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Locked down, hard up, fight back!

As areas across the country face further lockdown measures there is growing frustration, anger and anxiety.

As school cases soar – is contact tracing ‘near breaking point’?

Contact tracer speaks out: reduced follow-up and emergency hiring

Even more delay in stopping school transmission?

School staff and parents fear the worst. Public Health England figures show that the highest test-positivity rates are now in the 10-19 age group, but schools are still expected to remain open

National Education Union must launch action now

Nottingham Covid surge caused by Tory mismanagement

Under the microscope

Coronavirus news in brief.

Students not to blame for unsafe uni conditions

“It’s not fair” – lockdown students demand free education

Students speak out: isolation and uncertainty reign

Building a movement to fight for free education

Unite votes to cut affiliation fee to Labour

Usdaw elections: the battle for a fighting union

At the behest of General Secretary Paddy Lillis, the national executive committee of Usdaw, the retail and distribution union, has overturned its previous decision to delay the elections (see ‘Usdaw elections: Defend members’ right to participate’ at socialistparty.org.uk)

NEU Special Conference: A fight for safety in schools is urgently needed

Napo AGM 2020: Celebrating probation victory and preparing for challenges ahead

University workers ballot for action against in-person teaching

Stop Royal Mail’s profit-driven plans to force postal workers to share vans

Unison: The Socialist is backing Hugo Pierre – for a fighting socialist general secretary!

Hugo Pierre, a Socialist Party member, is standing as a candidate for Unison general secretary. The Socialist will be running a series of articles over the coming weeks

Are cooperatives the answer to a failing capitalist system?

It seems all wings of the labour and trade union movement have renewed interest in cooperatives. During Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party, cooperatives were given considerable emphasis

Stop NHS meltdown

Transport for London funding crunch

Oliver Campbell – Still fighting for justice

Fighting Fund – we’re off to a good start

Obituary: Raph Parkinson 1958-2020

Greek workers and socialists celebrate convictions of Golden Dawn fascists

Nigeria: Mass protests force government to disband killer cop unit

Non-fiction: This Land – the story of a movement

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