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Posted on 31 May 2011 at 12:50 GMT
Southampton city council strikes continue
Refuse workers finished their first strike action against cuts to pay, jobs and services on Friday 27 May 100% solid. Support has poured in from around the country and internationally.
News of support from the United Steel Workers of America was cheered at a mass meeting on the picket line.
Selective strike action will continue with all workers in Parking Services out on strike for seven days from Tuesday 31 May.
A mass meeting of council workers will be addressed by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey. Unite's recent statement opposing all cuts and for generalised industrial action to defeat the cuts will raise the confidence of Southampton council workers that this battle can be won.
Send messages of support and financial donations to:
UNISON Southampton District Branch, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7NB
Mike Tucker [email protected]
UNITE, 15 The Avenue, Southampton SO17 1XF
Ian Woodland, UNITE regional officer 07770 704 480 [email protected]
TGWU 2/8 Strike Fund, Unity Trust Bank, Ac No: 20185358, Sort Code: 08-60-01.
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The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.
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