In an almost unprecedented move, low-paid cleaners in London represented by United Voices of the World are engaged in important disputes, including strike action, with both the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
Through the collective strength of the trade union movement, a powerful offensive can be achieved. The English pay offer is a con from a discredited ‘Con-servative’ government, unfit for purpose in Northern Ireland and one we will be robustly rejecting.
Accusations that Jeremy Corbyn is an anti-Semite or, at least, tolerant of anti-Semitism have dominated headlines for weeks. Countless column inches and on-air discussions have been dedicated to this assault, with some Labour MPs to the fore, alongside the Tories. In reality, this controversy has little to do with concern […]
We appeal to the Labour Party to link up with Labour Alternative – initiated by the Socialist Party – and other campaigners to present the strongest cross-community, labour movement challenge possible in the local elections. The need for such an alternative is urgent. Labour must not wait.
The trade union movement should campaign for the abolition of all political-policing units and for genuine democratic community control of policing with transparency and accountability. However, we should have no illusions that the capitalist state is a neutral arbiter is the struggles between workers and young people and the interests of the establishment.
