Faced with rising debts and deficits due to the coronavirus crisis and the last decade of Tory austerity, Croydon Council has declared bankruptcy. In response, the labour movement must launch a mass campaign against the cuts.
The Unison general secretary contest is entering its final furlong. A win for Paul Holmes would be an enormous achievement for the left, transforming the whole of the labour movement. All out for a left victory!
Vital support staff in HE have been presented with an insulting zero percent pay offer by management. Meanwhile, university bosses are bleeding students dry through fees and rents. Workers and students must unite and fight!
Rolls Royce workers in Lancashire have begun a three-week strike against redundancies and outsourcing. The labour movement must demand nationalisation and workers’ control in order to defend jobs and plan production for society’s needs.
Voting begins today for the Unison general secretary election. Union members need a leadership that will fight to defend jobs, conditions, and public services. Socialist Appeal calls for a vote for Paul Holmes – the members’ candidate.
Amongst their many attacks on workers, the Tory government are attempting to undermine public sector pensions. The labour movement leaders must organise a coordinated militant campaign to force a retreat.
A tsunami of job cuts and austerity looms for workers. But instead of organising a militant response, the TUC are pleading with the Tories for a deal. In place of class collaboration, the trade union movement needs a socialist fightback.
Refuse workers in Bexley, London, are fighting for decent pay and conditions, in a struggle against parasitic Serco bosses. Public sector and outsourced workers must unite and wage a mass campaign against council cuts and privatisation.
The ‘McStrike’ campaign at the infamous fast food chain has helped organise workers against low pay and precarious conditions. Socialist Appeal activists recently spoke to one McDonald’s worker about their experiences of unionisation.
The country’s cultural institutions have been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. Workers at the Tate and Southbank have already mobilised against job losses. Now PCS members at the V&A are set to join the struggle to defend the arts.
Drivers at privatised London bus company Metroline are campaigning against new exploitative measures that look to impose worse conditions on workers. The labour movement must support the bus drivers in their struggle.
Thanks to their firm and determined stance, the National Education Union has seen a surge in membership. Now teachers are organising to fight for safe schools and to overturn the rigged education system.