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29 September 2011
Labour Party conference - No way forward given by 'reclaim Labour' speakers
‘Vote for us and nothing will change’! was the message of Labour's Ed Balls to the working class desperate for leadership. Two Socialist Party members report on the LRC fringe meeting and on watching the conference on TV
23 February 2011
Civil service union PCS activists rallied in London on 15 February against the politically motivated sacking of key union officers...
2 February 2011
Stop attacks on disabled claimants
Defend the right to protest: on 24 January police 'kettled' a peaceful demonstration outside the central London headquarters of Atos Origin, writes By a Unison member.
Trade Unionists lobbying parliament - trying to persuade at least 100 MPs to turn up at John McDonnell's Lawful Industrial Action bill's second reading, to prevent the Tories crushing it, photo by Suzanne Beishon
20 October 2010
Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill 2010: On 22 October, two days after the government announces its savage public spending cuts, left Labour MP John McDonnell's Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill has its second reading, writes Jim Horton.
16 June 2010
Labour leadership contest dominated by right wing
Editorial: One issue will overwhelm all others in the coming years - the struggle against cuts in public services. In the first instance this struggle will involve demonstrations, strikes and community campaigns. However, the issue of political representation for workers and young people struggling against the cuts must also be an important aspect of the campaign...
26 May 2010
Diane Abbott and the Labour Party leadership battle
Reader's Comment: Diane Abbott's entry into the race for the Labour Party leadership has thrown a banana skin under the feet of the 'Labour Left' in their quest to secure the 33 nominations needed to get John McDonnell's name on the ballot paper, writes Mick Cotter, Hackney Socialist Party.
9 December 2009
Twinings workers fight job losses
Andover, North Shields: Workers at Twinings in Andover and North Shields took their campaign against 400 job cuts to the AGM of the parent company, Associated British Foods, in London on 4 December...
9 December 2009
Fight the political witch-hunt in Unison
AS PREVIOUSLY reported, four London Unison activists and Socialist Party members are facing a ban from holding office in Unison for three to five years...
8 December 2009
John Mcdonnell MP calls for inquiry into Unison full time officials
John McDonell, a UNISON-backed MP, is backing the call for an independent inquiry into allegations made in court against senior UNISON full time officials. ""I am horrified, shocked and quite frankly outraged, especially when I heard of the detail of the allegations against the individuals concerned... "
2 December 2009
There are important dates for supporters of those fighting the witch-hunt in Unison to note:...
Socialism 2009, photo Rob Emery
18 November 2009
Scourge of mass youth unemployment: Youth unemployment is at a record high and what does the government do? It plans to slash funding for youth training schemes.
What do the bosses do? They cut jobs, pay and conditions.
11 November 2009
RMT conference on political representation
The RMT transport union hosted an open-to-all conference on the crisis in working class political representation on Saturday 7 November. This followed the overwhelming backing given at the RMT's annual general meeting in July to the union's participation in the 'No2EU, Yes to Democracy' European election coalition, and a decision at that meeting to continue the discussion on the lack of working class political representation.
30 September 2009
Unison witch-hunt - Defend the Four!
"This is a battle we must win; to reclaim the union for our members, to ensure we have a democratic and fighting trade union," said Glenn Kelly at a 100-strong meeting on 23 September called by the Defend the Four campaign...
Video: Defend the Four meeting to defend four Socialist Party unison members banned from office, photo Socialist Party
29 September 2009
London Defend the Four meeting - four videos
On 16 July, after two long years of tortuous investigations and hearings, Unison's kangaroo court declared four members of the Socialist Party guilty. This disgraceful charade will go down in trade union history as a day of shame.
A well attended Defend the Four meeting took place on Septempber 23rd.
25 September 2009
Video of London Defend the Four meeting
Watch: Video of London Defend the Four meeting:
14 January 2009
Conference: 'The crisis in working class political representation'
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RMT protests against privatisation on the London underground , photo Paul Mattsson |
2 September 2008
John Mc Donnell MP protests at Unison witch-hunt
The Socialist has carried many reports of the witch-hunt against activists within Unison. At a recent meeting to oppose this witch-hunt, John McDonnell, the Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington spoke...
9 July 2008
MP backs student fees campaign
THE GOVERNMENT is currently scheduled to 'review' the cap on university fees, with the prospect of the maximum chargeable amount being lifted from £3,000 a year to £5,000 or maybe more, writes Ben Robinson.
2 July 2008
Campaign for a New Workers' Party
On Sunday 29 June, 300 people filled the main hall in South Camden Community School in London to round off a very important weekend for the labour movement in Britain and to address the central question facing workers in Britain today: How can we fight for a working class political voice...
1 March 2008
In addition the right-wing trade union bureaucracy is far more removed from the membership than was the case in the 1970s...
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