British Gas engineers on strike in Liverpool, photo by Neill Dunne

27 January 2021

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is 'up and running' for the May 2021 elections

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is 'up and running' for the May 2021 elections

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9 December 2020

Should Corbyn stand for London Mayor?

Working-class people need better than Dodd's 'austerity later' policies.

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14 October 2020

Unite votes to cut affiliation fee to Labour

An important step following the defeat of Corbynism in Labour - It should also be the starting point of a broader debate

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5 August 2020

Workplace news in brief

Campaign group 'Sheffield needs a pay rise' and the fast food workers' union BFAWU organised a protest against wage theft at Papa John's pizza chain on 25 July.

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1 July 2020

Tories put profit before lives

Government failures fan Covid:
Once again, this incompetent Tory government, intent on pursuing its pro-big business agenda of prematurely ending the pandemic lockdown, has put lives at risk.

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4 March 2020

Defend the right to strike! Southampton solidarity meeting

RMT transport union guards on South Western Railway (SWR) will be on strike again, 9-10 March and 12-13 March, in their fight to maintain 'safety critical' guards on the railways.

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30 October 2019

London - 'autumn of discontent'

Independent union United Voices of the World (UVW) has launched an 'autumn of discontent' with strikes by outsourced, low-paid, mainly migrant workers.

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30 October 2019

McDonald's - Striking to end low pay

Workers at six McDonald's stores in south London will go on strike on 12 November

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Wandsworth Town McDonald's strike protest. Tuesday 12th November 2019. Photo Isai Priya

11 September 2019

Wandsworth Town McDonald's strike protest. Tuesday 12th November 2019. Photo Isai Priya

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26 June 2019

Them & Us

It's one world for the super-rich and another for the rest of us.

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6 March 2019

Trade union action to end low pay now!

Poverty pay for 1.2 million public sector workers. 2.7% pay rise for MPs: More than one million public sector workers are paid less than the minimum amount needed to make ends meet, as set by the Living Wage Foundation. They calculate this as £9 an hour, or £10.55 in London.

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10 October 2018

Another first: pub strike victory in south London!

Striking workers at the Ivy House pub in Nunhead, south London, have won all their demands after three days of stoppage

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10 October 2018

First coordinated catering and courier strike whets workers' appetite for action

Workers at several branches of McDonald's, Wetherspoon and TGI Fridays have struck together, joined by couriers for Uber Eats and other gig economy workers #FFS410

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3 October 2018

Catering and courier workers strike together

"I work for the pub chain Wetherspoon where it's possible to work 6am-3pm one day and 3pm-12am the next - with only sporadic days off"

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3 October 2018

Coordinated catering and courier strikes prove potential for mass union mobilisation

A massive step up in the battle to unionise workers in fast food and hospitality

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26 September 2018

Hospitality workers coordinate historic strike

Workers in McDonald's, TGI Fridays and Wetherspoon are fighting low pay.

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12 September 2018

NSSN rally: militant trade unionists share ideas to win for workers

The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) rally at the Trade Union Congress was a meeting of over 200 working class militants sharing their experiences to best fight the Tories, the bosses and their austerity.

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11 July 2018

NSSN conference 2018: Mood for fighting action and coordination

"I'm sick and tired of hearing that the trade union movement is on its way out," declared Linda Taaffe in opening the conference

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20 June 2018

McStrikers and young workers take centre stage at bakers' union 2018 conference

The 100th annual conference of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) was held in Southport from 10-14 June.

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1 May 2018

May Day McStrike: "A symbol for all workers"

At midnight workers in the Oxford Street McDonalds in Manchester walked out

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