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6 June 2018
RMT rejects Labour affiliation - now step up the fight for workers' political representation
The special conference of the RMT transport union on 30 May was an important milestone in the battle to re-establish a political voice for workers after the bleak years of Blair's New Labour
14 March 2018
15 years since the invasion of Iraq: what we said
Here we reproduce word-for-word the editorial from the issue of the Socialist printed on 28 March 2003, the issue of our weekly paper that came out directly after US and UK troops were sent into Iraq
12 July 2017
The left unions and the Labour Party affiliation debate
Who controls the Labour Party remains unresolved. The pro-capitalist right wing uses the structures established under years of Blairism to preserve its position while plotting its next move
2 May 2017
When Bob Crow died in 2014 the trade union movement lost one of its best known and most determined fighters. Peter Taaffe reviews a new biography of Bob
11 January 2017
After gloating about the decline in strikes to record levels in 2015, just months later, the right-wing Tory press is frothing at the mouth as workers take action on the tube, railways and at airports.
8 June 2016
Left-wing Brexit campaign Trade Unionists Against the EU has released a 12-song compilation album, 'No to TTIP'
11 May 2016
No to the bosses' EU, yes to international solidarity
For an independent workers' voice: The debate on European Union (EU) membership has been reduced in the establishment media to a clash between different wings of the Tory party. But what about if you're outside the 1% elite?
27 April 2016
An anti-austerity alternative on the ballot paper
TUSC has candidates on 5 May for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and 60 English councils
13 April 2016
RMT branch calls for TUSC backing to continue
Members of the transport workers' union, the RMT, and particularly its late general secretary Bob Crow, have played a crucial role in the building of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) since its birth in 2010. TUSC was founded to take forward the fight to re-build independent working class political representation.
2 March 2016
It's one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us.
4 November 2015
Where did the unions' money go?
Labour Party elections: Over £440,000 was donated by trade unions to candidates in this summer's internal Labour Party elections, according to the official figures published by the Electoral Commission.
7 October 2015
RMT president election: back Sean Hoyle
In this year's election, Portsmouth RMT member and TUSC supporter Sean Hoyle has emerged as the strongest left candidate, receiving 37 branch nominations, making him best placed to continue building a fighting, democratic, socialist trade union.
10 September 2015
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition conference 2015
Saturday 26 September, at Student Central, Malet Street, London
6 May 2015
Support for TUSC from Bob Crow's cousin
On May Day, international workers' day, TUSC candidates and supporters participated in events across the country
8 April 2015
1 in 5 parliamentary seats set to have a TUSC choice on 7 May
TUSC is fielding the biggest working class challenge in generations on 7 May
25 March 2015
2015 elections: Reject the austerity lies
Join the socialist fightback! The Socialist Party's central message in the 2015 elections is this: austerity is not necessary and there is an alternative - a socialist alternative
25 March 2015
Inspired by Bob Crow to stand for TUSC
Joseph Mambuliya is chair of the RMT London Underground cleaners grade committee, and is standing for TUSC in Barking
1 October 2014
Continuing Bob Crow's legacy after RMT election
Mick Cash has been elected as the new general secretary of the RMT. The election was called after the tragic early death of Bob Crow earlier in the year
20 August 2014
Support London Taxi drivers' fight against deregulation
Dave Wallis, a London taxi driver, RMT member and Bob Crow's cousin, says why drivers are campaigning against the Uber app
2 July 2014
Remembering Bob Crow through struggle
The 2014 AGM of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union paid tribute to the magnificent role of former general secretary, Bob Crow
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