Lack of fighting leadership causes HE strike ballots to fall
Recent ballots for strike action over pay amongst UCU and Unison members have fallen due to demoralisation. This is the result of passivity and weakness from union leaders.
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Tories won’t help precarious workers – but militancy will
Under pressure from Labour’s bold proposals, the Tories are promising reforms to help those facing insecure conditions. But workers need to trust in their own organisation and action to win real improvements.
Battle heats up in PCS Left
Malicious lies are being spread in a dirty attempt to influence the outcome of the nomination elections inside PCS Left Unity. Members should vote for the Socialist View slate to secure a democratic, fighting union
Osborne’s Evening Standard vs the unions
The establishment and their media mouthpieces are lining up to attack railway and Tube workers in London. The unions must stand firm in the face of this assault.
Power to the workers: precarious workers rise up
Couriers, cleaners, and Uber drivers took to the streets of London today to demand decent pay and conditions. Militant and united action like this is needed across the labour movement to put an end to exploitation.
Why the UCU strike ballot failed
A national ballot for strike action over university lecturers’ pay has fallen short of the Tory-set threshold, despite UCU members smashing the same barrier earlier this year. Why the change in mood?
PCS: support Janice Godrich for AGS!
The nomination process is underway for elections inside PCS, the civil servant’s union. Socialist Appeal is backing Janice Godrich for the position of assistant general secretary.
Life of a university admin worker: “I can’t wait to go on strike”
Ballots close this week in the vote among Unison members in higher education about potential strike action. In this letter, a university admin worker explains why they have been pushed into taking action.
Fighting the far right: lessons from the DFLA counter-demos
Saturday’s counter-demonstrations against the far right showed the potential way forward in smashing any reactionary threat. But the left’s strength is currently being squandered by an apolitical and disunited leadership.
Britain’s super rich prepare for battle against a Corbyn government
With the prospect of a Corbyn Labour government growing stronger by the day, the capitalists are openly showing their disruptive intentions.
Nurses rage against union leadership
Grassroots members of the Royal College of Nursing have voiced their anger against their leaders, delivering them a vote of no confidence for their scandalous actions.
For a fighting union leadership: interview with PCS President Janice Godrich
Rob Sewell interviews Janice Godrich, the long-standing president of the civil servants’ union PCS, who discusses how to transform the unions into weapons against austerity.