrats.
Manchester Bee Network workers take aim at the queen
Labour hail Andy Burnham’s Bee Network as a “bus revolution” – but workers see otherwise. TfGM tram and bus workers have gone on strike and will be taking further action later in December. Manchester RCP members report from on the ground.
Birmingham bin strikes escalate: Strike while the iron is hot!
The Birmingham bin strike has escalated: agency workers formerly used by the Labour council to break the strike have balloted to join it! Unite should seize this opportunity to broaden the movement further: against all austerity, job cuts and anti-worker attacks!
BAE Systems strike: Arms workers turn on the war profiteers
Workers at Britain’s biggest arms manufacturer are set to strike in the coming weeks, over below-inflation pay offers. However, Unite’s leadership is dragging its heels. Their class collaboration is tied up with their support for British militarism.
Industrial news: UCU ballot for national action, arms workers strike, and more
In the latest issue of The Communist, we hear from our readers about the UCU’s ballot over job cuts and below-inflation wage increases; nearly 3,000 arms workers going on strike; and more!
‘Communist’ Party of Britain’s ‘united front’ with the Blairites
Not content with supporting arch-bureaucrat Christina McAnea in Unison’s elections, the misnamed ‘Communist Party’ of Britain have backed Starmer’s favourite Bridget Phillipson in Labour’s deputy leader challenge.
‘Block everything for Palestine!’ – Model motion for trade unions
The European mass movement must act as a wake-up call for the British trade union leaders, who have so far been passive. We invite our members and supporters to pass this motion at all levels of the labour movement.
How a handful of communists radicalised a trade union branch
The first question on the mind of people radicalised by capitalism is: “what can I do?” A Bolshevik worker tells us her experience: using ideas, patient explanation and organisation to turn her union branch from passivity to militancy.
Rayner ditched: Time for union leaders to get their act together
Since ‘working-class warrior’ Angela Rayner was ditched from Starmer’s cabinet, the union leaders have been inconsolable. Their ‘woman on the inside’ is gone, their Employment Rights Bill is being butchered, and their strategy of cosying up to Labour is bankrupt.
Unison’s ‘Organised Left’ fraud: ‘Communist’ Party of Britain supports the right wing
Next month, ballots open for the general secretary election in Unison, Britain’s largest trade union. Scandalously, the so-called ‘Communist’ Party of Britain is supporting right-wing incumbent and arch-bureaucrat Christina McAnea against left candidate Andrea Egan.