The Tories' anti-union laws have blocked local government workers taking legal strike action to improve a pathetic 3% pay offer

By Bernie McAdam OVER 150,000 public sector workers went on strike on Thursday 18 January in the biggest strike action the ‘Northern Ireland’ state has ever seen. Workers from 16 trade unions involving public transport, education, health and the civil service walked out for the day over an outstanding pay award. A near General Strike […]

Tesla is on the defensive in Sweden in the face of this union show of power.

Over 800 workers at the homeless charity St Mungo’s have voted to end their three-month all out strike.

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.

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.

Editorial July-August 2023, No.405

Industrial disputes round-up

800 striking workers at St Mungo’s homelessness charity have escalated to indefinite action, Jeremy Dewar reports.

Industrial bulletin for 10 June 2023

Royal Mail bulletin for 9 June

Over half a million council and school employees are currently balloting for strike action to win a real pay rise. If successful, this would be the biggest strike yet in the wave of action over the cost of living crisis. But the task is huge.

The CWU leadership are running scared of their own members. Workers Power argues for a rank and file movement

The TUC has fined the NEU £153,000, bang in the middle of their strike campaign.

Editorial June 2023, No. 404

Rank and file workers should use the campaign to get organised.

More strikes announced, but union leaders preparing to settle for pay cut

Health bulletin for 29 March 2023

Editorial February 2023, No. 400

IN A historic first, nurses in the RCN union, pushed to breaking point, have joined the strike wave against the cost of living crisis. And despite media attempts to probe for public disapproval, they have massive support. A million patients are treated in the NHS every 36 minutes, and they are overwhelmingly grateful to and […]

Industrial bulletin for 1 February 2023

Health bulletin for 14 December 2022

Royal Mail bulletin for 9 December 2022

Universities bulletin for 30 November 2022

Drip-feeding strikes hasn't shaken the bosses. It's time to organise for escalated action and against a compromise.

Royal Mail bulletin for 1 November 2022

Royal Mail bulletin for 20 October 2022

By Alex Rutherford As industrial militancy rises again in Britain for the first time in many years, criminal barristers have joined the strike wave. Workers Power spoke to Saul Brody, a striking barrister from Manchester, to discuss why the strike matters, the problems in the criminal justice system, and the impact of these issues on […]

Rail bulletin for 30 July 2022

Industrial bulletin for 29 July 2022