Fighting the cuts Follow

As the first of the big strike ballots for 30 November begins, here are ten things you can do to take the battle to the Tories.

Striking Birmingham council workers took their fight to the Liberal Democrats today (Wednesday)—on the day of Nick Clegg’s keynote speech defending cuts.

The prospect of a Britain closed by a public sector general strike took a giant step forwards last week. Up to 3 million workers could strike over pensions in November after union leaders announced raft of new ballots.

Dear Friend,

Ken Muller, assistant branch secretary Islington NUT (pc)

Thousands of workers protested at the Lib Dem conference in Birmingham last Sunday. The march reflected a general mood that it’s time to ratchet up resistance to the government.

MPs are back after their long summer break—and David Cameron has wasted no time in plotting fresh attacks on ordinary people.

Council workers across Birmingham are to strike during the Lib Dems’ party conference in the city later this month.

Firefighters from across Scotland headed to Kirkcaldy on Tuesday of this week to lobby the Scottish government.

Oxfordshire youth workers are planning to strike again against cuts on Friday of next week. This comes after a successful strike on Tuesday of last week.

Council workers in Barnet, north London, are to strike against privatisation on 13 September.

Council workers in Plymouth have called for a ballot over the derecognition of their Unison union branch.