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Amazon warehouse workers in Coventry were out on the picket lines again yesterday, continuing their struggle for decent pay and conditions. Confidence is growing, as the strike grows. To win, it must spread across Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce empire.
As British capitalism descends deeper into crisis, the bosses are turning the screws on workers across the board, in an effort to squeeze more profit from their staff. Many are being pushed to breaking point. But many others are fighting back.
A wave of regional strikes by NEU members is taking place this week, over pay and conditions in education. To save our schools, this struggle must be linked to that of other public sector workers, to fight the Tories and their austerity agenda.
Following their first walkout last month, Amazon workers in Coventry are back on the picket lines this week, fighting for decent pay and conditions. To win, the strike must be spread to the rest of the workforce – and to other warehouses.
Recent TV thriller series ¡García!, available on HBO, explores Spain’s dark fascist past. But the show’s political message is confused from start to end. Only the revolutionary struggle of workers and youth can bury Francoism one and for all.
Marking the one year anniversary since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, Alan Woods discusses Putin’s aims, the hypocrisy and lies of the imperialists, the perspectives for the war – and its impact on the class struggle.
With the class struggle sharpening, the Tories are reaching for every tool at their disposal to divide workers. To this end, the government is dusting-off its ‘Prevent’ programme once again. Workers and youth must fight their racist fear-mongering.
As the crisis of British capitalism deepens, drama at the top is playing out alongside a rising strike wave from below. North and south of the border, the political establishment is being shaken to its core. Revolutionary explosions impend.
As living costs soar, more and more people are relying on ‘buy now, pay later’ loans to cover weekly shops and essential purchases. Regulation cannot tackle this dangerous debt bubble. We must tackle the problem at its root: capitalism.
Following a period of consultation and discussion across the union, RMT members are continuing their struggle on the railways, with a further wave of action beginning next month. To win, we need escalated, coordinated, militant action.
With the latest wave of UCU walkouts in full swing, general secretary Jo Grady has sapped momentum from the struggle by putting the strikes on pause. Rank-and-file members must mobilise to ensure that union leaders do not accept a rotten deal.
Museum workers organised in the PCS union at institutions up-and-down the country are walking out as part of the strike wave sweeping across Britain. To defend art and culture, we need militant coordinated action for bold socialist policies.