The significance of the current UCU Strikes
The UCU dispute about pay and pensions is also a struggle against the marketisation in higher education, writes Andy Kilmister.
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Union leaders shouldn’t make excuses for racism
“A Romanian care worker and a British bus driver have more in common with each other than they do with their boss. That is the basis of the trade union movement. Len MCluskey’s job is to fight for their full rights, for decent pay and the right not to bedeported and harassed by the state because of their immigration status.”
Solidarity with #FFS410
Protestors in Wrexham Yesterday there were protests across Britain in solidarity with #FFS410 (Fast Food shutdown, 4th October) , writes Susan Moore. The workers at the [...]
Report from UCU Congress 2018
In her address to the 2018 UCU congress, Sally Hunt returned time and time again to the fact that this has been a turn around year for the union. She emphasised the fantastic [...]
Championing inclusion
Champions of Equality: Trade Unions and LGBT rights in Britain by Peter Purton, Lawrence and Wishart, 2017. Reviewed by Terry Conway. Peter Purton’s book is a real service [...]
A red thread of militancy for March 8
Sylvia Pankhurst and the East End branch of the Women’s Social and Political Union were kicked out of that organisation for supporting political causes other than [...]
Solidarity with the UCU Strike!
Starting Thursday February 22, members of the University College Union (UCU) at 61 universities will be taking strike action against proposed changes to their pension scheme, [...]
RMT strikes for jobs and a safe railway
Frank Morris writes about the current strikes on the rail and the consequences of 25 years of privatised railways. The disastrous consequences of the railway privatisation 25 [...]
Manchester – protest at the Tory conference
When the Tories gather for their conference in Manchester on Sunday 1 October, they will be greeted in the city by a demonstration marching behind the banner of “No More [...]
Bart’s strike – a small strike with big implications
The strike by ancillary hospital workers at Bart’s Health Trust which started in July has been a hard struggle against their employer SERCO, writes Susan Pashkoff, Chair of [...]
