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Due to the poor pay and prospects on offer, gig economy bosses are struggling to recruit enough drivers. At the same time, precarious workers are getting organised. The labour movement must lead the way with a militant, socialist fightback.
The Paterson affair has set off a chain reaction of revelations surrounding Westminster sleaze and scandal – undermining the authority of the government and the whole British establishment. We say: Kick out the Tories! Kick out capitalism!
Lilly Boulby – a young, left-wing member of the Unison NEC and Labour Link – has been expelled from the Labour Party. Activists must fight back against this bureaucratic attempt by the right wing to maintain their grip over the labour movement.
Management at Cambridge University recently decided to outsource the institution’s entire estates department to a single private contractor, threatening jobs, pay, and conditions. But staff and students are uniting and fighting back.
Recent surveys have revealed the appalling conditions and poor health that renters are forced to endure due to unscrupulous landlords and their shoddy properties. The labour movement must fight for a socialist solution to the housing crisis.
Unite members at Weetabix are striking for four days a week over fire-and-rehire attacks. The whole labour movement must resist the bosses’ offensive. Only militant action and bold socialist policies can offer a way forward.
The Cuban Revolution is at a decisive crossroads. The economy is in crisis; discontent is rising; and reactionary forces are mobilising. The only way forward is on the basis of workers’ democracy and international socialism.
Following a recent ballot, UCU members in higher education are set to take strike action once again. A debate has opened up in the union about how to best achieve a victory. As part of this, UCU Marxists present here a strategy for winning.
A year after being elected, Joe Biden has failed to deliver on any of his promises. The Democratic President, his party, and the capitalist system he represents offer no future for the working class. We must build the forces of Marxism.
A spontaneous campaign has sprung up across the country in response to a recent rise in drink-spiking – yet another danger that women face everyday under capitalism. To end oppression, we must fight to overthrow this decrepit system.
The recent expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone is yet another attempt to present workers with the bill for cleaning up the environment. Instead of greenwashed austerity, the labour movement must fight for bold socialist policies.
The internal struggle within Unison is intensifying by the day. The stakes are high. The future direction of the union hangs in the balance. Left activists must seize the moment, mobilise the membership, and fight to transform the union.