Highway workers, nurses, and bus drivers have all downed tools this month in protest over pay and working conditions. As the rail strikes continue, thousands of people will be unable to travel on Boxing Day. Hundreds of departures are usually available on the 26th of December, following the Christmas Day …
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London’s Heathrow airport is asking airlines to halt ticket sales on inbound flights over Christmas in a bid to minimize disruption during walkouts by immigration officials. The plan was devised with the cooperation of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., which are based at the hub and intend to …
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TRADE union leaders in Scotland and socialist MSPs called on Labour today to be bolder in its opposition to neoliberal efforts from both the Scottish and UK governments as Britain looks to recover from the coronavirus crisis. Speaking at the Morning Star Scotland conference, leading left-wing voices from across Britain came …
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Ending the UK’s lockdown is lifting the lid on industrial disputes long suppressed by the trade union bureaucracy. Employers have used the pandemic crisis as a pretext for ramped-up exploitation. This agenda will escalate as Prime Minister Boris Johnson oversees a return to “normality” centred on a reopening of the …
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Home | The Socialist 11 September 2019 | Join the Socialist Party Subscribe | Donate | Audio | PDF | ebook PCS members marching against cuts, photo Senan (Click to enlarge) Socialist Party members in PCS Prior to the conference of the Trade Union Congress, a motion was put by …
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