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International Women's Day 2012

For more than a century, 8 March has been the day to commemorate and celebrate the fight of working class and revolutionary women for a better deal and a socialist society, writes Remembering the struggles and victories of women workers.

No Cuts, No Fees, Bring Back EMA

Walkout 14 March: Students arriving at university in September will be the first to pay the new £9,000 tuition fees and by that time, EMA student payments could be a thing of the past. What can students do to change things?

Trade unions must build mass party

In January Labour leader Ed Miliband announced that a Labour government could not guarantee to reverse any cuts and would maintain the public sector pay freeze

On 28 March: Strike back against the Con-Dems

Mass united trade union action can stop cuts: We have the strength to defeat the coalition's multi-billion pound pensions robbery; just look at recent victories achieved with much smaller forces than the alliance of trade unions who are preparing strike action on 28 March, writes Martin Powell-Davies

International Women's Day 2012

Women, capitalism and the cuts: International Women's Day 2012 falls against the backdrop of ever more cuts being imposed by the coalition, writes Alicia Blackett.

Them & Us

Marching to recession: Remember chancellor George Osborne's prediction of a "march of the makers" where manufacturing would bring growth back to Britain's economy?...

Striking back in austerity Britain

Arrogant, out-of-touch Con-Dem politicians actually believed they had defeated trade union opposition to their savage austerity measures after last year's strikes. Yet a number of key unions are poised to strike-back on 28 March - and significant private-sector struggles continue. Peter Taaffe writes.

Working class needs real political opposition to Con-Dem millionaires

Over the last week the Socialist Party has been hysterically attacked in the right-wing capitalist press for our opposition to slave labour workfare schemes

Stop the Health Bill

We can save our public services!: Tory Andrew Lansley's infamous Health and Social Care bill has been described as a "great mistake", "a mess", "unnecessary in many ways" and "setting the NHS back"

Solidarity with Occupy London protesters

Just after midnight on Tuesday 28 February riot police brutally evicted the peaceful Occupy London protesters from their camp outside St Paul's Cathedral, which was set up last year

We won't work for free!

Workfare? Fair it's certainly not! The bankers help cause the biggest economic crisis in generations and get rewarded with billions. Yet ordinary people are now being told to work for free.

Sun launch can't hide corrupt practices

Last week News International media mogul Rupert Murdoch happily posed with a copy of the new 'squeaky clean' Sunday Sun...

It's bonuses for bankers

Bankers are now facing a fresh wave of anger as Lloyds has announced that, despite netting a £3.5 billion loss last year, a handful of executives will collect £375 million in bonuses, writes Ross Saunders, Wales Socialist Party.

Them & Us

Vested interests: Sometimes it seems strange that the government continues to railroad its most unpopular policies - like the move towards NHS privatisation - through...

Continuing the pensions battle: PCS consultative ballot

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) are voting in a consultation over the next steps in fighting the government's assault on public sector pensions...

Three-year pay freeze hits hard

Over 1.6 million council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to have their pay frozen for a third year in a row...

'Priceless victory' of sparks against the Dirty Seven

The tremendous victory of construction electricians against the multinational Balfour Beatty and six other building contractors, confirmed yesterday, is a hugely significant moment for these workers and the rest of the union movement

Pensions: Strike on 28 March

Tell the government... "No Deal!": The Con-Dems' shabby deal on public sector pensions is little different to what was on offer on 30 November, when two million workers took strike action, writes Martin Powell-Davies

For real jobs - not workfare

As unemployment rises the vultures are circling. Among the biggest is Tesco. But they met huge opposition when they advertised a full-time, permanent position for which you would receive a meagre dole payment plus expenses

Unison leadership found guilty of "unjustifiable discipline" against four Socialist Party activists

Once again, the Unison leadership has been found guilty of "unjustifiable" disciplinary action against four activists