Support staff in universities have worked tirelessly during the pandemic to keep campuses running. But their only reward has been an insulting zero percent pay offer. Unison members must link up with other unions for a coordinated fightback.
Outsourced workers at the government’s department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have achieved a resounding mandate for strike action. This shows the way forward in the struggle against outsourcing and low pay.
The virus is rampaging through schools, with the government turning a blind eye to concerns over health and safety. The Tories don’t care about children’s education, but only about the bosses’ profits. We must fight to put workers in control.
The Tories are squaring up for a fight with the FBU. This is part of a wider campaign to take on public sector workers and their trade union rights, in order to slash services, jobs, wages, and conditions. The labour movement must fight back.
Over the weekend, NHS workers and campaigners celebrated the 73rd anniversary of the NHS’ foundation with protests up and down the country, calling for a 15% pay rise and a halt to privatisation. Only socialist policies can save our NHS.
Hospital workers contracted to outsourcing giant Serco are taking action to defend their conditions against management’s attacks. The labour movement must fight to reverse all outsourcing and privatisation. Save our NHS with socialist policies!
Recent elections for the Unison NEC delivered a clear victory for the left. This has the potential to transform the whole labour movement in Britain. Socialist Appeal spoke with two newly-elected NEC members about the challenges ahead.
Having run an inspiring campaign, Howard Beckett has dropped out of the Unite general secretary race, in order to see off the right-wing threat. But union activists must continue to fight for the militant demands that Beckett has raised.
Following their recent victory in the Unison NEC elections, the left have won control of the union’s presidency. This is a major step forward in the struggle to transform Unison – and the whole of the labour movement.
This week saw the annual conference of PCS – the civil servants’ union, which has been at the forefront of the struggles over austerity and safety over the past year. The message from delegates was clear: PCS members are ready to fight.
A recent survey of members in the Bakers, Food, and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU) has revealed the anger felt amongst trade unionists towards the right-wing Labour leadership. Ian Hodson, BFAWU President, discusses the way forward for Labour.
Left-wing candidates have won a clear majority in the Unison NEC elections. This is an incredible result, which could set in motion the transformation of Britain’s largest union – and of the entire labour movement in Britain.