The Socialist 9 June 2010

Reject these brutal cuts

Come to the NSSN conference unite the fightback!

Why public sector cuts are not inevitable

Marches show opposition to Israeli state terror

Determined BA cabin crew ready to reballot

EDL thugs sent packing from Cardiff

EDL protest stopped in Swansea

Fast news

CWU ballots BT workers for strike over pay

Unite conference - union at the crossroads

Wales TUC - rank and file delegates support socialist fightback

Future of cuts a nightmare for youth

College campaign success

Socialist Students national meeting: Preparing for a student fightback

Youth Fight for Jobs open steering committee

Lobby Iain Duncan Smith at his surgery

Socialist Party youth meeting: ready to build a fightback

Soccer World Cup 2010: South Africa, the ugly backdrop to the beautiful game

Oil spill shows hazards of the profit system

Bhopal - little justice 25 years on

Will the Lib Dems survive coalition?

Bradford murders and prostitution

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Youth Fight for Jobs open steering committee

On the back of recent important steps forward nationally, including securing support from Bectu, Unite and UCU, representatives of Youth Fight for Jobs (YFJ) groups came from across the country to discuss how to take the campaign forward.

Tom Bower

These national achievements have been complimented by a huge amount of regional activity such as gigs, day schools, demonstrations and campaigns on local issues.

In his opening remarks to the committee Sean Figg, YFJ national organiser, outlined the challenges ahead for young people this summer. Thousands will be moving out of education and into an overcrowded job market in the face of massive public sector cuts and attacks on support for those out of work.

Lots of excellent ideas were raised when discussing plans for the future. We talked about the need to organise college students against attacks on EMA, university places and FE funding and to deepen our links with the trade unions by setting up a YFJ trade union group. There are also several regional demonstrations planned and the possibility of further national demos was discussed.

The date of a national conference will be announced soon and some areas are thinking about organising regional conferences or meetings. Youth Fight for Jobs will rise to the challenge of organising young people to fight for their futures in the coming weeks and months.

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