Covid-19
Unite and fight for jobs and education
Students must organise solidarity with workers struggles.
Tories could unleash a second wave by reopening schools
For parents', students' and teachers' control of health and safety in our schools.
British Gas threaten to “fire and re-hire” 20,000 workers
GMB must press ahead with strike ballot.
“Jobs jobs jobs”
Labour’s unemployment policy means handouts for the rich.
Work or full pay!
Ending the furlough scheme threatens many thousands of jobs.
The end of the eviction ban threatens many thousands with homelessness
170,000 private tenants have been threatened with eviction.
Unite leaders recommend surrender
Say no to shoddy British Airways deal!
Grassroots Fight for 15% can Win by Escalating Action
Rallies and demonstrations are due to take place across the country, as part of a growing grassroots revolt by nurses and health workers excluded from a recent public sector pay rise
How the pandemic hits women hardest
By Jaqueline Katherina Singh Internationally, women make up 70 percent of the staff in social and care professions. According to the German Institute for Economic Research, the proportion of women in the so-called systemically important occupational groups in Germany is just under 75 percent. In this article, we want to give an overview of how […]
Germany: The second wave of the corona-sceptics?
By Wilhelm Schulz It was an eerie sight: up to 30,000 corona “sceptics” and direct deniers of the pandemic demonstrating in Berlin on August 1. The organisers of the so-called hygiene demonstrations mobilised from all over Germany to celebrate the supposed end of the corona pandemic. The number of new daily infections recorded worldwide is […]
The Pandemic, the crisis and workers’ resistance in India
By Irfan Khan In India, almost one and a half million people have been infected by the coronavirus by the end of July. On 26.7. 1.435.435 infections were officially registered, 32,771 have died during the last months. Given the enormous rise in cases in recent weeks, the whole country is likely to be at the […]
The global crisis, the working class and the left
The global working class is threatened by the pandemic and economic crisis.
The great jobs massacre has begun
As unemployment rockets, union rank & file and unemployed must launch fightback.
Five ways the government’s emergency coronavirus legislation threatens the working class – and how to fight back
From strengthened police powers to forcing workers to pay for the crisis.
Unions and Labour Councils must step up the fight against unsafe re-opening of schools
How we can stop the schools reopening on 1 June and put public health before private wealth
Relaxing the Lockdown? To save lives and jobs – we’ll need workers control
Britain has become No1 in Europe and No2 in the world for COVID-19 mortality. To replace the “stay at home’ message with “go to work” carries the danger of a second peak.
Threat of mass walkouts foils Royal Mail bosses’ sneak attack
Royal Mail's attempt to cut the postal service has been thwarted by the threat of walkouts.
Hungary: Orban uses pandemic to attack Trans rights
Under the guise of the coronavirus pandemic, Viktor Orban has been granted the power to rule Hungary by decree. His first act? To attack trans rights.
Remember the dead – fight for the living!
As the coronavirus crisis rips through society, International Workers' Memorial Day on 28 April is more important than ever.
Why Covid-19 has pushed the NHS past breaking point
The UK government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed not only the ineptitude of the current government but the sorry state of our National Health Service, which has been pushed to breaking point by successive administrations
A million sign on in two weeks: the reality behind Sunak’s empty promises
In the last two weeks of March, 950,000 people successfully applied for the income support part of Universal Credit. The DWP has moved 10,000 backroom staff onto the frontline to cope with the 10-fold surge in demand
