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Corbyn must end false unity with Labour's right

4 August
May's government teeters so close to the edge that - especially if it were faced with a mass movement, headed-up by Jeremy Corbyn along with the trade union and labour movement as a whole - it could be forced out within no time. Yet dominating the headlines has been a barrage of slander directed at Labour's leadership More...

PCS assistant general secretary Chris Baugh at the National Shop Stewards Network Annual conference

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NEWS AND SOCIALIST ANALYSIS

8 August 2018

The fight against Labour's Blairites and TUSC's role now

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition could still play an important role if it is recast for the period ahead More...

8 August 2018

Antisemitism slanders against Corbyn

Further comment on the latest attacks on Corbyn will be posted on our website next week; meanwhile here are some links to previous articles More...

25 July 2018

The case for socialist nationalisation

The Alternative Models of Ownership report, launched in June 2017, was commissioned by shadow chancellor John McDonnell. More...

More news and analysis...

REPORTS AND CAMPAIGNS

17/8/18 Sunderland

Sunderland Liebherr strike for better pay  "We'll be out as long as it takes", was the strident attitude of Liebherr strikers. The Unite the Union members on the picket line told the Socialist Party that they are striking for a decent pay increase More...

14/8/18 NHS

Victory: NHS workers say no to privatisation  Unison members working within estates and facilities at Mid Yorkshire hospitals NHS Trust were due to start three days strike action against the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary company (WOS) on Monday 20 August. More...

8/8/18 PCS

Break the pay cap - the fight continues!  The union needs a special delegate conference as soon as practically possible to assess the situation More...

7/8/18 London

Turn the heat on the bosses not the bus drivers!  Every year, the private bus operators are unprepared in summer and winter for both hot weather and freezing conditions More...

More reports and campaigns...

The Socialist, weekly newspaper of the Socialist Party

The Socialist newspaper, 8 August 2018, issue 1005

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spotThe fight against Labour's Blairites and TUSC's role now

spotNHS workers angry at reality of mis-sold 'pay rise'

spotGovernment fails to deliver on funding and teachers' pay - demand action to win 5%

spotPCS union: break the pay cap - the fight continues!

spotKirklees bin workers' strike forces management back

spotMinistry of Justice workers angry at barrage of attacks

spotTake on probation privatisation with union action

spotBournemouth train guards' RMT strike

spotLondon cleaners' coordinated strike

spotIsrael - Protest rally against the Nationality Law

spotDeadly fires ravage Greece: austerity contributed to high loss of life and property

spotStriking Portuguese dockers show the way forward

spotA mass campaign and trade union organisation can defeat the far-right FLA

spotProtests win temporary halt to refugee evictions in Glasgow

spotWhy I joined: "I saw the need for Corbyn to stand against the right"

spotShropshire NHS - fight the cuts to our services!

spotTolpuddle festival: combative trade unionism and anticipation of general election

spotTrade unions mobilise against EDL in Worcester

Opinion

spotA must-read for anyone fighting NHS cuts

spotThe Socialist inbox

The Socialist newspaper, 25 July 2018, issue 1004

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Workplace

spotPCS members back fightback on pay - keep building pressure

spotBlacklisting of Militant supporters by Thatcher government revealed

spotVictory for Swansea postal workers against management victimisation

spotHull recycling workers win right to sick pay

spotEDF Energy strike victory against vehicle tracker device

spotSheffield tram workers strike for 72 hours

Trump protests

spot250,000-strong human tide sweeps London against visit of bigoted billionaire Donald Trump

spotSchool students: why we walked out against Trump

spotProtesting Trump's visit - action around the country

Nationalisation

spotThe case for socialist nationalisation

spotKentish Road victory: Respite centre saved by determined campaign

spotTories' LGBT Action Plan: 'A cynical ploy with no solutions'

spotFighting for trans rights at Bristol pride

spot10,000 at Northern Pride

spotDurham Miners' Gala 2018

spotObituary: Ged Travers 1957-2018

Environment

spotPlastic waste - capitalism's Frankenstein monster

The Socialist newspaper, 11 July 2018, issue 1003

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Trump and the US

spotHit the streets against Trump and capitalism

spotUS: "We've had to build a huge culture of resistance"

NSSN conference

spotNSSN conference 2018: Mood for fighting action and coordination

Workplace

spotBig victory for Wigan NHS strike against privatisation

spotCampaign in full flow to squeeze out every last Yes vote in pay ballot

spotHackney traffic wardens strike for better pay and protection at work

spotSummer of discontent on the cards in Huddersfield bin workers' dispute

spotTyneside shopfitting plant lays off 61 workers

spotUnite conference sees union go in a fighting, socialist direction

spotPressure building on councillors to stop fire service cuts

spotTram workers strike against 'derisory' pay offer

spotStop the FLA - No to racism

spotWomen's Lives Matter launched in Leeds to fight domestic violence service cuts

spotService users and families protest learning disability service cuts

spotNHS Leeds: Campaigners halt outsourcing... for now

spotYes to NHS - No to PFI!

spotTories fractured... election possibility... give us the resources!

spotIssue 1000 drive shows sales potential

The Socialist newspaper, 4 July 2018, issue 1002

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spotNo to sexism! No to Trump!

