Support the Peace Process in Colombia! New Political Party Formed to Uphold the Peace Founding Congress of new FARC political party, Bogotá, Colombia, August 27-September 1, 2017. Banner reads:…
Isle of Wight NHS Demo:
150th Anniversary of the Publication of the First Volume of Das Kapital on September 14, 1867
Das Kapital with its author Karl Marx 150th Anniversary of the Publication of the First Volume of Das Kapital on September 14, 1867 The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism –…
Ryanair plans to make pilots change holidays
BBC Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said the firm is planning to make pilots delay a week’s holiday as it wrestles with massive flight cancellations. His comments came at the…
BMW steps up warning on threat to UK Mini production
Alan Tovey, industry editor , Telegraph 11 MAY 2017 • 4:29PM Production of Minis could be moved out of Britain if Brexit talks do not deliver a favourable result, the boss of the German car giant…
Stuart Monro: Video tribute
In Memoriam, Stuart Monro.
Stuart Monro June 15, 1938 – September 7, 2017 Stuart Monro passed away on the evening of Thursday, September 7. He collapsed suddenly after having suffered from heart problems.His passing came as a…
STRIKE WAVE:
Actions by workers started recently, in 2016 and developed in quantity in 2017. Summer wave of strike action. This summer has seen a real wave of strike action, the last two weeks in particular by…
Socialism, the New Beginning
Socialism has been called the first phase of Communism; “From each according to their ability, to each according to their work” and the second phase, or higher stage of Communism it changes “… to…
National Shop Stewards’ Network:
NSSN 354: Support #Sept4 strike day! John McDonnell to speak at Sept10 NSSN TUC Rally! NSSN TUC Congress Rally in Brighton: ‘Fight together to scrap the 1% pay cap and get the Tories out!’ – 1pm…
Education unions merge to form new organisation
The creation of a new education union has become a reality in the UK following the amalgamation of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the National Union of Teachers, creating the National…
Birmingham bin strike:
Redundancy notices for refuse workers Rubbish piled up on the streets of Alum Rock in Birmingham during the dispute Refuse workers in Birmingham will be issued with redundancy notices after the…
Union to visit classrooms to highlight employment rights to pupils:
Union reps prepare to go back to school to teach pupils about workers rights Union will train members to visit classrooms throughout Scotland to highlight employment rights to pupils TRAINING for…
McDonald’s workers to coordinate strike with allies around world
Workers at two McDonald’s restaurants in the UK will go on strike on 4 September, the US Labor Day holiday, in an attempt to coordinate action against the fast food giant with allies around the…
100 years ago, Lenin returned to Russia from exile to lead the Revolution:
In the centenary of the Soviet Revolution we look back at Lenin returning to Russia in the Spring. The masses were making the revolution and they needed their General Staff, which was the…
Glasgow Janitors Strike ends in Victory
Delight for Glasgow janitors as 20-month strike ends in victory After a near two-year battle for a pay rise – led by Unison and dubbed locally as #Justice4Jannies – janitors finally won a six per…
What Kind of Education do we Want?
Many people interested in education are involved in teaching or support, some are parents and students. It has become a major political issue of our time and is under siege from Austerity. We need to…
In the News:
International US Charlotte Town attack on demonstrators. Trump caught out on support for riight wing supremacist, neo-nazi and KKK. Pragmatic approach in essence equating “Left” in same boat….
Support McDonalds’ workers as they ballot for strikes
August 9, 2017 in Bulletins NSSN TUC Congress Rally in Brighton: ‘Fight together to scrap the 1% pay cap and get the Tories out!’ – 1pm Sunday September 10th in the Arundel Suite in the Holiday Inn,…
EU Single Market:
The EU Single Market Is Incompatible With Labour’s Manifesto Morning Star EU single market membership frustrates any ability to create coherent, integrated, nationalised industries and utilities…