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British Gas: no to fire and rehire

12 January 2021

British Gas engineers were on strike for 5 days in defence of their pay and conditions. More action will follow unless the company withdraws the threat of firing and rehiring workers on worse conditions.

Call to double medical school places

10 January 2021

The Royal College of Physicians has set out plans to double the number of medical school places, planning for Britain’s needs for the next ten years and beyond. 

Barnoldswick strike yields 'landmark deal'

10 January 2021

Nine weeks of strike action at the Rolls-Royce factory in Barnoldswick have been suspended as the workforce considered what their union calls a “landmark deal” to secure the future of the site.

Society and the Sun

7 January 2021

Steve Jones’ most recent and excellent book, Here Comes the Sun, uses Karl Marx as a starting point for useful digressions on the relationship between the power behind the solar system and the political economy of our planet.

Cargo handlers strike at Heathrow

29 December 2020

Cargo workers belonging to the Unite union began a nine-day strike on Christmas Day in a dispute with employer BA over its attempts to use fire and rehire tactics to impose new deep cuts in pay and conditions.

The choice is yours

27 December 2020

After the trade agreement with the EU, the challenge now for workers is to take responsibility for the future.

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