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13 October 2021
Tough for some: Life is tough for everybody. The government cut in Universal Credit is forcing tens of thousands into poverty at a time when prices are set to rise. People will have to choose between heating the house
29 September 2021
Queues at petrol stations, fuel bills rising, the risk of empty supermarket shelves for Christmas - all symptoms of a sick system.
29 September 2021
Driver shortages - a view from the inside
Millions of workers have been travelling to work, hoping that they have enough fuel to get home or complete the school run
22 September 2021
Leeds taxi drivers and disabled passengers unite to fight station changes
The anger of taxi and private hire drivers at the Labour-run council is palpable. Socialist Party members joined drivers in the Unite union, disabled taxi users and Unite Community activists to protest
15 September 2021
What's behind the worker shortages, and what can be done about it?
'Job openings' are at 1.66 million, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
11 August 2021
Night tube strike suspended to allow talks - scrap compulsory duties!
Strikes by drivers on London Underground (LU), that were due to take place between 3-6 August, were suspended to allow more talks on resolving the dispute at conciliation service Acas.
7 July 2021
The story of Joe Clough - Britain's first black bus driver
Interview with playwright of Farewell Leicester Square: The Socialist spoke to playwright and Socialist Party member Neil Gore about Townsend Production's latest play, Farewell Leicester Square. It's touring in Bedford, Watford and London from 1-11 July.
19 May 2021
Huge victory at Go North West as Unite defeats 'fire and rehire'
As we got to press, bus drivers at Go North West in Manchester have defeated attempts to fire and rehire them, agreeing a deal which will end one of the country's longest-running industrial disputes.
19 May 2021
London Metroline strike against 'remote sign-on' goes ahead
48 hours of strike action by more than 4,000 bus drivers in London will go ahead on Tuesday 25 May and Wednesday 26 May, to be followed by a 72 hour strike from Monday 7 June to Wednesday 9 June.
5 May 2021
Go Ahead offers deal to Manchester bus drivers
Bus drivers employed by Go North West in Manchester have been taking all-out, continuous strike, since the 28 February
14 April 2021
Thousands of London bus workers strike across multiple companies
4,000 London bus drivers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over remote sign-on policy. 96% of Unite members at Metroline West and 97% at Metroline Travel voted for industrial action on routes
17 March 2021
Reinstate Moe - stop trade union-busting at Abellio!
Moe Muhsin Manir, Unite Walworth garage rep, has been sacked by Abellio
17 March 2021
Government's bus plans fall short of making up for the cuts
The government's new plans for much of England's bus network, including a pledge to invest £3 billion doesn't go anywhere near compensating for the cuts that have taken place.
10 March 2021
London bus drivers continue walkout
Bus workers in Unite, striking at private company RATP in London continued on 5 March.
10 March 2021
Manchester bus drivers' indefinite strikers fight on
Bus drivers in Manchester at Go North West have been on the picket lines, on indefinite strike over the deplorable actions being taken by the employer.
3 March 2021
Under attack and fighting back
After being told they are key workers, bus workers are increasingly having to strike back against the bosses' attacks.
24 February 2021
London bus dispute against low pay, pay cuts and longer hours
Socialist Party members supported bus drivers' picket lines across London on 22 February. The drivers are fighting back against low pay, pay cuts, and longer hours being imposed by their employer
17 February 2021
Manchester Go North West bus drivers in all-out strike over fire and rehire dispute
Bus drivers employed by Go North West in Manchester will begin an all-out continuous strike from 28 February. The company is trying to fire and rehire its workers on vastly inferior contracts.
17 February 2021
London bus drivers set to strike over pay and conditions
Some London bus drivers are also set to walk out over pay and conditions. Members of Unite based in several parts of the city will walk out from 22 February.
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