As a new generation of freshers prepares for university, higher education continues to come under attack. The new academic year is set to be full of strife and struggle. Students and staff must unite and fight to kick capitalism off campus.
A comrade from the Irish Marxists explains why he left People Before Profit (PBP), Ireland’s largest self-styled ‘Marxist’ organisation, to join the International Marxist Tendency. Unsatisfied with a lack of attention to theory and the electoral reformism of PBP, Nathan explains why the IMT in contrast fits the bill as the serious, revolutionary outfit he had been seeking.
Workers at the Hinkley Point C site have taken successful wildcat strike action, inspiring others to follow their lead. Rank-and-file committees organising workers across different trades and employers will further strengthen these struggles.
Workers at Amazon have successfully shut down a distribution centre in Coventry, as part of their ongoing battle for a living wage and union recognition. In order to beat the bosses, this struggle must be escalated to the wider workforce.
The humble chippy is the latest victim of the crisis of capitalism, with the industry warning of mass closures of fish and chip shops due to rising costs. To save these seaside stalwarts, we need to plan the economy along socialist lines.
Workers at two Amazon UK warehouses are striking this week, marking a year since the first walkout by staff at the Coventry site, in a long-running struggle over pay and union recognition. The whole labour movement must offer their solidarity.
On this day 50 years ago, an inferno at the Summerland leisure centre claimed dozens of lives, in a tragedy reminiscent of the Grenfell disaster. These were both cases of social murder. The capitalist criminals are to blame.
Support staff at City of Liverpool College are preparing to take action over pay. Across the sector, further education workers are being hammered. We need national coordinated action to save our colleges. Workers and students – unite and fight!
Thousands of school buildings across the country are in a state of disrepair, at serious risk of collapse. The Tories are cutting maintenance budgets, and construction firms are cutting corners. The capitalists are putting profits before lives.
This month has seen a volley of strike days on the railways, with RMT members walking out in protest over ticket office closures. Visiting picket lines, comrades have found that the mood is hardening. It is clear that this battle is far from over.
Thanks to determined strike action, outsourced hospital staff in London have scored an impressive victory, winning a bumper wage rise. With NHS struggles continuing, this provides an inspiring example for the rest of the trade union movement.
Along with other unions, after months of action, civil servants are taking stock in their struggle over pay. PCS members must absorb the lessons from the strike wave: militancy pays and coordination is key. We must prepare for future battles.