Tag: Trade unionism
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Red Book Fair
Our second outing is approaching! We will be manning a stall at the Red Book Fair on the 18th November. Next month! It’s being held at the famous Scouse socialist bar The Casa on Hope Street, Liverpool. Come down and see us! Have a pint, buy a book and listen to come some Communists talk.…
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The Fate Of Greece
The EU Led Class War On Greek Workers Intensifies The recent piece of legislation passed by the Greek parliament, which pushed the working week to a maximum of 72 hours, serves as another reminder to all workers that EU membership is not any guarantee of workers rights but in fact the opposite. The bill contains…
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Who is behind the TUC motion asking British workers to support war crimes?
The pro-imperialist ‘Ukraine Solidarity Campaign’ organised a demonstration in London in April 2022 at which known secret service assets like Paul Mason called on the government to ‘Arm, arm, arm Ukraine’. The organisation relies heavily on US-sponsored ‘labour activists’ and ‘socialists’ in Ukraine (a country where all real working-class resistance was long ago outlawed). These…
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The Failure of the Royal Mail Dispute
The Communications Workers Union announced on Tuesday 11th July that its members had voted, with a majority of over 75%, to accept the ‘offer’ made to them by Royal Mail, and so ending a dispute that will serve as a lesson to every trade union activist in the movement on both the inherent limitations 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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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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