Universities: UCU pay and pensions progress
22 February 2023
University staff look to have made progress in their struggle on pay and conditions. This shows the power of a united workforce.
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No answers on government rail failure
22 February 2023
The new transport minister has no new ideas on the future of the railways. His promises of reform are set to repeat past failures.
Sturgeon out in boost for unity
Sturgeon’s resignation is a blow to the separatist project. Working class struggle across Britain shows a unity that undermines separatist notions.
The political economy of taking control
Since the 2008 crash governments have increased the money supply, with no improvement in productivity. This imbalance is the main cause of the current inflation.
“Net Zero” plans in disarray
16 February 2023
The government’s net zero strategy continues to falter. Last year the High Court said its failure to produce evidence for the policy was in breach of the law, it shows no sign of relasing the data.
Crisis in British semiconductor sector
16 February 2023
British manufacturers use over a trillion chips a year. There is a chronic shortage, but the governemt has no strategy to deal with the crisis.
Physiotherapists’ first-time strike
16 February 2023
Physiotherapists and support workers at over 60 NHS Trusts across England began a rolling programme of strikes on 26 January in pursuit of their pay claim – the first time they have ever taken strike action.
Pay cuts continue
16 February 2023
Households are suffering the worst squeeze in real incomes since 1945. Real pay fell by 2.5 per cent the last quarter of 2022.
London bus drivers settle for big pay rise
14 February 2023
London Abellio bus drivers have won a big pay increase after a long-running dispute. They accepted a greatly increased offer of an18 per cent pay rise.
Teachers’ strikes for pay begin
14 February 2023
Teachers in the (NEU) joined other public sector workers on strike on 1 February. National Education Union members held the first of six days planned strike action throughout England and Wales.
Strike action hits Diageo Leven plant
13 February 2023
Engineering workers at Diageo’s Leven plant in Fife took strike action over the first weekend in February in an escalating dispute over pay. They face pay cuts from changes to pay introduced unilaterally by the company.
Energy workers in struggle
11 February 2023
Offshore oil workers on two BP platforms are taking action on pay and rotas. Other energy sector workers, both offshore and onshore, are pressing their own pay claims.