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9 January 2019
Solid strike by Arriva bus drivers
650 bus drivers, members of Unite the Union employed by Arriva, commenced a week-long strike on 6 January in a dispute over low pay. Drivers based at Darlington, Durham, Redcar and Stockton believe they are the second-lowest paid Arriva bus drivers in the country.
5 December 2018
Shelter strike, Beefeater beef, Cammell Laird continues, buses bust-up
5 December 2018
Blairite Birmingham steps up union-busting and two workforces plan strikes
Brum's Labour council won't get an easy Christmas this year. Two of its workforces - bin workers and home carers - are balloting for strikes
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
14 November 2018
TGI Fridays strike wins control of tips
After two rounds of strike action, TGI Fridays staff have won
7 November 2018
Pittsburgh Synagogue shootings: Unite to fight anti-Semitism and far right
On Saturday morning, 27 October, a man shouting antisemitic slogans opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the historically Jewish Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh.
31 October 2018
Call to arms by Southampton council unions
Unite and Unison unions representing Southampton City Council staff have declared that they will oppose and campaign against budget cuts announced by the Labour administration.
31 October 2018
Driving London's buses - a laser in the eye and a boot up the bum!
Why are drivers involved in road traffic incidents often tired? Transport for London (TfL) could ask the real bus experts - the drivers!
10 October 2018
Cable makers strike against real-terms pay cut
At midnight on 26 September, staff at cable manufacturer Prysmian in Eastleigh downed tools, with more strikes and a demo planned
10 October 2018
First coordinated catering and courier strike whets workers' appetite for action
Workers at several branches of McDonald's, Wetherspoon and TGI Fridays have struck together, joined by couriers for Uber Eats and other gig economy workers #FFS410
3 October 2018
York NHS workers strike against privatisation
Pickets made their voices heard on the first day of strike action against York Hospital transferring ancillary staff into a 'wholly owned subsidiary'
3 October 2018
Coordinated catering and courier strikes prove potential for mass union mobilisation
A massive step up in the battle to unionise workers in fast food and hospitality
26 September 2018
Students and workers unite and fight
Socialist Students is campaigning for an autumn of resistance against Tory marketisation of our universities. For students, this has meant cuts to education services alongside rising tuition fees and massive debt.
12 September 2018
Students unite and fight - free education now!
In 2017 the total student debt in the UK rose to over £100 billion
12 September 2018
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles including Liebherr latest and Nottingham bus strike.
12 September 2018
NSSN rally: militant trade unionists share ideas to win for workers
The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) rally at the Trade Union Congress was a meeting of over 200 working class militants sharing their experiences to best fight the Tories, the bosses and their austerity.
5 September 2018
Liebherr Sunderland strike continues
Managers have clearly been attempting to intimidate the workers on the picket line by taking photos of the strikers
5 September 2018
Housing workers walkout forces improved pay deal
Unite the Union members at Homes England and the Regulator of Social Housing have voted overwhelmingly to accept a revised set of options on pay following industrial action in July and a sustained campaign over the last few months
29 August 2018
Sunderland: Resolute Liebherr workers in pay strike
Liebherr strikers on their Sunderland picket line on 24 August were resolute. Talking about the importance of their picket line one of the strikers commented: "Even if it's thunder and lightning, we'll be standing here."
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