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Teachers: national action the only way forward
Thousands of teachers thronged Markham Street in Westminster between the Home Office and Department for Education, writes Bernie McAdam, NUT….
CWU/Royal Mail: 78 per cent of postal workers vote to strike
16 October 2013 – by a CWU postal rep It was announced this afternoon that postal workers have voted four…
How the CWU leaders lost the Royal Mail
By a CWU postal rep If all the local areas currently on strike and all militants across the union were…
Tory Party Conference: seven more years of austerity
By Rebecca Anderson This year’s Tory party conference saw a bonfire of human rights, welfare and hope for an end…
Schools out! Teachers’ strikes must escalate
By Bernie McAdam The teachers’ unions NUT and NASUWT called the second and third of their regional strikes this month…
Imperialists agree to preserve Syria’s dictatorship
By Martin Suchanek, Gruppe Arbeitermacht “A huge victory for the international community” – that is what US President Barack Obama…
Royal Mail privatised: postal workers should vote Yes and prepare to fight
By a CWU postal rep The Coalition have put two fingers up to Royal Mail workers and the great majority…
A broad, European Left Party? No thanks!
The Left Party Platform in Left Unity has called a public meeting on 17 October “to present the case for…
Building a revolutionary youth organisation in Britain
By KD Tait The Revolutionary Socialists, formed around a core of former Socialist Worker Student Societies (SWSS) groups, have…
Labour’s left turn and what to do about it
By Jeremy Dewar Ed Miliband surprised supporters and opponents at the Labour Party conference this year. If…
We don't want the crumbs, we want the bakery
By James Copley A crucial victory was won this month in Wigan, with workers in bakers’ union BFAWU forcing…
Golden Dawn: can the Left seize the initiative?
To the surprise of many, the conservative Greek government has launched a crackdown on the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn. KD Tait…
Time for action
The TUC’s recent call for a mid-week day of action was a response to pressure from the rank and file…
Recovery or not, workers have to fight
As the economy shows signs of growth, the bosses are determined to take the lion’s share George Osborne boasts…
Daily Mail launches hateful attack on Miliband
By Jeremy Dewar The Daily Mail is a rabid, racist and reactionary paper. It has history. So it was no…
From civil rights to Black Power
By Richard Brenner On 1 February 1960, an impulsive and practically unplanned act of bravery by four black college students…
Review: Beyond the Fragments?
Defend the Tower Hamlets 286
By KD Tait On 7 September, the Metropolitan Police arrested 286 antifascists for venturing away from the police-determined route for…
An action programme for Left Unity
Workers Power no.374 October 2013
Read online (PDF) The October issue featuring coverage of the party conferences, Left Unity, the upcoming postal workers’ strike,…
Workers Power no. 373 September 2013
Read WP373 online (PDF)
Zero Tolerance for Zero Hours
KD Tait reports on how the rise in zero hour contracts exposes the bosses’ latest strategy to beat the crisis…
Royal Mail privatisation sparks CWU strike ballot
Postal workers should vote yes to fight not just cuts but privatisation too By a CWU rep In late August…
Fracking: the answer is not in the earth
By James Copley Militant protesters in the mid-Sussex town of Balcombe have temporarily disrupted energy firm Cuadrilla’s exploratory drilling for…
Fast Food workers supersize their strikes
The struggle for a living wage has gone national, hitting 1,000 shops in nearly 58 cities across the USA. KD…
Syria: stop the war – arm the revolution!
By Dave Stockton The defeat of the Cameron-Clegg coalition in the House of Commons on Thursday 29 August by…
50,000 march on the Tories
Dave Stockton writes, according to Greater Manchester Police a column of some 50,000 demonstrators threaded its way through the streets…
CWU national reps meeting kicks off fight against Royal Mail privatisation
By a CWU postal rep Up to 2,000 postal reps in the Communication Workers Union flooded the giant ICC conference…
Militant tactics deliver results at Hovis
A strike by 220 machine operatives and cleaners at the Hovis factory in Wigan shows that determined action backed by…
Bring on the ballot and vote yes! [Postal Workers Bulletin 12.09.13]
Click to read as PDF Strike threat rattles Coalition, makes investors wary: Bring on a strike ballot & let’s all…
