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News
Labour expulsions confirm need for new mass workers’ party
Tories and Labour fail on child poverty
London floods: Privatisation and heavy rain are a dangerous mix
International
Cuban protests – what do they represent?
Israel: Hospital ancillary workers’ strike suspended
In brief: News, reports & analysis from the CWI
The following short extracts are from recent articles posted on the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) website.
Public sector pay
Public sector pay – Prepare for action!
Health workers have been told that they are only worth a 3% pay rise. Teachers have been told they are worth nothing in terms of a pay rise this year. Hundreds of thousands of civil servants face a pay freeze. A million and a half council workers have already been told they are only worth 1.5%.
Unite to fight Tory pay insults
New left NEC meets – Organise the fight back now
Government departments move to impose pay cuts
Further education set for industrial action over pay
Trade union
Sheffield Uni UCU fights archaeological dept closure
Despite nearly 47,000 signatures on a petition and at least three protests of well over 100 staff and students, the Sheffield University Council voted on 12 July to go ahead with their Executive Board’s proposal to effectively close the Archaeology Department
Bexley bin workers strike for better pay
Fight Freeports to stop bonfire of workers’ rights
Campaigns
Thousands march to Reclaim Pride
Tower Hamlets Labour backs Tory cuts
Vote TUSC in Weavers on 12 August: The Tories have taken away more than 50% of the government grants to run local services. And Tower Hamlets Labour mayor John Biggs has gone along with it.
East London resident fighting eviction again
Barnsley ‘Big Green Space’ protest
Youth Fight for Jobs is officially relaunched
Scottish socialist breaks running record
Readers’ Opinion
TV Review: Stateless blames mismanagement rather than system
