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27 September 2017
Stop the cuts - save our vital services
"They cut, we bleed - Save Women's Aid" was chanted outside Doncaster council chamber by approximately 30 trade unionists, socialists and community activists, on 21 September.
6 September 2017
Birmingham's bin workers once again have had to strike to stop job losses and pay cuts, after the Labour council - which has over £100 million in its 'unallocated' useable reserves - reneged on a previously agreed deal
1 September 2017
Merseyrail strike over safety: Labour mayor and councillors must reverse their decision
Another rock-solid strike marked the first of three more days' action on Merseyrail
23 August 2017
RMT and the Labour Party affiliation debate
There was unanimous agreement that the victory of Corbyn raises the possibility of RMT once again affiliating to Labour, but the discussion also recognised the structures of Labour remain in the hands of the right
17 August 2017
Bin workers - fighting back wins!
Following magnificent action, Brum's bin workers have forced a management retreat.
15 August 2017
'Ana Key MP' - Socialist artist responds to attacks
They push through the same cuts, take the same exorbitant wage (mine earned three times the median wage of her constituents!) and ignore the same problems, writes Ellen Kenyon Peers, Lewisham Socialist Party.
9 August 2017
How much reserves have councils got?
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) has launched a new report on the level of reserves held by Labour-led councils
9 August 2017
Bin workers - fifth week of strike action
Birmingham bin workers are angry that their council has forced them into more action
26 July 2017
Southampton councillors faced with angry anti-cuts campaigners
Southampton city councillors faced a lot of angry people on 19 July at their full council meeting
26 July 2017
Council meeting abandoned after undercover policing protest
The mayor of Peterborough postponed a council meeting due to protests in the public gallery against Tory councillor Andy Coles
26 July 2017
Huddersfield A&E closure referred to Jeremy Hunt
On 21 July, the greater Huddersfield and Calderdale Joint Health Scrutiny Committee (JHSC) referred the decision close the A&E department at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and to downgrade the hospital to the health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
26 July 2017
Bron Afon workers strike against £3,000 pay cut
Support workers for Bron Afon housing association in Cwmbran, south Wales, have taken their third day of strike action against a £3,000 annual pay cut imposed by management on the staff in the Supported Living Team.
13 July 2017
Hundreds of people attended the vigil for Grenfell, in west London to mark four weeks on from the terrible fire
12 July 2017
As Brum's Labour council continues to try to impose cuts, bin workers are escalating their strike
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
5 July 2017
Fight establishment's Grenfell insults: no to cover-up, safety for all!
Every day seems to bring a new insult to the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. They are still seeking assurances of local rehousing. Their landlord has charged them rent for burnt-out homes in error.
28 June 2017
Liverpool's 1983-87 socialist council
Between 1979 and 1983 the Tories slashed £120 million from Liverpool's budget - how did the Militant-led socialist city council fight back?
24 June 2017
Camden evacuation - residents expose fire risks
Tower block residents forced Camden council to act
10 May 2017
TUSC's anti-cuts message finds positive response
4 May local elections: TUSC stood 78 council and two mayoral candidates, winning a total of 15,407 votes
6 May 2017
Labour hangs on in Wales despite cuts councillors
Labour held on in the cities but lost some seats in the valleys, not to the Tories, but to independent councillors. The Tories only won new seats in their traditional seats in Wales
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