19 June 2013
We can beat the bedroom tax - Supplement to the Socialist
Thousands have protested in fury against people being forced out of their homes or robbed of up to 25% of their housing benefit. This is a 'know your rights' guide for campaigners
19 June 2013
Why we're going to the NSSN conference: Coventry communications workers
Seven delegates will be heading down to the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) conference from the two CWU branches in Coventry, writes Lenny Shail.
19 June 2013
Lowest living standards in a decade
It was no shock when it was reported recently that living standards had fallen to the lowest levels in a decade, writes Frankie Langland.
19 June 2013
Student loans threat: Action needed on student debt mountain
'Keep calm about university fees' was the slogan of a government funded advertising campaign aimed at mitigating the effects of fee hikes on application numbers in 2011, writes Claire Laker-Mansfield.
19 June 2013
That former TUC general secretary Brendan Barber is now 'Sir' Brendan will come as no surprise to any union activist who saw the pensions dispute destroyed in 2011, writes Alex Davidson.
19 June 2013
A façade, literally: In preparation for the G8 meeting in Northern Ireland, £2 million was spent on tackling dereliction. Not by building or renovating new houses or services...
19 June 2013
Trade unions - call a 24-hour general strike: The People's Assembly on 22 June has attracted considerable support, which shows the widespread anger against government cuts. It should express unequivocal support for a 24-hour general strike to indicate the way to success in defeating the cuts
19 June 2013
Fight the Tories for right to a decent education system
Fewer holidays for students, worse pay for teachers, Ofsted tyranny, forced academisation, Free School privatisation - it appears that Tory minister Michael Gove comes up with a new way of whacking the right to a decent education and a decent job every day
12 June 2013
Build for mass anti-cuts action
Come to the National Shop Stewards Network conference 29 June
The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) annual conference is only two weeks away! On Saturday 29 June, trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners will come together in a vital meeting
12 June 2013
End the rule of big business, poverty and war: The leaders of the most powerful nations in the world will soon descend on Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, for the 17-18 June G8 Summit, writes Niall Mulholland, Committee for a Workers' International (CWI).
12 June 2013
When Tory Foreign Secretary William Hague says law abiding citizens have nothing to fear from government intelligence gathering, then be very afraid! Dave Carr writes.
12 June 2013
Hard times: Many people are struggling in these recessionary times, but spare a thought for our hard-pressed MPs
11 June 2013
Union condemns arson attack on Bromley school
The Unison branch secretary who represents school workers in the borough of Bromley issued this press statement
6 June 2013
Condemnation of racist destruction of Muswell Hill Islamic centre in London
The daubing of "EDL" on one of the burnt walls indicates that the forces behind this are supporters of the far right
5 June 2013
NSSN conference: Unite to fight all the cuts
Pay cuts, jobs cuts, pension cuts, low pay, high rents, Bedroom Tax... The National Shop Stewards Network conference on 29 June will bring together trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners to discuss action over the coming months.
5 June 2013
Food bank Britain: Con-Dems turn the clock back
At anti-bedroom tax meetings many people report that they are going without food as they try to pay their rent, writes Steve Score
5 June 2013
Legal aid cuts: Justice in the balance
The new proposals will seriously undermine access to justice. Opportunities, through judicial review, to hold the government to account will be severely curbed
5 June 2013
Continued deterioration of the Labour Party
The Labour Party, having blatantly accepted capitalism and the need for cuts, is incapable of even pretending to be in opposition
5 June 2013
Minimum wage?: You might think the point of a minimum wage is to make sure all workers are paid at least enough to afford the very basics
5 June 2013
Mass joblessness wrecks lives! Youth must fight for a future
In Sweden, where youth unemployment is 24%, riots have struck the capital Stockholm. Rage has exploded onto the streets following police repression and racism and decades of neoliberal attacks and privatisation
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