2 December 2015
Student nurses protested on 2nd December outside the Department of Health in defence in of their bursaries
26 November 2015
UCU members in the Open University took strike action on Wednesday against plans to close the university's regional offices, threatening over 500 jobs, writes Tom Baldwin.
18 November 2015
Support for Roger Bannister in Unison election
There has been widespread support for Roger Bannister in his campaign to be elected Unison general secretary, with Unison members leafleting workplaces and announcing on social media why they have voted for him.
13 November 2015
Lewisham Momentum initiates 'no-cuts' petition
12 November 2015
12 November 2015
Labour Party in 1980s Liverpool
A letter in the Guardian by Tony Mulhearn
11 November 2015
Clive Walder, a long-standing Socialist Party member in the CWU had an appeal against unfair dismissal rejected by British Telecom on 9 November, confirming his sacking after 38 years of service.
5 November 2015
Johannesburg university struggle - solidarity needed
The Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) in South Africa is appealing for letters of protest to be sent to the management of the University of Johannesburg (UJ)
3 November 2015
Rally against the Trade Union Bill
Thousands of trade unionists came to London yesterday to lobby their MPs as part of the TUC rally against the Trade Union Bill
21 October 2015
Hull council's aggressive bid to remove union convenors
Hull council, run by Labour, is pre-empting the Tories' trade union bill. It is issuing redundancy notices to all five full-time council union organisers.
20 October 2015
TUSC Cllr Bennett calls for needs-based budgets
Warrington TUSC councillor Kevin Bennett has written an open letter to all Labour members of Warrington Borough Council asking whether they support Jeremy Corbyn's call for councils to stand together and refuse to implement government cuts
20 October 2015
Crown Packaging Unite convener: "Fight to keep this plant open"
250 workers at Crown Packaging in South Wales were dropped a bombshell last week with the announcement that the plant, which has been a landmark in Neath for almost 80 years, is to close due to alleged 'overcapacity'
14 October 2015
Bradshaw supports MP de-selection when he benefits
A headline screamed: One senior MP (Ben Bradshaw) stormed out of a heated session of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) addressed by Jeremy Corbyn
28 September 2015
Notts NHS trust closing more mental health units
"Don't deny the evidence! Don't ignore the risks! Don't close Broomhill House", chanted protesters as people arrived for the Notts Healthcare Trust board meeting
29 September 2015
Campaign Kazakhstan protest: Kaz Minerals
On Monday 28 September a protest took place outside the London office of Kaz Minerals plc, demanding action to alleviate the suffering of their workers and the victimisation of activists
28 September 2015
Pics: Tower block residents defend homes
Residents are defending their homes this morning (28.9.15) as the Waltham Forest council (via the ALMO Ascham Homes) attempts to enter the blocks to remove dividing doors - the first stage in their social cleansing project
15 September 2015
RMT motion on anti-union laws carried at TUC
A key motion from transport union RMT setting out a strategy for fighting the Tory Trade Union Bill has been overwhelmingly carried at the TUC congress
15 September 2015
Unison probation workers' strike
Probation workers in Unison took three hours of strike action on 14 September in an ongoing dispute over pay
1 September 2015
Corbyn: Closest Labour contender to Usdaw's policies
A letter by Yorkshire Socialist Party member Iain Dalton that was published in the Financial Times on Monday 31st August
28 August 2015
Will Scottish 'Rise' alliance offer a way forward?
A new "left electoral alliance" - in reality a party - is being launched on Saturday in Glasgow: RISE (Respect, Independence, Socialism, Environmentalism)
27 August 2015
RMT responds to night tube suspension
A RMT press release on Transport for London's (TFL) announcement that it is suspending introduction of a night-time tube service
25 August 2015
More than $5 trillion has been wiped off global stock markets in the two weeks since the Chinese devaluation
25 August 2015
Manchester uni unions ready for jobs fight
UCU, Unison and Unite at the University of Manchester (UoM) are all currently preparing to fight after 300+ attended a joint union meeting to discuss threats to jobs.
25 August 2015
Indesit workers striking over pay
Hundreds of distribution workers at white-goods distribution company Indesit have started a series of national strikes over pay
25 August 2015
Boothroyd's pro-capitalist credentials
Ex right-wing Labour MP Baroness Boothroyd writes that Labour is 'galloping towards the precipice' if Jeremy Corbyn clinches the leadership contest
14 August 2015
Meeting to say: Salford College matters!
On Monday 10th August Salford public, teachers, Socialist Party activists and youth workers gathered at a meeting to discuss the proposed 57 job losses at Salford City College and a call to have a wider public consultation on the matter
14 August 2015
TV review: Britain's nuclear secrets
In what was obviously intended as a positive story on the nuclear industry, respected physicist Jim Al-Khalili took a camera crew into the nuclear complex at Sellafield in Cumbria
12 August 2015
Video: Jeremy Corbyn and TUSC on the BBC News
BBC News 11 August 2015: Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition National Election Agent Clive Heemskerk refutes claims that TUSC is infiltrating the Jeremy Corbyn campaign in the Labour leadership election and confirms the popularity of socialist ideas, writes video.
11 August 2015
National Gallery strike goes indefinite
First day of National Gallery all-out strike "stronger than ever"
10 August 2015
The following letter was sent to the Observer by 'Liverpool 47' former councillor Tony Mulhearn, but was not published by the Observer
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