THE CONGRESS of South African Trade Unions, COSATU, has called a general strike for Wednesday 10 May against the ANC government's business-friendly economic policies
NEW LABOUR is going to do badly in the biggest electoral test before the next general election. In London on 4 May everyone expects Ken Livingstone to defeat New Labour's Frank Dobson...
THE NATIONAL Union of Teachers (NUT) conference voted for a campaign, including a one day strike, against the government's payment by results scheme on Tuesday...
Crisis threatens cars, steel, textiles, shipyards...
THERE WAS an angry mood among the 800 people attending the health conference of public sector union UNISON last week...
"THE MANAGEMENT have been riding roughshod over all aspects of health and safety. So now we're going to cause them as much chaos and mayhem as we can." ...
THIS WEEK every Socialist Worker reader should be taking the statement in defence of asylum seekers round their workplace, school, college or neighbourhood getting signatures...
"THIS IS what democracy looks like." That was the chant that rippled through the tens of thousands of protesters who took over the streets of Washington DC...
A PRIVATE education firm employed to improve racial equality in Hackney's schools has been found guilty of race discrimination...
NEARLY HALF of manufacturing industry in Britain risks closure over the next few years, say leading economic commentators...
ABOUT 1,200 people attended an exciting London Socialist Alliance rally last week...
ARE THE days of the strength and power of the working class numbered? That is certainly the view promoted by many media commentators and academics...