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The Socialist 22 September 2010, issue Brutal bosses? Time to fight back!

Brutal bosses? Time to fight back!

2,500 uniformed firefighters marched with Fire Brigades Union (FBU) flags and placards to protest outside the London Fire Authority (LFA), photo Suzanne Beishon

Thursday 16 September saw one of the most formidable demonstrations in London for some time. 2,500 uniformed firefighters marched with Fire Brigades Union (FBU) flags and placards, whistles, vuvuzelas...

Birmingham: Solidarity with council workers

Stop the higher education lock out!

Cambridge Socialist Students protest, photo Cambridge Socialist Party

"If we have a highly educated and idle population, we may possibly anticipate more serious social conflict. People must be educated once more to know their place."...

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For a 24-hour all-Europe general strike

Public sector workers march in Madrid

Strikes and protests spread across Europe: This is an extract from a statement of the Committee for a Workers International, in preparation for a European day of action on 29 September...

Spain: class struggle the biggest show in town

Kashmir: An eyewitness to oppression in the valley

"A PARADISE turned into hell". That's how the people who live there describe Indian occupied Kashmir. Monday 13 September saw 18 people, mainly young men, mown down by some of the 700,000 soldiers in...

'Death of democracy' in Sri Lanka

Socialism 2010 - a weekend of discussion and debate

Socialism 2010

Hosted by the Socialist Party - Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November - Rallies: Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, NW1 2BJ

Countering the Con-Dem government's offensive

NSSN lobby of TUC, Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, CWU, firmly laid the blame for the economic crisis on the bankers -

Propaganda attacks on public sector workers: THE DAILY Mail reports with glee that Tory prime minister David Cameron wants to get rid of public sector workers' 'gold plated pensions', a Leicestershire, local government worker writes.

Stroud says no to BNP media centre

Bosses want workers' pensions axed

Trade unionists challenge Lib-Dems

Fast news

CNWP extended steering committee meeting

The sorry saga of Corus steel

Corus steel workers on the Unite jobs demonstration in Birmingham, photo Paul Mattsson

The recent sale by Corus of the steel plant on Teesside to the Thai company SSI is welcome news but in reality the situation should never have got to this stage, writes A socialist steel worker.

Ex-Jarvis workers face more attacks

Tyneside Safety Glass: Stop the decline to the minimum wage!

Workplace news in brief

Fight every Con-Dem cut

PCS protest outside Ministry of Justice , photo Paul Mattsson

The scale of the proposed coalition government public sector cuts is becoming more apparent. The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) on 20 October will destroy the credibility of the Cameron/Clegg mantra, writes John McInally, Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) vice-president, personal capacity

Hastings demo against attacks on union officials

Determined, widespread union action needed

National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) lobby of TUC conference 2010 , photo Paul Mattsson

Editorial: The Guardian writer Michael White, commenting on this year's Trades Union Congress, quoted Warren Buffett, the American billionaire, saying: "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning."...

Why London firefighters oppose 'reforms'

23 October march against cuts: RMT calls London demo

The beauty industry: out of control?

Today the beauty industry, which refers to toiletries, cosmetics, dieting products and plastic surgery, is worth billions of pounds, writes Becci Heagney.

Diminished responsibility

Coventry 'one-stop' protest

Socialist Pary councillor Dave Neillist joins Stoke Aldermoor residents to lobby Coventry council to save their local council neighbourhood management one stop service office., photo Coventry Socialist Party

A 30-strong crowd of determined residents from the Stoke Aldermoor estate in Coventry lobbied the city council meeting on Tuesday 14 September to save their local council neighbourhood management 'one stop' service office, writes Lenny Shail, Coventry West Socialist Party.

Building the anti-cuts fightback: Local campaign launches

Save Southampton Libraries