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22 May 2020
Strong union response needed against job cuts
Rolls Royce's plan to cut 9,000 jobs will impact on its UK civil aerospace division
20 May 2020
Safe protests against Tory corona chaos continue
More car cavalcades have taken place to protest against Tory mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis and cuts, with the latest in Southwark and Newham
13 May 2020
Johnson's plan terrifies me - readers react to lifting lockdown
Boris Johnson has filled me with dread. Construction workers are being thrown to the wolves. It's going to be impossible to socially distance on building sites, writes Elaine Brunskill, Gateshead.
11 May 2020
Safe social-distancing car-cavalcade protests
Newham TUC organised a car cavalcade to combine with the Thursday clap
6 May 2020
Homeless left on streets during pandemic
On 29 March, the government told local councils and outreach teams to bring all rough sleepers into accommodation, writes Andrea Gilbert, homelessness worker.
6 May 2020
US: Trump's public health cuts have condemned thousands worldwide
More people in the US died from Covid-19 in three months than in nine years of the US armed forces' Vietnam War. The US private healthcare system has been shockingly exposed, writes Jon Dale, secretary, Unite union Nottinghamshire NHS Branch (personal capacity).
20 April 2020
Shocking increase in domestic violence killings
Domestic abuse killings have more than doubled during the coronavirus lockdown, according to Counting Dead Women (CDW), the organisation that monitors the killing of women by men
14 April 2020
Unite opposes all cuts to domestic violence services
Tension is growing in many locked-down homes. It's no surprise domestic violence is increasing too. Calls to Refuge's helpline, the domestic abuse charity, are up 120% since the lockdown began, writes Jon Dale, secretary, Unite union EM/NG32 Nottinghamshire Health branch (personal capacity).
24 March 2020
Newham campaign set up against council cuts and tax hikes
Back in the mists of time, on 6 March, in the days before Coronavirus was dominating everything, local residents in Newham came together to organise opposition to the budget that had just been agreed by the Labour council
18 March 2020
Councils must break austerity rules
Labour councils must lead a fight for the immediate resources needed, linked to reversing all cuts and privatisation
11 March 2020
Swansea: Ask anyone about state of services, you will hear the real story
Ask any Swansea resident about the state of social care, education and refuse collection and they will tell you the real story, writes Gareth Bromhall, acting secretary of Swansea Trade Union Council.
11 March 2020
Camarthenshire: Councillors' 'walk of shame'
Plaid Cymru councillors voting for the cuts had to walk the 'walk of shame' past us to get into the council meeting, writes Mark Evans, Carmarthenshire County Unison branch secretary (personal capacity).
11 March 2020
Book: Why you should be a trade unionist by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey
Len McCluskey's book 'Why you should be a trade unionist' is a lively and accessible account of the role trade unionism has played in the past, and the hope which workers' organisations provide for the future, writes Derek McMillan, East Grinstead.
11 March 2020
Salford 'no-cuts' budget includes cuts and tax rises
Salford council has cut £211 million from spending since 2010, writes Nick Chaffey, Socialist Party national committee.
11 March 2020
Stoke council unions beat pay cuts - now let's stop all cuts
Protests and the threat of strike action by council worker unions - GMB, Unite and Unison - have forced Stoke-on-Trent city council to scrap their plans to cut some workers' wages by up to £5,000 a year, writes Andy Bentley, Stoke Socialist Party.
11 March 2020
Is there an anti-cuts rebellion in Scotland?
In Scotland, both Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour councillors continue to be complicit in implementing cuts, writes Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland.
4 March 2020
Labour councils miss opportunity to stop Tory cuts
In the same week at the end of February, three Labour councils in the south - Brighton, Reading and Southampton - had an opportunity to use Labour's strongholds in southern England to rally opposition to further Tory austerity and set no-cuts budgets to defend jobs and services.
4 March 2020
International Women's Day: Fighting sexism and austerity
International Women's Day feature, including young women, Women's Lives Matter, trade unions, and a programme to fight oppression
4 March 2020
Secret cuts meeting couldn't prevent protests in Newham
The council kept the details of their £45 million cuts meeting a secret, until very late, to prevent protests outside. But that didn't stop the Socialist Party, Newham trade union council and others on 2 March.
4 March 2020
What will we do if they cut Camden nurseries?
Camden council cuts mean four nurseries will lose all their places for two, three and four year olds. Campaigners lobbied the Labour council against the £600,000 cut to the budget on 2 March.
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