20 October 2021

University workers ballot for strike action

University and College Union (UCU) members in universities are being balloted over whether to take industrial action in two disputes

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20 October 2021

Brighton bin workers' victory in sight against Green-led council

Brighton bin strikers have voted to accept a deal that "ticks all the boxes, and more" according to GMB branch secretary Mark Turner

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20 October 2021

Fight to defend homelessness services

Councils in England have warned that the cost of homelessness services will increase by 27.2% in the next three years

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20 October 2021

Ealing People's Budget - cuts can be resisted

For every £1 received from central government in 2010, Ealing, in west London, now gets 36p. There is no let-up in the Labour council's relentless cuts to jobs, services and facilities.

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20 October 2021

Northampton People's Budget - cuts and privatisation is a failed strategy

Northampton Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) hosted its first People's Budget meeting on 5 October.

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20 October 2021

Fighting the cuts at the ballot box in Liverpool

A by-election has been called in the Kirkdale ward of Liverpool following the resignation of right-wing Labour councillor Malcolm Kennedy

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20 October 2021

Hackney children's centres - more education cuts are devastating

After years of behind-the-scenes cuts, the Labour council in Hackney, east London, is now cutting education services to the bone

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20 October 2021

Biggest protest yet to save Stratford Circus

Over 70 trade unionists, arts workers and community campaigners turned out for the second protest in defence of Stratford Circus arts centre on 16 October

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17 October 2021

Socialist Party in Education: Public zoom meeting

Find out more about the Socialist Party; why we support Martin Powell-Davies for NEU DGS; and how we can fight for a socialist education system

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13 October 2021

Hackney: Stop closure of children's centres

On 8 October, over 50 parents, children and members of public sector union Unison protested to demand that Fernbank and Hillside children's centres in Hackney, east London, be kept open

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13 October 2021

College strikes continue into third week

UCU strikes have continued into their third week at five FE colleges

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13 October 2021

March to save Stratford arts jobs from Newham Labour attacks

The campaign to save arts jobs in Stratford, east London, has called a second protest after the council reneged on promises yet again.

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13 October 2021

Readers' comments

Tough for some: Life is tough for everybody. The government cut in Universal Credit is forcing tens of thousands into poverty at a time when prices are set to rise. People will have to choose between heating the house

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13 October 2021

Oaks Park pickets vote for more strikes to defeat bullies

Strikers at Oaks Park secondary school in Redbridge, east London, have told bosses they'll fight bullying till the bitter end.

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13 October 2021

National Education Union deputy general secretary election

'Why I'm voting for a fighting strategy to win on workload, pay and cuts': Socialist Party member and teacher Martin Powell-Davies is running as a candidate for National Education Union (NEU) deputy general secretary

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6 October 2021

Coordinated FE strike against measly pay offer

College workers at ten University and College Union (UCU) branches initiated strike action as part of a coordinated fightback on pay on 28 September

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6 October 2021

Nottingham: Punish Labour for cruel cuts

Vote TUSC in Sherwood and St Ann's on 7 October: The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is standing in two council by-elections in Nottingham

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6 October 2021

Obituary - Dave Hardaker, 1952-2021

Comrades in the Northern Region were shocked to learn of Dave Hardaker's sudden death on Wednesday 29 September.

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6 October 2021

Glasgow's equal pay battle set to re-erupt

Three years ago this month saw an heroic 48-hour mass strike for equal pay. 8,000 Glasgow council workers, organised by Unison and the GMB, took the action. The majority female workforce had been underpaid

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6 October 2021

Brighton waste workers walk out

The Socialist Party joined the GMB union and Brighton's Cityclean, recycling, commercial waste and HGV drivers and workers on their picket line on 5 October as they fight for better pay and working conditions

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