Strikes and industrial action
Industrial bulletin: Step up the action to smash the pay cap
Industrial bulletin for 1 February 2023
Industrial bulletin: All out on 1 February
Industrial bulletin for 18 January 2023
Health bulletin: Victory to the nurses – defend the NHS
Health bulletin for 14 December 2022
Royal Mail bulletin: All out on 9 December
Royal Mail bulletin for 9 December 2022
Universities bulletin: Democratic control and escalation
Universities bulletin for 30 November 2022
Postal strike at the crossroads — fight for workers’ control
Drip-feeding strikes hasn't shaken the bosses. It's time to organise for escalated action and against a compromise.
Royal Mail bulletin: Postal bosses go nuclear
Royal Mail bulletin for 1 November 2022
Royal Mail bulletin: Break the bosses before they break us
Royal Mail bulletin for 20 October 2022
Interview with a striking barrister: “We will wear them down”
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: Solidarity with the rail strikes
Rail bulletin for 30 July 2022
Royal Mail bulletin: Coordinate and escalate the action
Industrial bulletin for 29 July 2022
Political bulletin: Time to escalate and coordinate
Political bulletin for 27 July 2022
Rail workers — escalate to win
By KD Tait THE RAILWAY NETWORK was brought to a standstill as 40,000 rail workers walked out in the first national strike for 30 years. The RMT union is taking action over a 3% pay offer and threats to jobs, pensions, working conditions and the safety of the railways. They were joined in London by […]
Rail bulletin: Escalate to win
Rail bulletin for 22 June 2022
Leeds University workers launch week-long pay strike
By Rebecca Anderson A hundred Unison members picketed Leeds University this morning, an impressive turnout to kick off their week of strike action. Libraries were closed and campus was encircled by a young, angry workforce demanding the university increase its pay offer to meet the spiralling cost of living. Earlier this year, Unison members at […]
Refuse workers, leadership, and the rank-and-file
Despite all the start-and-stop action, setbacks and limited victories, it is doubtless the case that there is a growing militant mood amongst refuse workers, which Sharon Graham’s new leadership and its organising drive on the bins has built on.
Wildcatting Welwyn workers win!
Refuse workers employed by Urbaser at Welwyn Garden City have shown the way to deal with bullying bosses.
Bin struggle spreads to other unions
Unite’s organising drive across the industry is spilling over into other unions, inspiring refuse workers in the GMB in particular to join the struggle.
Coventry bin workers keep up the fight
HGV drivers striking against Coventry City Council since 31 January remain determined as ever, while the city’s Labour councillors continue strike-breaking tactics.
Political bulletin: Solidarity with the rail strikes!
Political bulletin for 1 June 2022
Why Just Eat couriers are striking, and how you can support them
The base rate of pay for deliveries has been reduced by 24%.
