Three key battles are taking place in Britain. Their outcome will shape the movement against the bosses and the Tories. This week, firefighters and Tube workers in London struck to defend jobs and the quality of the services they provide.
While we’re all told that we need to "tighten our belts", there’s one set of waistlines that won’t be feeling the pinch—the top fatcat bosses whose income rose by 55 percent last year.
Vodafone found itself under siege last Saturday as protesters shut down its shops across Britain.
In a sign of the growing size of protests against the cuts, around 1,500 joined a rally against cuts in Brighton last Saturday and then marched through the town centre.
London firefighters walked out for a second solid strike on Monday—as they prepared for their key two-day strike starting Friday, Bonfire Night.
A Labour council in South Wales is threatening to sack its 10,000 staff unless they accept new contracts that will mean significant pay cuts for many.
Tube workers were preparing for a third 24-hour strike as Socialist Worker went to press in their battle for jobs and safety.
Racist plans to celebrate the launch of a "European Defence League" flopped in the Netherlands last Saturday.
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) members at the BBC were to strike for 48 hours on 5 and 6 November—the same days as London firefighters.
Do a collection in your workplace for the strikers
A meeting with Preston councillors last week shows the extraordinary measures that police are prepared to use to block protests against the racist English Defence League (EDL).
Thousands of people will take to the streets this Saturday for an important protest against racism, fascism and Islamophobia.
