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21 July 2010

Pensions

Unite the struggle to defend pensions

As if the threats to our jobs and wages weren't enough, the bosses are also baying to cut our pensions, writes Glenn Kelly.

21 July 2010

Cuts

PCS: a strategy to stop the cuts

PCS on strike on budget day 2010, photo by Paul Mattsson

The PCS civil servants union's national executive committee (NEC) has met to discuss how to respond to the Tory/Liberal coalition government's cuts and privatisation programme, writes John McInally national vice-president Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), personal capacity.

21 July 2010

TUC

TUC refuses national demo

After weeks of vacillation the TUC has finally agreed NOT to call a national demo against the cuts this year, writes Bill Mullins, Socialist Party industrial organiser.

21 July 2010

NHS

Con-Dems propose denationalisation of NHS

Marching to defend the NHS

Using the cover of 'saving' money by reducing 'bureaucracy', the Con-Dem government is effectively proposing the wholesale privatisation of the National Health Service...

9 July 2010

Egypt

Egypt: Thousands protest over brutal police killing

Egyptian workers protest

Spring wave of strikes and protests: Up to 5,000 angry demonstrators protested in Alexandria on Friday 25 June, after the brutal murder of a 28-year old man, 19 days earlier. Khaled Saeed was sitting in an internet café, writes David Johnson, on www.socialistworld.net, website of the committee for a workers' international, CWI

30 June 2010

Unison

Unison general secretary election: Prentis vote falls despite Con-Dem attacks

As reported in last week's Socialist, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis was re-elected to his position in the recent ballot, but with fewer votes than when he last stood in 2005, a Unison member writes.

30 June 2010

Academies

Academies: Fight the Tories' offensive on state education

Cardiff parents beat education cuts in 2006

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION minister Michael Gove is determined to push through the Tory agenda of putting 'rocket-boosters' under the academies programme, writes Martin Powell-Davies, NUT national executive.

30 June 2010

Europe

France, Italy: Workers struggle against savage austerity cuts

Build for a Europe-wide 24-hour general strike on 29 September: WHILE THE Greek working class has engaged in its sixth general strike this year, the French and Italian labour movements have now also stepped into the battle against capitalist cuts in a decisive way, as Cédric Gérôme reports...

30 June 2010

Australia

Australia: Gillard replaces Rudd but Labour's right wing policies remain

KEVIN RUDD was dramatically ousted as prime minister last week. After a period of sinking popularity and public discontent, Rudd became the first Labour prime minister ousted before completing a first...

30 June 2010

National Shop Stewards Network

National Shop Stewards Network conference: An urgent call for united working class action

National Shop Stewards Network conference 2010, Marianthi Kypridou, of the Greek public sector union POE/YPPOT addresses conference , photo Socialist Party

The enormous onslaught of this Con-Dem government necessitates an urgent response from the organisations of the working class - in particular the trade unions, writes Judy Beishon.