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Coronavirus news
Locked down, hard up, fight back!
As areas across the country face further lockdown measures there is growing frustration, anger and anxiety.
As school cases soar – is contact tracing ‘near breaking point’?
Contact tracer speaks out: reduced follow-up and emergency hiring
Even more delay in stopping school transmission?
School staff and parents fear the worst. Public Health England figures show that the highest test-positivity rates are now in the 10-19 age group, but schools are still expected to remain open
National Education Union must launch action now
Nottingham Covid surge caused by Tory mismanagement
Coronavirus news in brief.
Students
Students not to blame for unsafe uni conditions
“It’s not fair” – lockdown students demand free education
Students speak out: isolation and uncertainty reign
Building a movement to fight for free education
What we think
Unite votes to cut affiliation fee to Labour
Workplace news
Usdaw elections: the battle for a fighting union
At the behest of General Secretary Paddy Lillis, the national executive committee of Usdaw, the retail and distribution union, has overturned its previous decision to delay the elections (see ‘Usdaw elections: Defend members’ right to participate’ at socialistparty.org.uk)
NEU Special Conference: A fight for safety in schools is urgently needed
Napo AGM 2020: Celebrating probation victory and preparing for challenges ahead
University workers ballot for action against in-person teaching
Stop Royal Mail’s profit-driven plans to force postal workers to share vans
Unison: The Socialist is backing Hugo Pierre – for a fighting socialist general secretary!
Hugo Pierre, a Socialist Party member, is standing as a candidate for Unison general secretary. The Socialist will be running a series of articles over the coming weeks
Co-ops
Are cooperatives the answer to a failing capitalist system?
It seems all wings of the labour and trade union movement have renewed interest in cooperatives. During Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party, cooperatives were given considerable emphasis
Campaigns
Transport for London funding crunch
Oliver Campbell – Still fighting for justice
Fighting Fund – we’re off to a good start
Obituary
Obituary: Raph Parkinson 1958-2020
International news
Greek workers and socialists celebrate convictions of Golden Dawn fascists
Nigeria: Mass protests force government to disband killer cop unit
Readers’ opinion