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Public opposition to cuts
18 January 2012
Labour leadership approves the Con-Dem cuts
Ed 'Moribund' and the Labour leadership's brainwave to boost election poll ratings is "Vote for us and we will freeze your pay and cut your services"! writes Dave Reid, Socialist Party Wales.
N30: Pic Paul Mattsson
12 January 2012
Following the strike of two million public-sector workers in November, the fight to safeguard pensions hangs in the balance.
Socialist Party deputy general secretary Hannah Sell reports on this crucial stage of the battle.
Mark Serwotka, PCS General Secretary, speaking at the PCS Left Unity, photo by Socialist Party
11 January 2012
Fighting the pensions battle: An interview with Mark Serwotka
Rob Williams, the Socialist Party's industrial organiser, interviewed PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka in the run-up to the PCS Left Unity meeting on 7 January.
8 January 2012
New video: Mark Serwotka speaking at the PCS Left Unity open organising conference in defence of pensions on Saturday 7 January...
20 December 2011
DEFEND PENSIONS - ESCALATE ACTION - NAME DAY FOR NATIONAL STRIKE
The PCS Left Unity national committee has called an organising conference on Saturday 7th January in London. Speakers include: Mark Serwotka, John McDonnell MP, Mark Campbell, Kevin Courtney and Roger Bannister
30 November strike
20 December 2011
TUC lobby demands no retreat on pensions
Hundreds of rank and file union members lobbied the TUC's Public Services Liaison Group, angry at the prospect of their leadership agreeing to a rotten deal, writes Rob Williams, NSSN
14 December 2011
A recall conference of the TUC's Public Sector Liaison Group will be convened on Monday 19th December
7 December 2011
Reinstate Paul Kelly: Solidarity with Portsmouth RMT
On 11 November Paul Kelly, an elected transport union RMT rep at Wightlink Ferries in Portsmouth was dismissed on trumped-up charges and what many workers see as an anti-union vendetta by management...
7 December 2011
Construction workers fight a 35% cut in wages
The biggest of the 'Dirty 7' big contractors, Balfour Beatty, may have outlawed the strike by their electricians but today saw protests and walkouts all over the country. NB: Contribution from an electrician added on 9.12.11 (see end)
3 November 2011
Mark Serwotka calls pensions raid only "slightly less"
Commenting on the latest government offer on pensions, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said it "would still force public servants to pay more in and work longer for less in retirement".
6 October 2011
No secret talks to retreat on N30 pensions strike!
The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) issued the following statement in response to a report that TUC leader Brendan Barber is engaging in secret talks with the aim of calling off public sector strike action planned for 30th November...
6 September 2011
PCS leader urges workers to join Sunday's NSSN lobby of the TUC
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka will be among the speakers at a rally organised by the National Shop Stewards Network on Sunday 11th September, calling on the TUC to lead the resistance to cuts by organising coordinated public sector action this autumn
10,000 marched. Photo Paul Mattsson
28 July 2011
Nationalise Bombardier to save jobs
Train manufacturer Bombardier has announced the loss of 1,400 jobs following the government decision to award the Thameslink rail project to German company, Siemens. Around 10,000 marched against job cuts on Saturday 23 July in the biggest demonstration in Derby for decades...
13 July 2011
Unison - name the day for action
Many members of Britain's biggest public sector union, Unison, were disappointed that they could not take action with fellow trade unionists on 30 June against the attacks on public sector pensions
24 June 2011
Unison conference Socialist Party meeting spells out action needed
A packed Socialist Party fringe meeting at Unison conference played host to a vital discussion on how to build for coordinated public sector action
PCS strike , photo Paul Mattsson
25 May 2011
PCS conference: developing strategies for struggle
PCS conference was genuinely historic. Delegates voted overwhelmingly to ballot for industrial action against the government's attacks on jobs, pay, pensions and conditions, writes John McInally, PCS vice president, personal capacity
PCS members demonstrate, photo Paul Mattsson
18 May 2011
PCS conference agrees ballot for action on pensions
NB: Report of fringe meetings appended on 19.5.11.
The conference taking place this week of civil servants in the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has voted overwhelmingly to start a ballot for strike action against the Con-Dem attack on public sector pensions
11 May 2011
A Labour Research Department publication has stated that the TUC welcomed the government's confirmation that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for workers aged 21 and over will go up by 2.5%, writes Mark Evans.
5 April 2011
Should The Unions Campaign To "Reclaim The Labour Party"?
SOME OF the recently elected left trade union leaders have raised the idea of launching a campaign to "reclaim the Labour Party"...
Bob Crow at NSSN lobby
4 March 2011
RMT secures major court victory on right to strike
Press release from RMT: Transport union RMT this morning secured a major victory in the Court of Appeal over UK strike laws that will pave the way for millions to take action over cuts to jobs and services in the months ahead...
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