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3 October 2011
35,000 on TUC march in Manchester
35,000 trade unionists and other protesters marched in Manchester yesterday against the austerity measures of the Tories - who were assembling in the city for their annual conference...
28 September 2011
Fight fees and cuts - join Socialist Students!
Lincoln: Lincoln University Socialist Students gained hundreds of signatures on the 'No to £9k' petition during freshers week, with lots of people interested in joining the society...
7 September 2011
Construction workers determined to protect pay, terms and conditions
For the third week running a London construction site was besieged by hundreds of electricians protesting at the 'Big 8' construction companies' plans to withdraw from the national JIB agreement
24 August 2011
Construction workers fight to defend national agreements in London and Manchester
Hundreds of electricians protested outside the Balfour Beatty site at Blackfriars train station today (24 August). Workers also protested in Manchester.
16 August 2011
1819 Peterloo Massacre - fitting memorial demanded
On 16th August 1819 in St Peter's Fields, Manchester, armed cavalry charged a peaceful crowd of around 60,000 people gathered to listen to anti-poverty and pro-democracy speakers...
Tamil Solidarity demo
10 July 2011
Tamil Solidarity Old Trafford protest
Tamil Solidarity (TS) organised a protest in front of Lancashire County Cricket Club when Sri Lanka played England on 9th July
6 July 2011
30 June pension strike reports
The 30 June coordinated strike action by the PCS civil service union and NUT, ATL and UCU teaching unions was a historic event
24 June 2011
Unison conference Socialist Party meeting spells out action needed
A packed Socialist Party fringe meeting at Unison conference played host to a vital discussion on how to build for coordinated public sector action
20 April 2011
POA strike ballot: The national executive of the POA prison officers' union has decided to conduct an indicative ballot against prison privatisation...
Dave Nellist at the TUSC launch rally, London March 2010, photo A. Hill
13 April 2011
Fight the cuts by supporting TUSC
Every Labour-led council has voted through cuts, saying they have no choice. But in May's elections, in 55 local authorities as well as in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly elections, over 180 candidates are standing on the no-cuts platform of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC).
24 March 2011
University and college picket lines
In the build-up to the UCU's national day of strike action on Thursday 24 March, there was a rolling programme of strikes in different regions. Here are reports from Tuesday's strikes in Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and London
9 March 2011
Demonstrations against council cuts
Over 1,000 marched through Manchester on Saturday 5 March as banners from local campaigns mingled with trade union and campaign banners from nearby towns including Salford and Bury, writes Paul Gerrard. Also reports from Liverpool, Salford, Gateshead and Newcastle
9 March 2011
Medirest NHS cleaners returned to the picket line on 7 March for a three-day strike in their ongoing battle over unpaid wages and sick pay...
7 March 2011
Over 1,000 marched through Manchester on Saturday 5 March, the biggest anti-cuts turnout in the city so far. Banners from local campaigns mingled with trade union and campaign banners from nearby towns like Salford and Bury
Sure Start protest in Manchester, photo by Hugh Caffrey
3 March 2011
Sure Start campaign in Manchester builds momentum
Forty Sure Start centres across Manchester face closure and privatisation as the city council carries out the government spending cuts at the expense of jobs and services
23 February 2011
Manchester council's special pleading petition
IT'S AMAZING, isn't it, the lengths some councils will go to in avoiding a real battle with the government, writes Paul Gerrard, Salford.
9 February 2011
Demonstrating against cuts in Grimsby
On 29 January, students and workers united in a bid to make their voices heard about the recent cuts brought about by the coalition government...
Students protest against cuts in Manchester, photo Andy Ford
9 February 2011
Fight the cuts - whoever makes them
The massive 27% cut in central government funding to local authorities is having devastating consequences. Manchester city council, for example, has announced that three leisure centres, two swimming pools, five libraries and all but one public toilet will close over the next year.
Lively and youthful march in Manchester, Saturday 29 January, organised by the PCS and UCU trade unions together with the National Union of Students., photo Dave Beale
2 February 2011
Young people march for a future
Manchester and London: "Cuts affect everyone" said one placard on a very lively and youthful march in Manchester on 29 January. An edited version of the articles on the Manchester and London demonstrations appeared in issue 656 of The Socialist.
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