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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.
Next week, ballots open for elections to the Labour Party’s ruling body, the NEC. These elections mark a key battleground in the ongoing Labour civil war. It is vital that the left organises and mobilises to ensure victory.
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.
In this online talk organised by the Marxist Student Federation as part of Black History Month, Fiona Lali (national organiser of the MSF) explains why the fight against racism must be a fight against capitalism.
This week, Keir Starmer scandalously ordered Labour MPs to abstain on the ‘spy cops’ bill, which gives immunity to undercover police. The labour movement must fight the bill, which will be used to repress left-wing organisations.
The official global death toll from the coronavirus crisis has now exceeded one million. The blame for this lies with the capitalist system and its reckless political representatives, who have consistently put profits before lives.
To celebrate Black History Month, the Marxist Student Federation is publishing a series of articles, videos and infographics about the black struggle and the fight for liberation. Join us in the struggle against capitalism and racism!
Campuses across the country are in chaos, with university bosses lulling students back on false – and dangerous – pretences. Students must get organised, link up with workers, and fight back through rent strikes. Education should be free!
A perfect storm of Brexit, the pandemic, and economic slump has accelerated the decline and demise of UK industry. The car manufacturing sector has been hit particularly hard. The unions must organise a fightback and demand nationalisation.
A recent BBC documentary reveals the intrigue and scheming that lies at the heart of the Murdoch empire. The billionaire media mogul is the ugly face of a rotten system. We need workers’ control to break the power of the capitalist press.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – comments on the situation in the USA, where it was announced last week that President Donald Trump has contracted COVID-19, amidst a farcical presidential election and the greatest crisis in the history of US capitalism.
The race to replace Dave Prentis as Unison general secretary is well underway. Paul Holmes is the main rank-and-file candidate. We spoke to Paul about his campaign, which has been enthusiastically received by members across the union.