Article by Liberty and Solidarity “should strikes impose serious damage to our economic and social fabric, the pressure on us to act would ratchet up. ” said Vince Cable at the GMB’s annual conference, laying down the gauntlet to the left and the labour movement with the thinly-veiled threat of tougher anti-union laws. Now...
Edinburgh Support Workers’ Action Network looks at the disastrous effects of privatisation on the care of our elderly and speaks to a worker at a Southern Cross home in Edinburgh When the UKs biggest private care home provider Southern Cross announced on Monday that it could no longer afford to pay rent for its...
Can Anarchism play a progressive role in the workers’ struggle? Anarchism has played an important role as a trend on the left for over 150 years. It continues to be prominent in struggles today as has been seen in Greece, Spain and the student movement in the UK. Our discussion will be led by...
The fight against the cuts in Edinburgh has moved to a local level. The Edinburgh Anti-Cuts Alliance has passed a motion supporting the formation of local groups. North Edinburgh Fights Back is now up and running. This is from their website: We are a group of local people who have come together to oppose...
Interview with a Sheffield Pizza Hut worker and member of the IWW about organising in the workplace and the re-launch of the Sheffield General Members Branch. The interview was carried out by the Fargate Speaker. Where do you work? I’m Rob, I work at a Pizza Hut in Sheffield. I have worked there on...
Stop work to stop the cuts? Why striking against the cuts makes sense on June 30 and beyond. Striking back: In-depth centrefold feature on strike action, including an illustrated timeline of strikes in Britain and a graph plotting falling strike days against rising inequality. Victory against Office Angels: Direct action solidarity wins a temp’s...
Headlines: London Agency Workers Fight Back & Win Jimmy John’s Lied About Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks Workers get what they’re owed in Atlanta Features: What Wobblies can learn from “Direct Unionism” Industrial Worker Book Review tackles education National Football League and the war on labor We have reposted the following article from the newspaper as...
This article by Allan Armstrong (RCN and SSP member) is reposted here for interest, rather than agreement. The most sensational result on the 5 May spate of elections and referendum occurred in the Scottish parliamentary election. Here the previous minority SNP government was able to increase its number of MSP’s from 46 to 69,...
Energy companies, such as Scottish Power, have recently announced an average 19 per cent increase to gas customers and 10 per cent for electricity customers from August 1. Scottish and Southern Energy, British Gas, npower, E.ON and EDF have all been questioned by MSPs over accusations of profiteering. The companies currently blame significant increases...
The Great Betrayal?
Was the general strike of 1926 the great betrayal? From Organise #67. Written after the public sector strike or 2006, when 1 million workers went on strike. Reprinted in Freedom, 2 July. The Public Sector strike in March of this year saw one million workers on strike in what was the largest industrial disruption...
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