Privatisation
Workers fight the outsourcers at the University of London
29 May 2018Workers at the University of London (UoL) are set to walk out on 6 June as part of their fight to be taken back in house by the university. Currently they are employed by Cordiant.
Biggest strike against privatisation in years—Road to Wigan Cheer
29 May 2018The NHS is threatened with a new form of privatisation. The rise of the wholly-owned subsidiary is bosses’ latest wheeze to sell off hospitals in England through the back door. But hundreds of workers in Lancashire are striking back. Tomáš Tengely-Evans joined the picket line in Wigan
Bosses’ care home selloffs cause crisis for older people
22 May 2018One of Britain’s biggest providers of care homes is up for sale—exposing the problems with privatisation, says Sarah Bates
As the East Coast line is renationalised - privatisation lies at the root of rail chaos
22 May 2018The Tories are letting rail company fat cats off the hook while privatisation is causing transport misery for passengers.
Wigan porters push for a strike
08 May 2018Hundreds of low-paid hospital workers facing the threat of outsourcing in Lancashire have voted overwhelmingly for strikes.
Standing in the way of privatised education - the battle against academies in Newham
01 May 2018An inspiring battle in east London has breathed new life into the fight to stop academies. Two socialist activists, Carolyn McGrath and Miriam Scharf, spoke to Socialist Worker about how the campaign was built – and how others can take up the struggle elsewhere
Victory at Avenue school as academy plan is pushed back - but the fight continues
01 May 2018Workers and parents at Avenue school in east London scored a victory this week after school bosses retreated on an academy plan.
Outsourced university workers demand equal pay and rights
26 April 2018Over 100 people joined striking workers outside the University of London on Wednesday as part of their fight against outsourcing.
Care for 13,500 at risk as outsourcer faces collapse
24 April 2018Care for many elderly and vulnerable people has been thrown into chaos. Only a few months after the Carillion crash, another giant of outsourcing was on the brink of financial collapse at the start of this week.
Privatisers hand shareholders millions, but ex-Carillion workers’ jobs are on the brink
16 April 2018Companies handed public services by successive governments have given increasing amounts of cash to shareholders, a new survey shows.
Marches in Margate and York show there is a mood to resist Tory attacks on NHS
10 April 2018Around 400 people marched to defend the NHS from privatisation in York on Saturday of last week.
As strikes spread across France - the fight can go much further to stop Macron
10 April 2018The struggle of rail workers in France has inspired workers in other sections of the economy and students on university campuses. Charlie Kimber argues the fight can go much further
Eurostar workers organise to stop scabbing during French rail strikes
06 April 2018Workers in Britain have organised to stop a scabbing attempt by bosses during the French rail strikes. It’s an excellent show of solidarity with a crucial battle—and the best sort of European unity.
Wigan NHS workers take on outsourcing - and the former Labour MP at the heart of it
27 March 2018Hundreds of low-paid health workers in Wigan are resisting bosses’ attempts to outsource their jobs to a firm run by their former Labour MP.
Support the fight to make privatisation history at the British Museum
13 March 2018Privatised workers at the British Museum are fighting to keep their jobs after the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion earlier this year.
Newham schools strike to stop the academisers
20 February 2018Parents protest at Barnsley primary school against Academies Enterprise Trust
20 February 2018A large group of parents turned out to protest against Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) at St Helen’s Primary in Barnsley as the school reopened after half term on Monday.
The history of foreign aid is steeped in imperialism
17 February 2018Right wingers are using revelations about Oxfam in Haiti for their own ends.
Health workers in north west England resist outsourcing threat to hospitals
13 February 2018Former Labour MP Neil Turner has brushed aside low-paid hospital workers’ concerns over outsourcing.
Tories’ train crash - rail privateers fail, but are handed more lines
06 February 2018Rail privatisation was once more exposed as a scam this week. Billionaire Richard Branson quit the East Coast rail franchise—and left us to pick up the bill.
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