The Socialist 25 June 2008

Summer of action needed!

Prices up, Wages down...Summer of action needed!

Workers' battles win results: Tankers drivers' success upsets bosses

Council workers striking back

Editorial: Summer of discontent?

PCS union sends letter of solidarity to Unison

Unison conference 2008: Fighting to reclaim the union for its members

Unison Service Group Executives - socialists elected

National Shop Stewards Network Conference

Fighting, democratic unions not witch hunts

Thousands show their hatred for racism

Student unions can be pushed into action

Review: False 'gods' of a failing system

Zimbabwe: Mugabe's militias crush his political opponents

Afghanistan - paying the price of western occupation

Summit fails to halt runaway oil prices

Britain: No.1 arms dealer

Cut throat competition threatens NHS

"With polyclinics you're just a number"

Stop this sell-off!

'Old' Labour - born out of workers' struggles

Brighton bus drivers match inflation

Teachers fight academy plans in Bolton

Union news in brief

Usdaw election

Previous issues, etc




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Brighton bus drivers strike

Drivers at Brighton and Hove Buses which is run by Go Ahead, have voted to take six days of strike action on consecutive Mondays beginning on 20 June. This is after the drivers, organised in the Unite union, rejected pay offers by management. They are demanding at least 4% for drivers of all grades.

A representative of the drivers spoke at a Socialist Party branch meeting on 11 June to help organise support for the action. The drivers have told the local socialists that they were encouraged to take action after seeing the joint public-sector strikes on 24 April.