27 September 2017

Usdaw elections announced - fight for a left leadership, vote for Amy Murphy

Usdaw general secretary John Hannett's retirement, announced at the shop workers' union's annual summer school, has been a long time in the offing

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13 September 2017

McStriker addresses Greenwich trade unionists

Staff have suffered years of low pay, bullying and abuse from managers

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12 September 2017

Tories retreat on pay cap

It's 'pay-back' time! Coordinate the strikes.
The government has caved in. It has agreed to lift the 1% public sector pay cap from next year, reflecting the pressure the Tories are under.

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8 September 2017

Sports Direct's broken promises

Mike Ashley, promised last year "to ensure that all staff are treated with dignity and respect".

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6 September 2017

Schools and teaching: A perfect storm of cuts, underfunding, excessive workloads and low pay

Schools return this week for a new academic year with the usual mix of emotions but with the prospect of budget cuts lingering in the background

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6 September 2017

Three week Argos strike ends

Argos workers, members of Unite the Union, have finished a three week period of strikes over issues around relocation and redundancies

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30 August 2017

McStrike against low pay

"I have experienced first-hand the insecurity of zero-hour contracts, low pay and abuse by the management, to both me and my fellow workmates"

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15 August 2017

'Ana Key MP' - Socialist artist responds to attacks

They push through the same cuts, take the same exorbitant wage (mine earned three times the median wage of her constituents!) and ignore the same problems, writes Ellen Kenyon Peers, Lewisham Socialist Party.

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9 August 2017

Barts strike: Keep up the pressure on Serco and the trust!

Talks are expected between NHS privateer Serco and striking Barts health workers as we go to press with the next strike set for 6am on 18 August

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9 August 2017

End poverty pay for sleep-in care workers

Since the NHS began outsourcing care services to private companies and charities, wages and conditions for carers, support workers and healthcare assistants have been squeezed.

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3 August 2017

Three London strikes coordinate demos

Unite members at Barts NHS Trust, the Bank of England and BA cabin crew went on the march

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26 July 2017

Barts health strike: Low pay, no way!

Serco strikers have led a magnificent fight so far

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26 July 2017

Young people...fight for a future, fight for socialist policies

Young people in the UK have faced brutal attacks from successive governments on our living standards and our futures.

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26 July 2017

Bron Afon workers strike against £3,000 pay cut

Support workers for Bron Afon housing association in Cwmbran, south Wales, have taken their third day of strike action against a £3,000 annual pay cut imposed by management on the staff in the Supported Living Team.

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14 July 2017

Tesco's 10% pay increase accompanied by cuts and job losses

Tesco called it its "biggest ever pay award"

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12 July 2017

Low-paid cabin crew protest during 16-day stoppage

In a vengeful act, BA imposed sanctions on strikers: removing bonus payments and staff travel concessions

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5 July 2017

Public sector wages - Pay up!

Strike to smash the cap: A stark new report by the government's own advisors on public sector pay has shown that there was a 6% drop in average wages from 2005 to 2015

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28 June 2017

Unison conference: confident delegates take control, give Corbyn 'rapturous' welcome

Like Theresa May, general secretary Dave Prentis and his supporters looked like the team who had won but lost

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21 June 2017

The have-yachts and the have-nots

Trade unions must lead fightback: 1% of the population owns 14% of the UK's wealth

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21 June 2017

Inflation: Workers lose out - time for action

If more confirmation was needed about how working class people are being left behind, then look no further than the latest evidence of falling living standards from the Office for National Statistics

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