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1 May 2019
Wirral Tories raise spectre of Militant - but Liverpool's 1983-87 council shows way to fight cuts
"Don't let them do to Wirral what Derek Hatton and Militant did to Liverpool last time" was the warning of the Wirral Conservative Group's outrageous and desperate front page advertising wrap, printed for the Wirral Globe on 20 March.
12 December 2018
Strike action saves jobs at Cammell Laird shipyard
The planned 291 redundancies at Birkenhead's Cammell Laird shipyard have been put on hold following 13 days of strike action by workers starting on 26 November.
5 December 2018
Fighting NHS and fire services cuts and closures in Merseyside
Five walk-in centres across Wirral are set to be closed, with another four under threat in Liverpool.
28 November 2018
Cammell Laird shipbuilding workers strike against job cuts on merseyside
26 November was the first day of rolling strikes by ship-building workers at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, Merseyside, bringing the yard to a halt.
23 November 2018
Cammell Lairds shipbuilding workers walk out
Cammell Lairds workers in Birkenhead walked out at the start of their overtime ban
12 September 2018
Guards move closer to beating driver-only operation
Attempts to move to driver-only operation have been pushed back
29 August 2018
Merseyside fire authority forced to postpone night closures
The Labour-controlled Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority planned to close four stations in Merseyside during nighttimes. But they have now backed down on the closure of two.
6 July 2018
Pressure building on councillors to stop fire service cuts
Firefighters on Merseyside are resisting devastating cuts being implemented by the Labour-run fire authority
6 June 2018
#NorthernFail: 250 rail services cancelled
Nationalise rail - don't delay!: Northern rail cancelled more than 250 trains entirely on 29 May. Where trains run at all they have been up to two hours late.
2 May 2018
Letters to the Socialist's editors including Liverpool 47 commemoration, Trotsky 1917, NHS tax and hairdressing.
28 March 2018
"Theresa May, strong and stable, stole the food from the children's table!" chanted 60 or so protesters at the first protest in Liverpool against free school meals being scrapped, writes Hugh Caffrey Socialist Party North West, secretary.
21 March 2018
Unions condemn 'culture of bullying' at Merseyside hospital
An independent report into the A&E department in Arrowe Park hospital on the Wirral has condemned the NHS trust for a culture of bullying
8 March 2018
We feel that we will win - a striker speaks
3 March was our sixteenth strike day in a year-long dispute over the introduction of driver-only operated trains on the Merseyrail network
7 March 2018
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on in DOO dispute
Saturday 3 March saw another solid strike across the Arriva Northern and Merseyrail railway franchises by guards
24 January 2018
Obituary: Maureen Mulhearn 1945-2018
It is with great sorrow that we report the death of Maureen Mulhearn, lifelong partner of Tony Mulhearn
10 November 2017
Huge support for strikes of bus drivers and train guards
Public transport across Merseyside was nearly shut down
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
12 July 2017
Strike against driver-only operated trains continues
Continued coordinated action against driver-only operation on three rail networks has continued, with strikes on Merseyrail, Northern and Southern starting on 8 July
5 July 2017
The Merseyside Pensioners Association (MPA) is affiliated to the National Pensioners Convention, a campaigning organisation for decent pensions and the rights of pensioners generally
4 July 2017
Support the Merseyrail strikes against DOO
The Labour-run 'Liverpool city region transport committee' still intends to take guards off the trains and introduce 'driver-only operation'. We support the RMT, taking 24-hour strike action against this on 8, 10 and 23 of July.
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