Reports and campaigns

Under attack and fighting back

After being told they are key workers, bus workers are increasingly having to strike back against the bosses' attacks.

Socialist Students conference

Socialist Students has remained the most organised student group across the country.

Teachers demand fighting union strategy

Socialist candidate for NEU deputy general secretary lays out clear programme

Manchester indefinite bus strike against 'fire and rehire'

Socialist Party members supported the hundreds of bus drivers in Manchester who are on strike over proposed changes by private company Go North West

Sparks force bosses back but fight continues to stamp out deskilling

Rank-and-file construction electricians launched their fight against deskilling at the £22.5 billion Hinkley Point nuclear power station with a number of early morning protests on 24 February.

Swansea BLM protest against racist police brutality

Eleven members of the Socialist Party and Socialist Students from Swansea and the surrounding area attended a Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstration, wearing masks and socially distancing, on 27 February

HMRC: Pay deal agreed but at what cost?

On 26 February the PCS union HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) pay ballot closed. The turnout was 82.4% with 79.6% for and 20.4% against the deal.

Why we need socialists in London city hall

London was put into 'major incident' status on 8 January, with Covid-19 infection rates and hospital admissions soaring

Stop domestic abuse service closures in Brighton

Brighton and Hove council is removing funding from domestic abuse services at a time they are most needed

Determined to smash the fighting fund target to fuel election challenge in May

Congratulations to our members in East Midlands, who along with Wales and the South West have now exceeded their fighting fund target

Union fight to save musicians' livelihoods

The Covid-19 crisis has forced society to shut down, and music venues, which have not opened at all since last March, are no exception

British Gas strike

Around 7,000 British Gas engineers, members of the GMB trade union, are continuing their strike action because the company bosses have refused to withdraw their 'fire and rehire' contract which would leave workers on worse pay and conditions

RAF Leeming strike escalates

Over 50 workers on a Babcock Aerospace contract for operational and engineering services at RAF Leeming, north Yorkshire, have been taking discontinuous action since 20 January, escalating to two days of strike action at a time

IT workers walkout against 'fire and rehire'

IT workers at the tenant-referencing company Goodlord in east London were out on strike on 1 March against the company's fire-and-rehire scheme.

Victory for Judith, defend Moe

Socialist Party member Moe Muhsin Manir, a Unite bus driver rep, is in a disciplinary on a gross misconduct charge at the Abellio Walworth garage in South London.

International Women's Day rally, Sunday 7th March, 3pm. Click here for Facebook and Zoom links.

International Women's Day rally, Sunday 7th March, 3pm. Click here for Facebook and Zoom links.

Reinstate victimised bus driver Declan Clune

Declan was sacked on spurious grounds of "bringing the company into disrepute"

Getting the Socialist out in lockdown

Our branch has around 20 - 30 regular paper sales in normal times. Five of the regulars are within walking distance for me, and have their papers hand delivered each week. A core of regulars are contacted

President of 'big four' Labour-affiliated trade union joins TUSC committee

Amy Murphy, outgoing Usdaw president, is now on the TUSC national steering committee

Justice for Moyied Bashir

For the second time in just over a month, a young man has died at the hands of south Wales police.