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Sturgeon Arrested
The clear out continues. Boris Johnson was first to be forced out of the conservative party over ‘Partygate’ and now Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested (as a suspect) for claims of misspent SNP donations. Of course, Johnson has been, and will be if he stays quiet, spared the ignominy of being arrested. This would be
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The Housing Question
With interest rates continuing to rise and impending fiscal doom poking its head over the horizon, the housing question presents itself yet again. In fact, the housing question isn’t a single question: It is many questions, including why do so many working class people find themselves living in such poor housing? Is the ‘dream’ of
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The Dangers of Trade Union Bureaucratisation
The Morning Star newspaper ran a story, published via its website on June 8th, reporting that the President of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers trade union had dismissed their President following allegations of financial improprieties during his tenure. Newton B Jones, who had been President of the American trade union since 2003, had allegedly misappropriated
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Solidarity With the Sandwell Bin Strikers!
Bin workers in Sandwell in the West Midlands are returning to picket lines after they rejected a pay offer. The workers, who are employed by contractors Serco, called off strike action at the end of May to consider the new offer, but strike action will resume after this offer was overwhelmingly rejected. You can read
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CCP Statement on The Case Of Kit Klarenberg
It Is In Workers Interest To Defend Free Speech Last week, the independent journalist Kit Klarenberg, who has reported on many dirty secrets of the British government, was detained at Luton airport by “anti terrorist” police officers. They held him (though they did not arrest him) for five hours and confiscated all of his electronic
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Solidarity with ASLEF strikers!
Members in the train drivers’ union ASLEF are taking part in the second day of strike action this week as part of their long-running dispute over pay. The strikes are taking place in over a dozen train operating companies on Saturday 3rd June, including Avanti West Coast, which would have been bringing thousands of football
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A Sheathed Weapon
Why strike action isn’t being used to full effect A unionised workforce removing their labour is a very important weapon in a worker’s armoury. The vast majority of case work for union reps is damage limitation. A strike is a sword that can be unsheathed to great effect for the rights of a worker. If
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Warrington: Strike action at GXO as Unite rep sacked
Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers contracted to deliver supplies from City Plumbing and PTS at logistics firm GXO are taking indefinite strike action in support of their colleague Paul Roberts, a local representative for Unite who was dismissed on trumped up charges. The strike action will cause huge disruption to the supply of plumbing materials in
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Project Statement on PCS’s Ukraine Motion
The recent passing of a conference motion “In support of Ukraine” by the Public and Commercial Services Union, filled with utter distortions of reality, shows us yet again how far the leadership of the trade union movement has fallen and how much it is wedded to British imperialism. The motion is remarkable in how much
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The Ely Riots
Kyrees and Harvey: Two Ely boys failed by South Wales Police If you’ve been watching the news recently, you will see the outpouring of condemnation of recent riots in Ely a district in Cardiff, Wales. What seems to have become a side note in this story is the fact that two young boys have died
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– Harry Braverman
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