UCU members in higher education are now in their third week of strike action, fighting for decent pay, pensions, working conditions, and equality. Marxist students have been mobilising to offer solidarity and support.
The UCU begins a new round of strike action today, in an ongoing disupute over pensions and working conditions. University bosses are on the defensive. A militant turnout could result in big concessions. Solidarity with striking lecturers!
This year’s national conference of the MSF was the biggest and best yet. The mood was electric and enthusiastic, as student activists from across the country met to discuss the revolutionary events taking place across the world.
Last year, Latin America, the Middle East, and Hong Kong were shaken by mass movements where radical youth played a significant role. At the MSF conference, Marxists from across the country will be discussing these revolutionary events.
The Marxist Student Federation has made a significant leap in the last period, mobilising support for the climate strikes, UCU strikes, and running the Students4Corbyn campaign. The MSF conference will be electric – book your place today!
The recent UCU strike saw significant support from students. Students recognised that deteriorating working conditions directly affect them. In Leeds, the Marxist society mobilised for every day of the strike, fighting against the marketisation of higher education.
With over a million young people recently registered to vote, the youth vote is pivotal for Labour. Across the country there are reports of young voters being denied a vote due to “registration errors.” The establishment is pulling out all the stops.
This week has seen higher education workers at around 60 institutions take strike action in a fight over pensions, pay, casualisation, and a raft of other demands. Marxist students across the country have been joining the picket lines in solidarity.
Today sees the beginning of a 10-day strike by academic staff over pensions and pay. The whole labour movement and student movement must support this struggle. Marxist students will be joining staff on the picket lines to offer their full solidarity.
In 2017, the youth vote was central to Labour’s resurgence and could be vital to securing a Labour victory. Within 48 hours of the general election being called, 316,267 people registered to vote, 65% aged 34 or under. Youthquake 2.0 is on its way.
December 12th will be the most important election in decades. Labour will put forward a radical programme, offering progressive change for workers and students. The Marxist Student Federation is organising to fight for a Corbyn government.
The MSF has made a flying start to the new year, signing up 3193 people, with hundreds attending our first meetings. In this turbulent period, students are becoming radicalised and the MSF is providing an answer to their burning questions.