Strike
Arriva North West workers vote on offer, as strikes continue at First Greater Manchester
12 December 2017Some 2,000 bus drivers and engineers at Arriva North West were voting on a new pay offer as Socialist Worker went to press on Tuesday.
Bus drivers in north west of England fight bosses over safety, pay and cuts
05 December 2017Workers on strike at two north west bus companies are driving bosses round the bend, writes Sarah Bates
Strikes win jobs victory for Brighton lecturers
05 December 2017Strikes at the University of Brighton have forced bosses to withdraw plans for compulsory redundancies.
Parents, children and teachers united against academies
05 December 2017The first strike day against academisation at Avenue School in Newham, east London, took place on Wednesday of last week. Also: Reports from Charlton Park Academy in Greenwich, the Village School in Brent and Westways Primary School in Sheffield
Driving examiners say Tories have failed
05 December 2017Driving examiners held a two-day national strike on Monday and Tuesday as bosses at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) implemented a new test.
Reports round-up: Get a move on over equal pay, Glasgow council
05 December 2017Also: Sellafield | Virgin trains | Kingsmill bakery | Quality Line buses | Kent buses | Medway Maritime Hospital | Picturehouse | Protest against Mariano Rajoy's visit | STUC takes on Scottish budget | Darlington Newsquest | Blacklisting
Reports round-up: Pro-choice activists set to take on anti-abortionists
14 November 2017Plus, Kingsmill strike, Pentonville Five celebration and boiler maintenance workers
Civil service walkouts can put the brakes on new test
14 November 2017And some 3,000 civil service workers joined the PCS union during its recent ballot over ending the one percent pay cap.
Bus and rail strikes hit back at bosses
08 November 2017Workers on six rail networks and a major bus company created widespread disruption with a coordinated strike today, Wednesday.
Reports round-up: Capita, Sellafield, Mears, Croydon trams, Plymouth DWP and more
07 November 2017Also: Ministry of Defence cleaners protest | Opposing Fujitsu victimisation | Manchester Airport strike off | Shetland Gas Plant pay row | Brighton University jobs fight | Moshe Machover reinstated
Post workers’ mass gate meetings show the fight is still on at Royal Mail
07 November 2017Coordinated transport strike set to bring cities to a standstill
07 November 2017Bus and rail workers in the north west of England were set for a coordinated strike this Wednesday.
Reports round-up: Capita workers strike to defend pensions
31 October 2017Also: Living Wage Week action at Picturehouse | Hospital porters in Exeter and cleaners at Manchester Airports prepare to strike | Fascist Britain First in Bromley and Burslem | BAE reps rally over jobs | Mend hosts Trojan Horse meeting | UCU Left debates beating the pay cap
Bus drivers’ walkouts can beat pay disparity
17 October 2017Some 2,000 bus workers at Arriva North West were set to walk out over pay on Thursday.
Spread the fight, say Picturehouse strikers
17 October 2017Striking workers from five Picturehouse cinemas protested in London’s Leicester Square on Sunday.
Reports round-up: Porters, cleaners and domestics protest at north London hospital
17 October 2017Also: Mears workers prepare for more action | Grantham NHS protest | Bristol Deliveroo strike | Gatwick baggage handlers to strike | Bloomberg security guards protest | Bield care homes collapse | Filia feminism conference | Sellafield firefighters strike
Reports round-up: Cleaners protest at Ferrari showroom
03 October 2017Also: Thomas Cook pilots’ strike grounded—for now | Gatwick baggage handlers ballot | Manchester Airport cleaners vote for action
United rail strike to keep trains safe
03 October 2017Guards in the RMT union struck together on four rail networks on Tuesday. Also: Tube stoppage could shut down London | Bus walkouts in Manchester and south west | Train cleaners won’t be treated like dirt
What's behind the call for a general strike in South Africa?
20 September 2017The Cosatu trade union federation in South Africa has called a general strike for next Wednesday, 27 September.
Funding formula fails test as schools still face cuts
19 September 2017Also: strike called at Badock’s Wood Primary School in Bristol
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