The struggle against the jobs massacre at Port Talbot steelworks is at a crossroads. After some delay, the unions have begun balloting members for action. This must be the start of a militant fightback to hit the Tata bosses where it hurts.
The massive strike wave of 2022-23 may have ebbed. But industrial battles are still raging across Britain. In these reports from the latest issue of The Communist, out this week, comrades highlight the militant mood on the picket lines.
Fast-food delivery riders are taking wildcat strike action across Britain in a struggle for better pay and conditions. Communists joined a picket line in London to show solidarity, and discuss the next steps. Victory to the riders!
Workers in Port Talbot are facing mass layoffs and the decimation of their town. Yet union leaders are sitting on their hands. The time for bold action is now! Join the communists in campaigning for workers to take control.
Workers organised by Unite at Cambridge University have recently stuck for better pay. It’s been revealed that whilst the uni pleads poverty, it is sitting on billions in cash. Staff and students should be in control, not uni fat cats.
Workers at Amazon’s new warehouse in Birmingham recently went on strike. The Birmingham Communists visited their picket line to offer solidarity, and to find out the latest about the Amazon strike movement. Victory to the Amazon workers!
The TUC held a march in Cheltenham over the weekend against the Tories’ Minimum Service Level law. But more than one demo is needed. The mood exists for a mass campaign of resistance, including strike action.
As the class struggle heats up, the trade unions are being put to the test on one front after another. But from fighting anti-strike laws, to defending jobs, to providing real solidarity internationally, the reformist leaders are falling short.
Staff in higher and further education have repeatedly taken action in recent years, as crises mount in universities and colleges. But union members have been consistently let down by their leaders. This is the backdrop to the latest UCU elections.
The Tories are using public sector workers in the North of Ireland as pawns in their efforts to end the political paralysis at Stormont. But workers across the sectarian divide are refusing to be passive observers, and are moving into action.
Tata bosses have confirmed plans to cut thousands of jobs at the company’s steelworks in Port Talbot, south Wales. With the unions failing to put up a fight, workers must mobilise, organise, and occupy to protect their livelihoods and community.
The Tories are attempting to steamroller academisation in schools across the country. But education workers – such as those at Castle Wood in Coventry – are resisting this push, standing up in the interests of staff and students.