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6 June 2018
'Made in Dagenham' Ford machinists pay strike 50 years on
This year, 7 June marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the strike by women sewing machinists at Ford Dagenham in east London.
30 May 2018
Socialist nationalisation: what it is and why we need it
The surge in support for Corbyn's radical programme at last year's general election and the collapse of Carillion has led to a widespread discussion around public ownership and nationalisation.
23 May 2018
Leicester socialists fight poverty-paying sweatshops
The full effects of Tory policies, both economic and social, are being felt in Leicester, as sweatshop conditions and shocking illegal levels of pay persist in 2018.
23 May 2018
Tax Amazon movement wins in Seattle
On 14 May, Seattle City Council passed a historic tax on Amazon and other big corporations to fund permanently affordable, publicly owned housing. The driving force behind this victory was the strength of our #TaxAmazon movement.
23 May 2018
First ever strike at TGI Fridays
Workers at TGI Fridays restaurants in Milton Keynes and Covent Garden, London, were on strike for the first time ever on 18 May
2 May 2018
In the run up to Usdaw's annual delegate meeting (ADM) rank-and-file activists discovered that the Socialist paper was denied a press pass to cover the conference.
2 May 2018
Reject the mega-supermarket merger: nationalise to save jobs
Workers in Sainsbury's and Asda were shocked to hear on Saturday 28 April that their employers were at an advanced level of merger talks, confirmed as a deal agreed on the morning of 30 April.
2 May 2018
100k more zero-hour contracts in just a year
Strike to win secure work!: The number of zero-hour contracts in Britain rose by 100,000 in just a year
1 May 2018
May Day McStrike: "A symbol for all workers"
At midnight workers in the Oxford Street McDonalds in Manchester walked out
25 April 2018
McDonald's strikers: "We demand a living wage and decent conditions"
There is an overwhelming mandate for the upcoming 'McStrike' which is due to take place on 1 May
11 April 2018
Taking the anti-austerity message to the chancellor's back yard
In one of the best local demos for many years, Surrey County Unison members turned out, alongside others
11 April 2018
Gender pay gap figures show need for trade union action
Figures released by 10,000 large companies reveal what most of us already knew: there is a huge gender pay gap in Britain. The median across the firms is 9.8% - but some had gaps of over 70%
28 March 2018
Migrant cleaners win living wage at Mail
A group of migrant cleaners - members of the United Voices of the World union - have won a historic victory at the Daily Mail, writes United Voices of the World.
21 March 2018
Hinkley workers win back unpaid wages after sit-in protest
Workers building the Hinkley C nuclear power plant in Somerset have won back unpaid wages after more than 500 staged a two-day sit-in protest
14 March 2018
Sainsbury's raise really a cut: fight for £10 with no strings!
Supermarket Sainsbury's announced on 6 March that it will increase the wages of its 130,000 store workers.
14 March 2018
After congratulating themselves on nominally bringing the British state's finances out of the red - by plundering working class purses - the Tories sat down to vote on cutting provision of school meals and childcare.
9 March 2018
Leaked pay deal: fight for a genuine pay rise
NHS workers have reacted angrily to a Guardian headline: "NHS staff offered 6.5% pay rise over three years if they forfeit day's holiday"
7 March 2018
Years of fees, cuts and marketisation have created an army of low-paid and casualised workers
28 February 2018
KFC delivery crisis: make the bosses pay, not the workers!
The headlines make light of the frustrations of regulars missing out on fried chicken - but there is a serious side for workers
7 February 2018
Bernie's book shows need for workers' party
Non-fiction: Our Revolution: This book 'Our Revolution' by Bernie Sanders is a bestseller which charts his campaign for the Democratic nomination. He is scrupulous in making it clear it was grassroots activists that made this possible.
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