Outsourced workers at London’s Royal Parks have seen their pay and conditions eroded by ruthless private employers. But now they are striking back against the bosses. We say: Fight the profiteers! Support the workers! End outsourcing!
RMT members could be taking strike action in response to the discovery of Legionella on Thameslink trains. Under private ownership, rail bosses have prioritised profits over cleanliness. To guarantee safety, we need workers’ control.
A right-wing plot is underway to sabotage the new left-wing leadership of Unison, involving a witch-hunt against the union’s president, Paul Holmes. Grassroots activists must mobilise to defend Paul against these injustices and attacks.
With Labour conference approaching, the right wing are going on the offensive, expelling socialists from the party in order to crush the left. We appeal to grassroots members and affiliated unions to help us in the fight against this purge.
Left-winger Sharon Graham has won the Unite general secretary race, appealing to rank-and-file members with a promise to defend jobs and conditions. Along with the recent shift to the left in Unison, this early tremor is a sign of the coming earthquakes that will shake the trade unions from top to bottom.
Workers across the public sector are facing attacks and austerity. Unison, meanwhile, the main public sector union, has a new left-wing leadership. The vital task is to transform the union, so it is fit to fight the battles that lie ahead.
Outsourced refuse workers in Bexley have been struggling against their employer, Serco, since the start of the pandemic. The labour movement must support this strike to its end, and demand that all services and workers be brought back in-house.
Lorry drivers are threatening to take unofficial strike action against low pay and terrible working conditions. The labour movement must support this struggle, and demand public ownership to invest in the sector, as part of a socialist plan.
Whilst lining the pockets of their rich chums, the Tories have only offered nurses a pathetic 3% pay rise – a cut when accounting for inflation. The unions must mobilise healthcare workers to take coordinated action, and strike for 15%.
New Tory plans for the country’s dilapidated railway network offer nothing but further privatisation, profiteering, cuts, and attacks on rail workers. Labour and the unions must fight for public ownership and workers’ control.
Ruthless construction bosses, with the help of the union bureaucracy, have attempted to rip up agreements in order to undermine workers’ wages and conditions. But rank-and-file activists have shown the way forward, waging a militant fightback.
London Underground bosses are attempting to rip up agreements in order to cut costs. Workers must not be made to pay for the coronavirus crisis. The labour movement must fight for full funding, safe conditions, and workers’ control.