Strikes and industrial action
Northern Ireland: escalate public sector strike
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 strike in Sweden: Organise for victory and control of the unions
Tesla is on the defensive in Sweden in the face of this union show of power.
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.
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.
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.
Inflation, debt and troublemakers at work…
Editorial July-August 2023, No.405
Workers In Action — July-August 2023
Industrial disputes round-up
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.
Industrial bulletin: Sellouts show rank and file must take the lead
Industrial bulletin for 10 June 2023
Royal Mail bulletin: Restore the strikes!
Royal Mail bulletin for 9 June
Local government: vote yes and organise to strike!
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.
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
Bureaucrats behaving badly
The TUC has fined the NEU £153,000, bang in the middle of their strike campaign.
With dodgy deals looming, the rank and file must organise to seize control of the unions
Editorial June 2023, No. 404
Royal Mail: Build the No Vote campaign
Rank and file workers should use the campaign to get organised.
Health bulletin: Defy the anti-union laws
Health bulletin for 1 May 2023
Schools bulletin: Protest strikes won’t win
Education strike bulletin PDF for 27 April and 2 May
Teachers: protest strikes won’t win real pay rise
More strikes announced, but union leaders preparing to settle for pay cut
Health bulletin: Vote no to pay cuts!
Health bulletin for 29 March 2023
Victory means rank and file organisation
Editorial February 2023, No. 400
NHS strikes: organise to win
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 […]
