Coronavirus
School workers are up to seven times more likely to contract Covid-19
20 January 2021Devastating figures reveal the human cost of Tory lies about 'safe schools'
Anti-apartheid hero Ronnie Kasrils slams South African police attack on disabled people
20 January 2021There is anger in South Africa after police water-cannoned poor, black, disabled people while a government minister looked on.
Vaccine hesitancy a result of racism
19 January 2021Who’s to blame if black people refuse the jab?
Parents denied furlough payments by the bosses
18 January 2021A majority of parents who have asked for furlough to take care of their children while schools are shut have been refused by bosses.
Thousands of workers forced back to unsafe workplaces
18 January 2021Thousands of workers across England have felt pressured to return to workplaces, despite government advice to work from home.
Turn anger over NHS pay into effective action
18 January 2021It’s urgent that the heath unions step up campaigning to win a pay rise for all NHS workers.
Letters—blame the government for the pressures of online education
18 January 2021I write as a grandparent of two primary age grandchildren and as a retired teacher. I think there is a lot of pressure from the department for education on heads to try to force their staff to provide huge amounts of work for their pupils
University of East London cleaners fight victimisation of union rep
17 January 2021Outsourced workers at the University of East London (UEL) are fighting victimisation after daring to fight back.
‘Intensive care is in crisis and it’s about to get worse’—nurse speaks out
15 January 2021Plans to enlarge intensive care units by allowing nurses to care for more than one patient puts people at risk. Nurse and union rep Joan Pons Laplana spoke to Socialist Worker about the dangers, and why putting profit first created a disaster for the NHS
Ambulance workers say low grade protective masks are putting lives at risk
14 January 2021Failure to provide ambulance workers with the highest grade protective equipment is putting lives at risk, a London paramedic has told Socialist Worker.
Labour ditches left wing policies and promises ‘responsible government’ for bankers
13 January 2021The Labour Party has dropped the left wing pledges to spend more money on jobs, pay, public services and the climate crisis promised by Jeremy Corbyn.
Poor plunged further into poverty in pandemic, report finds
13 January 2021People who were poor before the pandemic have been pushed further into poverty because of the way the government has handled the virus.
Get angry at profiteers, not ordinary people
12 January 2021Every action from the Tories rams home that the class divide runs through the whole approach to the virus.
A year since the first Covid-19 death, global rulers have failed to contain coronavirus
12 January 2021Monday marked one year since the first Covid-19 death in Wuhan, China.
Israel keeps coronavirus vaccine from people in Palestine
12 January 2021The latest outrage shows that the so-called ‘two-state solution’ is a sham, says Nick Clark
Nursery workers are ‘incensed’ by Tory plans
12 January 2021Early years workers are resisting Tory plans to force them into unsafe workplaces.
Resistance in Scottish further education saves lives
12 January 2021Scottish further education (FE) workers have revolted over safety.
Nationalise private healthcare to protect NHS
11 January 2021While the NHS lurches deeper into crisis, private health care for the rich is cashing in.
Coronavirus rips through dangerously overcrowded hospitals
09 January 2021Death has become a regular experience for Emily and her colleagues at Homerton Hospital in east London.
LETTERS—Keir Starmer blaming the wrong people for Covid-19 spread
08 January 2021In an appearance on TV’s Good Morning Britain last week Keir Starmer voiced his support for emergency legislation to deal with anti-vaxxer campaigns.
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- Northern Ireland riots sparked by legacy of British imperialism
- Virtual NEU conference calls for concrete action
- British Gas workers are victims of fire and rehire
- Scottish FE action + United Colleges + Liverpool university
- Escalate bus fightbacks in Manchester and London
- Greensill revelations show how a corrupt system aids the rich
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