2024 is set to be a dire year for workers in local government, and for residents reliant on council services, with a tsunami of bankruptcies predicted for local authorities across the country. We spoke to those bearing the brunt of Tory austerity.
A new television drama has brought attention to the shocking scandal experienced by Post Office workers, falsely accused of stealing and then hung out to dry. Only democratic workers’ control can prevent such horrific miscarriages of justice.
PCS members in Defra have launched a campaign for a 4-day-week with no loss of pay. This would be a significant conquest for workers to achieve, and would be an inspiration to workers everywhere. But it requires bold tactics for its success.
Disgraced Tory MP Peter Bone has been kicked out of office by a recall petition. Whilst we’re glad to see him go, we should have no illusions that whoever replaces him will represent workers’ interests, so long as capitalism is left intact.
The unions’ responses to Tata Steel’s threatened furnace closures don’t go nearly far enough. Unite’s ‘Workers’ Plan’ is a step in the right direction. What is needed is militant action, based on the rank and file, fighting for bold demands.
PCS leadership elections are now over, with Fran Heathcote elected to General Secretary. The union’s leadership must now put serious time and effort into rebuilding its grassroots rank and file, taking radical, fighting demands to every corner of the union.
Activists across Britain have blockaded arms factories supplying the Israeli regime. Trade union leaders have failed to give a lead. To escalate the movement, workers inside the factories must be convinced to take solidarity action themselves.
A new film adaptation of The Peasants is a genuine visual spectacle. It faithfully depicts the contradictory nature of the peasantry as a class, the weight of village tradition, and the crushing oppression of women that exists to this day.
Our comrades at the University of Nottingham have come under attack for showing solidarity with the Palestinian people and calling for a struggle against imperialism. We will not be silenced!
The Tories and the police are continuing their clamp down against pro-Palestine supporters, harassing activists who attempt to show solidarity, in an attempt to intimidate others. The movement must not be cowed, but instead organise and mobilise.
Architecture is often considered a well-to-do profession. But the industry is plagued by burnout and unpaid overtime. Architects are getting organised. The unions must fight for public ownership and workers’ control across the construction sector.
The Westminster ethics chief recently stated that MPs do not deserve criticism for their perceived parasitism and corruption. But evidence of scandalous side-hustles and expense claims by these ‘representatives’ tells a very different story.