Mary Jackson, photo Mary4Mayor

27 March 2013

Why we're standing for TUSC

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is an electoral alliance that stands candidates against all cuts and privatisation

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20 March 2013

Building TUSC in the unions

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is hosting a forum of leading trade unionists on 6 April. This initiative has come from the RMT transport workers' union with the aim of broadening trade union support for TUSC.

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27 February 2013

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: building an anti-cuts electoral voice

Eastleigh byelection: The Eastleigh byelection circus has left many voters out in the cold as the real stories of foodbanks, unemployment, benefit cuts and the closure of the local Ford Transit factory are ignored

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13 February 2013

Them & Us

Making a mint from mince: British government officials are desperately trying to get a derogation (exemption) from new EU laws which limit the amount of fat and collagen (used in cosmetic surgery) which can be present in minced meat...

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9 January 2013

Anti-cuts election candidates

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is standing in three byelections on 17 January...

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10 October 2012

Anti-austerity candidates selected for November contests

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition has announced its candidates for the Mayor of Bristol election and the Manchester Central parliamentary by-election that will take place on 15 November...

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TUSC on the 28 March 2012 NUT London strike and demonstration , photo by Socialist Party

26 September 2012

TUSC conference: A step forward for working class political representation

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition conference on 22 September was a forum for real debate about political representation for working class people, writes Paula Mitchell

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TUSC on the 28 March 2012 NUT London strike and demonstration, photo Socialist Party

12 September 2012

We need a political voice to fight austerity

Next steps in filling the vacuum: A conference of Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) supporters meets in London on 22 September...

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8 August 2012

TUSC: Keeping up the pressure on the austerity parties

The last fortnight has seen the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) contest two more council byelections, taking to five the number fought by TUSC since the nation-wide local polls in May, writes Clive Heemskerk, TUSC national nominating officer.

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7 August 2012

TUSC and summer byelections

The last fortnight has seen the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) contest two more council byelections, taking to five the number fought by TUSC since the nation-wide local council elections in May

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20 June 2012

TUSC discusses next elections

At a time when growing numbers of people across Europe are turning to anti-austerity alternatives at the ballot box, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition national steering committee met on June 13th to discuss its plans for contesting future elections here in Britain

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23 May 2012

Building the electoral alternative in Brent

Socialist Party takes off in Brent: Just over a month ago I was thinking about how to campaign for the anti-cuts electoral alternative, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), writes John Boyle.

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TUSC on the NUT London strike demonstration on 28 March 2012, photo Socialist Party

9 May 2012

Election results: How did TUSC do?

This year's elections were the second set of local polls contested by the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) since it was formed in early 2010 writes Clive Heemskerk, TUSC national nominating officer.

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TUSC on the 28 March 2012 NUT London strike and demonstration, photo Socialist Party

2 May 2012

TUSC: the electoral alternative to the parties of the rich

Round-up across the country: All together in Liverpool to support TUSC mayoral stand: 300 people attended the Liverpool pre-election rally for mayoral candidate Tony Mulhearn and other Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) candidates across Merseyside, writes Dave Walsh.

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27 April 2012

Video: TUSC applauded on BBC's Question Time

Socialist Party London organiser Paula Mitchell condemns both the government "of the rich for the rich" and the Labour Party, who refuse to say they will reverse the cuts

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25 April 2012

Vote for a socialist alternative

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is a new electoral coalition that was set up by leading trade unionists including RMT general secretary Bob Crow, and socialists, including the Socialist Party, to provide a political voice to the millions who oppose the cuts.

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TUSC supports the striking tube workers working for Tube Lines at the Tube Lines HQ in Canary Wharf 25 April 2012, photo by Paul Mattsson

25 April 2012

Build a socialist alternative to austerity

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is an electoral coalition of trade unionists along with socialist organisations, including the Socialist Party, and individuals...

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25 April 2012

TUSC campaigns round-up

Hillingdon - Bob Crow: Nearly 70 local people in Uxbridge, west London, listened to Bob Crow argue the case for TUSC on 18 April...

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24 April 2012

See the TUSC website for socialist election news

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18 April 2012

On 3 May use your vote to: Shake up politics and fight all cuts!

This is a government of the rich for the rich. That is the inescapable message of the Lib-Con coalition's ultra anti-working class budget and the whole cuts agenda.

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