12 November 2014
Scottish TUSC conference votes to stand candidates in 2015
The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) conference has voted unanimously to stand candidates in the 2015 Westminster elections on an uncompromising anti-cuts platform
12 November 2014
Letter to Radio 4 re Militant and Liverpool
I listened very carefully to the Radio 4 programme on Militant and Liverpool. To a new listener it would appear to be fairly balanced. However, I must take you up on the time given to the Baron (Kinnock)
6 November 2014
15Now's Kshama Sawant in London this weekend
3 November 2014
Representatives of South East Kent TUC stood on picket lines today alongside striking Unite range wardens, writes Seth Cruse, president South East Kent Trade Union Council.
30 October 2014
Russian writer Pilnyak: 120th anniversary
October 2014 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Russian writer Boris Pilnyak.
30 October 2014
Due to the threat of strike action and a boycott of the Picturehouse chain, the Ritzy bosses have now backed down from the threat to sack 34 members of staff, writes Laurence Maples.
29 October 2014
Sports Direct: pressure mounts on 0-hr contracts
29 October 2014
Dublin TD promotes pro-choice campaign
Ruth Coppinger, a Socialist Party TD in the Republic of Ireland parliament travelled to Northern Ireland on Tuesday along with 30 other pro-choice activists to receive abortion pills from the pro-choice organisation Women on Web
28 October 2014
The Labour Party in Scotland has been thrown into a deep crisis following the resignation of its Scottish leader, Johann Lamont
24 October 2014
Firefighters today announced a significant escalation of strike action, with four days of strikes commencing on 31 October until 4 November
23 October 2014
Mark Serwotka re-elected for fourth term
Mark Serwotka has been re-elected unopposed for a fourth term as general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union
23 October 2014
Salford: NASUWT strike against unreasonable treatment
Teachers at Swinton High School in Salford, Greater Manchester, were on strike on 21-22 October. Members of the NASUWT teachers' union are deeply frustrated at policies imposed by the headteacher
21 October 2014
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (20 October) is probably right that Russell Brand is a "dilettante". But he challenges the status quo and stands up for those who are on its sharp end, like the young mothers in Newham
20 October 2014
Kevin Maguire's mistaken comparison
I share Kevin Maguire's revulsion at South Tyneside council's threat to lop off £5,000 of the pay of nursery nurses, particularly as the fat cats continue to pile up fabulous wealth
20 October 2014
Further action by Sheffield recycling workers
The recycling workers in Sheffield who had already taken six days of strike action, upped the ante on their uncharitable 'charity' employers by staging an unofficial walk-out on Thursday 16th October, closing four of the five sites
16 October 2014
Following eight hours of discussion through ACAS, Unite members at the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) have called off their planned seven days of strike action
15 October 2014
Defence workers strike over derisory pay offer
Workers at the cash-rich Defence Support Group started a rolling programme of strike action today in a dispute over pay in the run-up to the group being sold off to the private sector next year
14 October 2014
Leeds rally: 50 years since Militant's launch
Packing out the room with chairs in literally every space available, 75 people from across Yorkshire came to a rally on Thursday 9th October in Leeds to celebrate 50 years since the launch of Militant in October 1964
9 October 2014
Local government strike suspended
The Unison, Unite and GMB unions have suspended strike action over pay planned for 14 October
9 October 2014
The RMT has suspended the 48-hour London Underground strike planned to start on 14 October
17 October 2014
Black History Month - London socialist meetings
7 October 2014
The RMT union has confirmed 48 hours of strike action on London Underground on 14-16 October in the continuing fight against the London mayor's onslaught on jobs, working conditions, safety and the threat to services including the wholesale closure of ticket offices
24 September 2014
Civil servants to strike on 15 October
Almost a quarter of a million civil servants will take part in 72 hours of action in the public sector by striking on Wednesday 15 October
22 September 2014
Socialist Party Scotland calls for new mass workers' party
If the 'strategists' of British capitalism believed that the narrow No vote in the independence referendum would allow politics to return to 'normal', this illusion has been shattered by the events of the last 48 hours
22 September 2014
Demo calls on Labour to oppose Fracking
Last Sunday several thousand people marched through Manchester to protest at the Labour Party's support for fracking. The demonstration was part of an international day of action over climate change
22 September 2014
Tax evasion spirals to over £80bn a year
The cost of tax evasion to the economy spiralled to more than £80 billion last year, according to new figures for the Public and Commercial Services union
16 September 2014
Video, John McInally on Scotland's referendum
See: http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6908
15 September 2014
Tommy Sheridan on BBC's Sunday Politics
Tommy Sheridan on the BBC's Sunday Politics - Andrew Neil reduced to sneers.
12 September 2014
Scotland: Defeat Project Terror with socialist policies
The possibility of a majority 'Yes' vote for Scottish independence has produced panic and trepidation among the British capitalist establishment and their counterparts internationally
11 September 2014
The Fire Brigades Union has announced a nationwide "Ring of Fire" tour of the UK to highlight the devastating impact the government's austerity agenda is having on the fire and rescue service
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