"70,000 university staff have turned out like never before, defying bullying tactics from management to show they will no longer accept falling pay, pension cuts, brutal workloads and gig-economy working conditions."
Where Next on Community Wealth Building? Trade Unions and Political Leaders Gather in Preston to Talk Strategy
"Community Wealth Building has been referred to as ‘guerrilla localism’, & this is not a bad description. It captures the dynamism of the idea, & suggests the power of activism to achieve change."
Hundreds gather in solidarity vigils for 32 killed in the Channel
We must resist the race to the bottom on the rhetoric whipped up against migrant and refugee communities & fight for a just and humane migrant and refugee system.
The Tories have done absolutely nothing about the real level of wages – John McDonnell MP on the #autumnstatement
“The solution is resistance - that means joining demonstrations, occupations & picket lines" - John McDonnell responds to the Tories' Autumn Statement and the return of austerity.
Women’s structures in Labour are key to ensuring issues facing women are not ignored – Labour Women Leading
Labour Women Leading call on activists to defend Labour's women's conference and ensure that the issues facing women in the crisis aren't left of the agenda.
The Biggest University Strike in UK History
As university staff in the UK begin the biggest strike action in the sector's history, Caitlin Adam looks at the reasons why educators are striking and the effects of marketisation on Higher Education.
This miserly budget privatises social struggle as individual shame
"Never before has it been more obvious that our democracy is a front for the management and control of capital, big business, and profiteering" - Laura Smith responds to the Autumn Statement.
RMT Announces four weeks of industrial action
"Our message to the public is we are sorry to inconvenience you, but we urge you to direct your anger and frustration at the government and railway employers during this latest phase of action."
Chancellor ‘not on the side of workers’ – Sharon Graham, Unite
"Jeremy Hunt has chosen to meet his self-imposed targets by slashing public services and raising taxes on workers, rather than those responsible" - Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham responds to the Autumn Statement.
Qatar World Cup – a labour and environmental disaster
"Not only is the Qatar World Cup in the wrong place and time, but it's a labour and environmental disaster... some have called it the "dangerous games" as thousands of migrant workers have died preparing Qatar to host the World Cup."