Multinational steel company Tata has again come cap in hand to the British government, demanding another huge handout. As part of this, the bosses and Tories are planning thousands of job cuts. We say: nationalise the steel industry now!
At this year’s TUC Congress, a notable motion was passed committing the trade union movement to mobilise against the Tories’ latest anti-strike legislation – up-to-and-including non-compliance. We need militant action to smash the bosses’ laws.
A confused motion is up for discussion at this week’s TUC Congress, calling for ‘solidarity with Ukraine’. Instead of backing the Tories and their imperialist aims, the labour movement must fight for an internationalist, class-based position.
Following wave after wave of determined struggle by rank-and-file UCU members, union leaders have led the disputes in higher education into a dead end. These events show the crucial importance of militant leadership – which we must build.
The latest annual TUC congress meets in Liverpool next week, from 10-13 September. As the last year’s strike wave ebbs, the trade union movement is taking stock. A period of bitter struggles lies ahead. Militant workers must prepare for battle.
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.
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.
Workers at the Hinkley Point C site have taken successful wildcat strike action, inspiring others to follow their lead. Rank-and-file committees organising workers across different trades and employers will further strengthen these struggles.
Workers at Amazon have successfully shut down a distribution centre in Coventry, as part of their ongoing battle for a living wage and union recognition. In order to beat the bosses, this struggle must be escalated to the wider workforce.
Workers at two Amazon UK warehouses are striking this week, marking a year since the first walkout by staff at the Coventry site, in a long-running struggle over pay and union recognition. The whole labour movement must offer their solidarity.
Support staff at City of Liverpool College are preparing to take action over pay. Across the sector, further education workers are being hammered. We need national coordinated action to save our colleges. Workers and students – unite and fight!
After repeated rounds of walkouts, the struggle in schools has come to a halt, with NEU members voting to accept the government’s pay deal. Rank-and-file teachers were willing to battle on. But once again, there was no fighting leadership.