What next for the left in PCS?
Relying on existing rules and structures leaves too much power in the hands of the established, unelected bureaucracy, who will use undemocratic means to retain control.
Trade Unions: Crisis of leadership in the rank and file
By Tim Nailsea The trade union movement in Britain saw something of a strike wave in 2022-23, in response to
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Troublemakers At Work 2025 AGM report
Workers Power proposed local organisation and a clear position on radical democratisation of the unions.
PCS: Branches demand a Special Delegate Conference to overturn bureaucracy
As the government prepares to cut civil service jobs, a crisis in the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has
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The class struggle in 2024
Great power rivalry is back. That means more wars, more coups — and an end to the farce of global cooperation on climate change. On the home front, a general election is a chance for workers to put our demands on the agenda.
St Mungo’s: Lessons for all rank and file activists
Over 800 workers at the homeless charity St Mungo’s have voted to end their three-month all out strike.
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Workers Summit: The SWP, the rank & file and the revolutionary party
Under pressure from rank and file activity most of the revolutionary socialist groups turned left, workers power argues now is the time to unite all who want to develop a rank and file strategy.
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After the strike wave, what next for the rank and file?
The 2022-2023 strike wave, despite its impressive size, failed to achieve what was possible for workers. George Banks argues the rank and file needs organisation and unity.
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Troublemakers at Work: A good first step for the rank & file
An important step forward for grassroots trade unionists
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Postal workers: Organise to stop the retreat!
CWU bureaucracy wins on rotten deal, but struggle won’t end.
Organise the rank and file: an open letter to union activists and the left
An Open Letter to union activists and the left on the next steps for our movement
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Postal workers: Vote no and defend our terms and conditions
Rotten agreement will not provide job security and will weaken union.
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St Mungo’s Unite extends strike to all-out
800 striking workers at St Mungo’s homelessness charity have escalated to indefinite action, Jeremy Dewar reports.
For a rank and file movement in the CWU
The CWU leadership are running scared of their own members. Workers Power argues for a rank and file movement
Pay vs profits: Royal Mail dispute at a crossroads
Workers need a rank-and-file movement to take control of the dispute to stop a bad deal
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Organise the rank and file
THE STRIKES that have dominated the headlines for six months represent a decade of pent-up anger.Millions of workers, especially in