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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.
16 May 2018
A huge Socialist Party "Tories Out!" banner greeted 20,000 marchers
16 May 2018
May 1968: Revolutionary explosion as two thirds of workforce join strike
France, May 1968: week three: On Saturday 18 May 1968, General Charles de Gaulle, president of France, was forced to cut short his state visit to Bucharest.
9 May 2018
Use TUC march as launch pad for action on pay
National strike action is possible if the unions build a real fighting campaign for it.
2 May 2018
Radiographers' union discusses coordinated action
Delegates to the annual conference of the Society of Radiographers in Leeds between 22-24 April should have been celebrating smashing the pay cap. But feelings were very subdued as most felt what was on offer would make little difference in real terms.
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.
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
28 March 2018
For Whom the School Bell Tolls: Our kids or the Tories?
Like the NHS and council services, public state education in primary, secondary, special schools and colleges is facing a dire crisis
22 March 2018
NHS pay: Reject the Tories' divide and rule offer
While Jeremy Hunt proudly endorsed the latest pay offer for NHS staff, the headline figure of 6.5% is not all it seems.
14 March 2018
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles including Hinkley sit-in victory and Newham academies battle
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
Toys R Us, Maplin: worsening retail crisis claims more jobs
Trade unions must fight for public ownership: Big high street retailers Toys R Us and Maplin have gone under, with a number of other familiar names like Mothercare rumoured to follow
7 February 2018
Tens of thousands in London and dozens or hundreds on each of more than 50 other events around the country boldly protested in defence of our NHS.
31 January 2018
Unite members employed by OCS working in Hackney schools have won a fantastic victory
31 January 2018
NHS: use the 3 February protests as a launch pad for a mass movement
Thousands will be marching and protesting in London and across the UK in response to the crisis that has escalated in hospitals over the winter.
31 January 2018
Local government workers' reps reject 2% pay offer
The fight for coordinated strike action to win fair pay for public sector workers took a step closer on 23 January when the elected Unison national committee for local government workers voted to recommend rejection of the 2% pay offer to its 600,000 members.
31 January 2018
Heroic health workers and valiant community campaigns have already proven that when we fight, we can win. The ideas and work of the Socialist Party have been a key component in this struggle.
But it's not just about ideas. Socialist Party members have been on the front line of the fightback, turning ideas into action. Help us beat the Tory and Blairite NHS wreckers. Join the Socialists.
26 January 2018
Cammell Lairds strikers demand improved pay and conditions
Shipbuilding workers in the GMB and Unite are striking
24 January 2018
PCS executive agrees next steps in pay campaign
On 31 January PCS members from across the UK civil service will participate in pay day protests over public sector pay restraint which has seen a 20% cut in wages since 2010. These protests come on the back of our fantastic consultative ballot result.
10 January 2018
Sustained mass movement needed to stop Tories wrecking our NHS
The winter NHS crisis has provoked fury from patients and health workers alike, with many taking to social media to share candid photos of the situation.
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