Striking refuse workers in Sheffield are still going strong after seven months of bosses’ resistance and bureaucratic intrigues from trade union leaders. We say: Down with the outsourcing of council services! Victory to the Lumley Street strike!
Months after fees were hiked, Cardiff University has announced cuts to hundreds of jobs and entire courses, including nursing. The Revolutionary Communist Party is campaigning to fight back. Here, we explain why this is happening, and what can be done.
While storm clouds gather for British capitalism, and living standards plummet for ordinary workers, the trade union tops continue to enjoy lives of luxury. These perks and privileges must all be abolished if workers are to resist the oncoming storm!
From Tata and McDonalds to academies: our readers expose the abuse, victimisation, and scolding that goes on in the UK’s workplaces. British capitalism is rotten to the core. The labour movement needs fighting leadership!
After four years in the post, trade unionist Mick Lynch has announced his retirement as leader of the RMT. While Lynch inspired thousands during the strike wave of 2022-23, his recent overtures towards Starmer reveal the dead-end of reformism.
Starmer’s government is preparing to administer bitter medicine on behalf of the capitalists, with public sector workers first in line. Instead of preparing members for battle, however, the tops of the trade unions are fighting amongst themselves.
Engineering workers at the construction site for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station recently downed tools and walked out. Further action has been delayed, but it’s only a matter of time until relations with the bosses reach a meltdown.
Employees at Vauxhall’s Luton factory are the latest victims of the global crisis hitting the automotive industry. With sales slowing down, jobs are being axed across the sector. Workers must demand nationalisation without compensation.
Yesterday, sixth form teachers organised in the NEU began strike action against Labour’s plans to push academisation, and to make workers pay for the crisis in schools. RCP members joined the picket lines to hear what they had to say.
As previously reported, security workers at the Natural History Museum are striking for better pay and conditions. Management is now trying to break the strike. We say: outflank the bosses’ offensive! For united, coordinated action of all museum staff!
From the construction sector to schools to the NHS, bosses are always cutting corners to make more profits. In the latest issue of The Communist, our readers in these industries expose this short-sighted race to the bottom.
Security guards from the Natural History Museum have been on strike for a real living wage, and demand to be brought in house. Our correspondent from inside the museum reports on the strike, and the impact it is having on wider layers of workers.