9 December 2020

HMRC pay talks - PCS needs to organise members now

Revenue and Customs (HMRC) management's business case for pay linked to contract changes has been agreed by the Treasury

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2 December 2020

Unions must resist return to austerity

Chancellor Sunak's spending review should be a wake-up call to the trade union leaders. Even from the capitalists' point of view there was no immediate need to impose a pay freeze on 1.5 million public sector workers.

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2 December 2020

Where is devolution heading?

"Devolution is a disaster" were the reported words of Boris Johnson, referring to the Scottish government and "Tony Blair's biggest mistake".

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2 December 2020

Napo kickstarts fight against pay freeze

At my first meeting on the national executive committee (NEC) of probation union Napo, I put forward an emergency motion to launch a campaign against the pay freeze.

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25 November 2020

Covid crisis: "We won't pay the price"

After giving Covid contracts worth billions to their cronies, the Tories announced yet another pay freeze for millions of public sector workers, and the scrapping of the planned increase in the minimum wage

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Hugo Pierre, speaking at Socialism 2020, 21st November 2020

22 November 2020

Hugo Pierre, a candidate in Unison's general secretary election, speaking at Socialism 2020, 21st November 2020

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4 November 2020

Why the Socialist Party is backing Hugo Pierre for Unison general secretary

On the 28 October, 1.4 million ballot papers will go out to Unison public sector union members to decide who should be the new general secretary and lead the union.

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7 October 2020

Germany: "Heroes" strike to demand a pay rise

Public sector workers in Germany's hospitals, kindergartens, civil service, refuse operations, as well as public transport workers, have started 'warning strikes' in support of their wage demands.

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5 October 2020

test

lots of test here

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22 July 2020

Tories using pandemic to privatise NHS more

Another £3 billion for the NHS to prepare for the coming winter, said the Tory government. NHS England had actually said it needed £10 billion.

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24 June 2020

South Africa: Building jobs and living wage campaign

On 17 June, hundreds of workers marched in Johannesburg, South Africa, demanding permanent jobs and a monthly living wage of R12,500 (£580).

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31 March 2020

More than ever, we need accountable union leaders

The PCS union's national elections have been suspended

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16 March 2020

Coronavirus - a workers charter 2020

Coronavirus reveals the capitalist system in crisis
Workers mustn’t pay the price
Party document 16 March 2020

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11 March 2020

Is there an anti-cuts rebellion in Scotland?

In Scotland, both Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour councillors continue to be complicit in implementing cuts, writes Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland.

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12 February 2020

Big Unison south east regional meeting votes for anti-cuts position

Over 150 delegates registered for the South East regional council meeting of local government union Unison which took place on 8 February. This was the biggest meeting for many years.

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23 January 2020

Unite regional committee votes to support anti-cuts Enfield councillor

Unite's London and Eastern regional committee is supporting a campaign in Enfield against cuts

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15 January 2020

Labour Party leadership contest: Fight for a mass anti-austerity, workers' party with a socialist programme

The process to elect a new leader of the Labour Party is underway and poses an essential question. What will happen to the potential, opened up by Jeremy Corbyn's unexpected leadership victory in 2015, to win a mass party in the interests of the working class?

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8 January 2020

Ignore the hype - austerity goes on: organise to resist

It's not just the Socialist that is challenging Johnson's claims that he will end austerity and grow the economy. According to the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, winning the election was "the easy bit."

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13 December 2019

Stand firm for socialist policies to stop Tory attacks

* Trade unions must organise and plan to mobilise workers and young people to defend the NHS, public services, the environment, benefits and workers' rights.
* Blame the Blairites. Kick out the pro-capitalist saboteurs. Refound Labour as a mass democratic workers' party with socialist policies.
Join the fightback! Join the Socialist Party!

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6 November 2019

Tories out! Corbyn in with anti-austerity and socialist policies

Whose side are you on? That was the theme of Jeremy Corbyn's speech launching Labour's election campaign

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