13 August 2020

Waltham Forest Socialist Party: Fight to end low pay in the NHS and Care

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13 August 2020

West Socialist Party: Fight to end low pay in the NHS and Care

A socially distanced open air meeting in Acton - and also on Zoom. For details ring/text Helen on 07540 189 052 or email westlondonsp@gmail.com

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13 August 2020

South West London Socialist Party: Fight to end low pay in the NHS and Care

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12 August 2020

Hackney Socialist Party: Fight to end low pay in the NHS and Care

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12 August 2020

South East London Socialist Party: Fight to end low pay in the NHS and Care

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24 June 2020

Workers need a 'new deal' - at least £12 an hour now!

The shop workers' union, Usdaw, recently launched its 'New Deal for Workers' campaign

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24 June 2020

South Africa: Building jobs and living wage campaign

On 17 June, hundreds of workers marched in Johannesburg, South Africa, demanding permanent jobs and a monthly living wage of R12,500 (£580).

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20 May 2020

Universal Basic Income: not a solution to insecurity and poverty under capitalism

None of the schemes with elements of UBI provide a decent level of income

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20 May 2020

Furlough cut-off could force millions back to unsafe workplaces

Will my boss starve me back to work this summer? It's a question that might start keeping furloughed workers up at night

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12 May 2020

Furlough scheme extended - workers need 100% of wages

Rishi Sunak has announced the government's plans for the furlough scheme, which will be extended until October

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6 April 2020

The minimum wage must go up! Fund coronavirus workers, not bosses' profits!

Minimum wage workers include many of the frontline staff dealing with the pandemic, writes Karen Smith, care worker.

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30 March 2020

Essential workers deserve more

Workers are receiving some very contradictory messages about their wage levels and the importance of their jobs

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26 February 2020

Average wages recover to pre-crisis levels - but we're still over a decade behind

Average wage levels in the UK have, for the first time, recovered to the level they were at before the financial crisis.

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5 February 2020

6.5 million working poor: Fight to end low pay

There are now 6.5 million workers in the UK who are part of the "working poor."
There are now more people who are both working and in poverty than people who are officially unemployed.

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27 January 2020

We need socialists in London's City Hall

Who will fight for anti-austerity policies in May's London elections if Sadiq Khan goes unchallenged by socialists and trade unionists?

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15 January 2020

Low Pay, Long Hours. Bosses rip us off. Organise the fightback now!

Boris Johnson has announced the minimum wage is going up. It's not by nearly enough. And at the same time, the Tories let bosses get away with paying hundreds of thousands of workers below the legal minimum!

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8 January 2020

Tory minimum wage hike not enough

Ignoring the realities of living in austerity Britain, the Tory government has announced that the National 'Living Wage' will increase by 51p to £8.72 an hour in April. Every improvement is welcome, of course.

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27 November 2019

Minimum wage debate

The Socialist is running a debate. How can we end low pay and what minimum wage level should we be fighting for? In this issue, readers share their thoughts.

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20 November 2019

Cleaners strike over low pay at Haringey secondary school

Outsourced cleaners struck at Highgate Wood School in north London to demand an end to appalling working conditions

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20 November 2019

Wages flatline, while shareholders profit

Returns for top company shareholders have increased by 56% in just five years

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