spotSocial care funding crisis: no to an age levy - make the super-rich pay

spotTories pledge three-year private tenancies: fight for rent caps and council homes

spotEU lets 200 refugees drown in three days

spotBritish state complicit in torture and rendition: put Blair and Straw in the dock!

spotThem & us

spotWhat we saw

spot#AmazonTax shows need for socialist fighters

spotObrador's crushing victory gives hope to Mexico's poor

spot'CAS nunca mas': stop mass lay-offs and precarious contracts in Peru!

spotUS unions facing new challenge after Supreme Court ruling

spotProbation service: 'You are not a priority'

spotTreasury imposes civil service pay limit - vote Yes to strike action

spotBin workers take strike action after talks with Kirklees council collapse

spotVictory for London's young workers in privatiser's non-payment of 'living wage' scandal

spotSocialist Party members have big impact as Unite conference kicks off

spotYorkshire NSSN meeting starts coordinating struggles

spotSwansea postal workers strike to defend colleague

spotNew publication: Workers' control and workers' management

Opinion

spotThe Socialist inbox

The Socialist newspaper, 27 June 2018, issue 1001

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spotThe gathering new world disorder

spotTurkey's 'strongman' Erdogan tightens grip on state power

spotDefending women's services

spotPCS union pay strike ballot - win the vote, win the claim

spotUnite union conference - drive out the Tories!

spotEast Dunbartonshire council workers strike to stop pay and leave cuts

spotUnison union conference: delegates can't be cowed

spotNHS Mid Yorkshire strike suspended

spotNSSN conference, 7 July 2018: fighting back against the Tories and bosses

spotHomes and Communities Agency workers vote to strike over pay cuts and inequality

spotThousands snap up issue 1000 of the Socialist

spotFighting for rights for Windrush generation and other migrants

spotFight to save Devon hospital services

spotSupport growing against incinerator in Washington

spotHull unions organise 'Engage for Change' festival

spotHuddersfield set to lose two town centre post offices

Opinion

spotPrison: life inside a living hell

spotBlairite cuts and restructures make social work dangerous

spotThe Socialist inbox

The Socialist newspaper, 20 June 2018, issue 1000

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1000 issues of the Socialist

spot1000 issues of the Socialist: A vital weapon standing in proud traditions

spotGreetings from readers of the Socialist

spotHow do we produce the Socialist?

Workplace

spotDWP surrenders to union pressure - now vote Yes to smash pay cap for everyone

spotRolls-Royce: fight all job cuts!

spotGMB union: NHS reps reject Tory pay offer

spotMcStrikers and young workers take centre stage at bakers' union 2018 conference

spotNorthern Rail strike reaches 21 days of action to save guards

spotMiners demand end to pensions robbery

spotYorks NHS workers fight outsourcing

spotUnite agrees NSSN affiliation - come to the NSSN conference!

spotTamil Solidarity Day: intense, lively, thought-provoking

spotGrenfell disaster: one year on, still no prosecutions, still no adequate housing..

spotOrganisers' school - an opportunity to educate and discuss

spotLeeds: Disability campaigners force council to retreat

spotWrenford centre: Stop heartless Tory cuts

spotKnowsley council pushed back on cuts and privatisation

spotOrgreave - no justice, no peace

Opinion

spotInspirational account of young Marx's political battles

spotRousing, funny take on Marxism - from the man himself

spotThe Socialist inbox

The Socialist newspaper, 13 June 2018, issue 999

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spotFive reasons to walk out on 13 July

spotCity vultures make millions from Carillion chaos

spotRetail crunch: more giants on their knees - nationalise them now

spotPay rises of 283% needed for most to afford London homes

spotThem & us

spotHealth unions accept divisive NHS pay deal

spotNHS workers plan coordinated strikes across West Yorks against outsourcing

spot4,000 Rolls-Royce jobs at risk

spotTransport for London to lose central grant: bus workers must prep for action

spotHousing strike against individualised pay enters week two

spotVote Mike Rolfe for Napo general secretary

spotVenezuela: Neither the capitalists nor regime can solve the crisis

spotEyewitness report from Gaza: "Razan was killed in front of my eyes"

spotBuild an anti-racist workers' movement

spotHelp to sell the Socialist

spotDon't delay, buy issue 1000 today

spotSheffield Labour council "happy" to jail trees protesters

spotIn the words of Amber Rudd, "no one died at Orgreave"

The Socialist newspaper, 6 June 2018, issue 998

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spotItaly's political crisis is reverberating through Europe

spotNo to Trump's trade war

spotJordan: Workers and youth remove prime minister and demand end to austerity

Workplace news

spotCongress shut down by staff walkouts

spotPCS union launches strike ballot on pay

spotWest Midlands firefighters vote to strike in massive numbers

spotEast London housing workers fight privatisation of pay

'Made in Dagenham' strike 50 years on

spot'Made in Dagenham' Ford machinists pay strike 50 years on

spotLiverpool meeting remembers 47 councillors who fought and defeated Thatcher in 1980s

spotYorkshire 1,000 for issue 1000

spotPeople's Assembly event lacks understanding of task facing Corbyn

spot200 years since the birth of Karl Marx - come and walk in his footsteps!

Opinion

spotAlt-right gains exposure - but tedious clichés betray lack of ideas

spotRich, raw tale of financial crisis's impact on rural Ireland

spotThe Socialist inbox

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