The Socialist 26 May 2010

Millionaire ministers butcher public services

Con-Dem cuts - 'only the beginning'

National Shop Stewards Network conference: Time to organise against con/dem attacks

Support BA Cabin Crew

Royal Mail not for sale

NHS cuts: The Con-Dem sting in the tail

Fast News

Sri Lanka: One year after the war

Socialist Party national committee discusses building the fightback

PCS conference: Preparing for action

Local government: Where's our pay award for 2010?

Fighting university cuts

Workplace news in brief

Young people: organise to fight the cuts

Socialist Party National Youth meeting

School student socialist

'Sussex Six' result

Students must pay, say the rich

Pamphlet: Our Education Under Attack: why a mass campaign is needed

London 2012 Olympics: A big business spectacle

Greece: 2,500 hear Socialist MEP Joe Higgins declare week of action

Romania: Mass protests against EU/IMF deal

Puerto Rico: Students and workers fight austerity cuts

Education under attack: Con-Dem government prepares for battle

Unions must defend public services

Tory government says rich must pay less

Diane Abbott and the Labour Party leadership battle

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Fighting university cuts

On 18 May, there was a demonstration of about 200 people at the main campus of the University of Glamorgan in south Wales, with smaller demonstrations held at another two campuses. The demonstration was called by the Unison trade union in response to a proposed 40 compulsory redundancies.

It wasn't just Unison members in attendance but members of UCU, GMB and plenty of students as well.

The turnout of students was particularly impressive as it was not announced on the student union website until just before the event.

But the job cuts are not limited to the 40 amongst Unison members. Jobs are threatened amongst other university staff. The fact that at short notice over 200 attended a demonstration during the exam period shows there are a lot of people willing to be a part of a campaign to defend jobs.

There needs to be a co-ordinated campaign from all trade unions on campus - Unison, UCU, GMB, and the students union.