The Socialist 19 September 2012 We can beat Con-Dems' austerity  We can beat Con-Dems' austerity All forces to the point of attack against austerity Cable launches new attack on workers' rights Global warming: Capitalists skating on thin ice Marikana miners remain defiant Stop the deportation of London Met students Interview with NUS vice-president for union development Hillsborough disaster: Truth is out, now justice Sparks' picket blockades Crossrail site Workers die on tower cranes - Con-Dems cut safety regulations HMRC seeks to axe workers' childcare Save Oaklands Pool - "This is what we pay our council tax for!" Salford: Uniting to save mental health services Save Hampshire residential care homes Stop the fire service cuts in West Yorkshire NSSN supporter invited to address RMT Slutwalk: there's NO excuse for rape Sexism - a product of capitalism Review: "From dole queue to corner and back again" |
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Home | The Socialist 19 September 2012 | Join the Socialist Party Workplace news in briefNUT actionOn 26 September teachers' union NUT members will be starting a programme of industrial action in defence of their pay and conditions. Teachers are being attacked, not only with a pay freeze but with 'appraisal' measures which can be used to push teachers down the pay scales. Regular reps' meetings are essential to coordinate the action and to escalate it to strike action where schools try to impose unacceptable policies. But national strike action, coordinated with the other public sector unions should also be built for.
Defend the FourAs part of our long-running campaign against a witch-hunt within Unison of four Socialist Party members, we launched a new petition in June this year. The Four had been accused of several breaches of the union's rules but were singled out when they argued for increased democracy within the union. The petition opposed the fact that Unison was intending to spend up to another £100,000 appealing the previous decisions against them at an employment tribunal and employment appeals tribunal. The petition called on Unison to stop spending money on further persecution of the Four. The petition got massive support over the summer. We have 1,000 signatures and over 400 on an electronic petition. This was presented to Unison general secretary Dave Prentis, before the TUC on 9 September.
Brian DebusArgos strikeOn 19 September workers at five Argos distribution centres are likely to be starting a four-day national strike. This is over the closing of the company's final salary pension scheme, which it is seeking to do without compensating the affected staff. The centres are in Magna Park, Leicestershire, Bridgewater, Heywood, Lancashire, Castleford and Basildon. In this issue Socialist Party news and analysis
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