Education
Scottish college lecturers stage two-day strike in jobs battle
31 March 2021College lecturers across Scotland launched a two-day strike on Wednesday in a continuing dispute over the replacement of lecturers with poorer paid instructors with worse conditions.
Pimlico Academy school students revolt over racism
31 March 2021Hundreds of school students at Pimlico Academy protested against racism and sexism on Wednesday morning
NEU union members strike for John Boken and at Leaways school
30 March 2021There were socially-distanced picket lines at Shrewsbury Colleges Group on Tuesday as workers began a two-day strike to defend NEU union rep John Boken.
Scottish college lecturers launch strikes to protect jobs and education
25 March 2021Workers at further education colleges across Scotland walked out on Thursday over bosses’ attacks on their jobs.
Fight to stop victimisation at Shrewsbury Colleges + education round-up
22 March 2021Workers at Shrewsbury Colleges Group planned a three-day strike on Tuesday in defence of victimised NEU union rep John Boken.
Scottish FE strike coming after bosses reject their own offer
20 March 2021Extraordinary events have rocked Further Education in Scotland in the national dispute over the replacement of lecturers by instructors
Forth Valley College workers strike over jobs
17 March 2021Over 200 EIS union members at Forth Valley College, Scotland, began 18 days of strikes on Wednesday in an escalation of a dispute over jobs.
NEU Left launched as membership organisation
15 March 2021At a historic meeting of 185 NEU union activists on Saturday the NEU Left became a national membership organisation
Keep up pressure in Scottish further education
15 March 2021National negotiations have now produced a joint statement which is seen as an important step forward, but it's not ratified
Workers say latest plans are a ‘one way road to an early death’
09 March 2021Education unions have rightly said the Tories’ “big bang” reopening of schools in England is reckless.
Shrewsbury Colleges strikers say it’s right to resist
09 March 2021NEU union members at the group are fighting to defend victimised union rep John Boken
Full schools reopening will fuel Covid-19 spread with tens of thousands dead, warn scientists
07 March 2021A full return to schools and colleges in England this week will contribute to the deaths of tens of thousands more people by spreading Covid-19.
New battles coming over university workers’ pensions
06 March 2021Some estimates suggest that members wouldn’t even get back the money they put into the scheme.
We can resist the unsafe return, say school workers
02 March 2021Boris Johnson still wants ten million people to return to schools and colleges in England on Monday of next week. His deadly plan must be resisted.
Scottish further education lecturers vote for national strike from 16 March
27 February 2021Management want to replace lecturers. People are told to do the same job but on vastly inferior conditions
Shrewsbury Colleges strike for victimised union rep John Boken
24 February 2021Strikers stressed that the fight to defend John is part of a much bigger battle
Battle is on to stop unsafe schools return on 8 March
22 February 2021Boris Johnson’s plan to fully reopen all schools in England on 8 March will put many more lives at risk.
UEL strikers fight for jobs and education
22 February 2021UCU union members at the University of East London staged a two-day strike this week in a fight to save jobs + Chichester College
Workers and trade unionists demand no unsafe return to schools
18 February 2021A meeting heard calls to organise in every school to make sure people know their rights and know how to use them effectively
Hackney school strike + Somerset victory after strike move on Covid-19 safety
16 February 2021Unite union members at two east London schools held three-day strikes last week in a row over jobs.
Click here to download this weeks paper in PDF format, plain text format, and browse previous issues.
- Tories celebrate local election results while Starmer signals further shift to right
- Scottish activists say mass mobilisations needed to win independence after election
- Marxism 2021 online event debates where next for the left
- The End of Men is a pandemic-era novel that cuts very close to the bone
- Podemos—trapped by the system
- Fire sweeps 19-storey building with cladding similar to Grenfell
Get In Touch
Socialist Worker is your paper. If you're involved in activity, send us a report. If you've got something to say, send us a letter.
Enter your email address below to receive our breakfast in red email updates each morning
Follow us
Become a fan
RSS Feed