Unite members at SPS Technologies – owned by billionaire Warren Buffet – are taking all-out strike action against the bosses’ ruthless fire-and-rehire attacks. The labour movement must offer their full solidarity and support.
As the spy cops saga continues to unfold, a bombshell revelation in a recent parliamentary meeting has exposed the extent to which the high offices of government were involved in this scandal.
The Court of Appeal has finally overturned the convictions of the ‘Shrewsbury 24’, following decades of campaigning by trade union activists. But this decision – made on a ‘technicality’ – is a case of too little, too late.
CWU members at BT are preparing for their first national strike in 34 years, in response to relentless attacks by the bosses. The labour movement must offer full solidarity, and raise the demand for renationalisation under workers’ control.
Organised in Unite the Union, bus drivers across the country are taking action against attacks on pay, conditions, and safety. And now these strikes are spreading, with workers at other private bus companies joining the fight.
Workers in local government are currently fighting a battle over pay. Similar struggles are erupting across the public sector, in response to the latest wave of Tory austerity. The trade unions must fight back with united and militant action.
Despite all their ‘claps for heroes’, the Tories are now presenting nurses with an insulting 1% pay offer, claiming this is ‘all we can afford’. The trade unions must overcome Tory ‘divide and rule’ attempts, and respond with united strike action.
Pupils across England are returning to school today, as the government ignores the warnings of teachers and scientific advisors. We cannot trust the Tories with children’s health and education. Instead, we need to put workers in control.
Tech workers organised in Unite are striking against attacks on wages and conditions. Socialist Appeal spoke to workers on the picket line about their struggle. The labour movement must mobilise to fight these fire-and-rehire tactics.
Campaigning is underway in the elections for the NEC of Unison, the largest union in Britain. We spoke with two of the left candidates running – comrades who are standing on a socialist programme and hoping to build a fighting leadership.
Drivers at Uber have achieved an important win, gaining legal recognition as employees. But to secure pay and rights, this court ruling needs to be backed up with organisation and struggle. Workers can only rely on their own strength and power.
Protests and strike action loom, as Unite members prepare to fight against a race to the bottom in the mechanical and electrical sector. The full strength of the union movement must be utilised to fight this attack on wages and conditions.