The Socialist 12 May 2009

Fight all job cuts

MPs live it up at our expense !

Sweep away the thieves and their system

Renationalise the railways

Sri Lanka's killing zone

Corus jobs slaughter - fight the closure

News in brief

Linamar sack Swansea trade union leader

A victory at Linamar would be a victory for all workers

Visteon workers discuss socialism

No2EU - Yes to Democracy campaign news

No to the EU gravy train

Youth Fight for Jobs Launch conference

Gaza: the nightmare continues

Imperialism sucked deeper into Afghan quagmire

Defending jobs and conditions at the Olympics site

Defending jobs and conditions at Fiddlers Ferry

Wales TUC: For trade union democracy and for trade union rights!

Socialist methods tested

Workplace news in brief

PCS conference: A fighting union that defends its members

NSSN - fight the bosses' offensive

NSSN Conference: Saturday 27 June

Defeating the poll tax

Save our schools Weston Favell, Northampton

Lewisham Bridge primary school

Threat of academies

Previous issues, etc

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Workplace news in brief

Unison witch-hunt

The next set of Unison disciplinary hearings have been postponed. The hearing against four Socialist Party members were to be held on 20 and 21 May. The lobby on 21 May is cancelled.

For more details see:

www.stopthewitchhunt.org.uk

Sold out by John Lewis

On 9 May, textile workers from Stead McAlpin took their protests about job cuts to John Lewis in Liverpool. As we have previously reported, Stead McAlpin and its sister firm JH Birtwistle were sold off by John Lewis in 2007. Now both companies are in administration and workers are being made redundant on very poor terms compared to what they were promised by John Lewis.

Birtwistle workers will be protesting in Manchester's Trafford Park shopping centre on 16 May.

Please send messages of support to: pepperami@mcdermott08.plus.com

Save linguistics at Sussex

Students and staff at Sussex University are not giving up the fight to save the linguistics programme.

The cuts have not been through any committee or consultation with those affected. Trying to distance themselves from the decision, management have said that it was a decision made by the School of Humanities. But when we met with the academics responsible, they were clear; the closure of linguistics is the result of management's funding cuts for 'unprofitable' departments.

We are now lobbying all members of the committee which will have to ratify the decision.

Socialist Students has played a key role in organising Save Linguistics. This is a battle we really can win and we won't stop fighting against what is a clear agenda to make staff and students pay for the bosses' crisis.

Sarah Wrack

London Met occupation

30 students at London Met have staged a sit-in protest in a campus canteen in opposition to management's plans for cuts and job losses. London Met staff took strike action on 8 May organised by the UCU. Staff and, trade unions and students have called a demonstration to defend education and jobs on Saturday 23 May. Socialist Students members involved have raised the need to organise a student strike.

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