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From The Socialist newspaper, 13 January 2021
TUSC to hold local elections conference in February
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The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) national steering committee has agreed the agenda and timetable for a local elections conference to be held on Zoom on Sunday 7 February.
The conference has been convened under the heading 'Fighting back against Starmer's new New Labour - including at the ballot box!', starting at 11am to conclude by 1.30pm.
Platform speakers from the constituent components of the TUSC steering committee, the RMT transport workers' union, the Socialist Party, the Resistance Movement and the individual members' representatives, will introduce the single plenary session.
There is no pre-registration for this conference. The Zoom details will be published on the events page at tusc.org.uk nearer the time.
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In The Socialist 13 January 2021:
News
Our health and livelihoods before their profits
Londoners suffer and Khan piles on pressure
Bosses earn workers' annual wage in three days
NHS
NHS Emergency - Fight for a fully funded, publicly owned, socialist NHS
Dispatches from the front - health workers speak out
NHS pandemic warnings ignored - renationalise our NHS
Schools
Schools: Act together to oppose unsafe numbers and rising workload
Economy
Global capitalism at most dangerous conjuncture since the 1930s
Vaccines
Fully resource the vaccination programme now
Covid vaccine nationalism threatens pandemic response
International news
How should socialists respond to the 6 January attacks on Capitol Hill?
Retail
Lockdown 3.0 - fight to make our shops safe!
Ryan Aldred: Why I'm standing for Usdaw's EC
Workplace news
Unison get sec election shows left can win NEC
Royal mail management forced to make concessions
British Gas workers strike against 'fire and rehire' plans
Get stuck in to build a fighting, democratic PCS union
Youth and students
Refund student rent and fees - fight for free education and make the 1% pay
Exams scrapped again - young people need a future with jobs and free education
Campaigns and party news
Help us fund the fight for Socialism
TUSC to hold local elections conference in February
Review
Book Review: Humankind - Dispelling the myth that humans are too selfish for socialism
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