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Amazon workers strike back against measly pay offer
A wave of industrial action, much of it unofficial, is sweeping Amazon fulfilment centres across Britain. Workers at…
BT/Openreach strike: for a cost of living busting wage increase
By Paddy Meehan, communications worker A whopping 95.8% and 91.5% vote for strike action in Openreach and BT…
“We Put Manners on this Company” – Interview with Interface Worker
Workers at Interface Europe, a flooring manufacturer based in Craigavon, have won a 15.25% pay increase after taking…
Organising the unorganised — lessons from workers past and present
The last year has seen important campaigns to organise workers, most notably in Amazon and Starbucks in the…
Solidarity with the RMT strike: Escalate, Coordinate, Unite to win 
The historic strike action taking place today across England,Scotland and Wales is a testament to the bravery and…
NIPSA Conference: Bureaucratic manoeuvres bins motions on war and cost of living
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance(NIPSA)’s annual conference began today. While delegates and members will want the union…
“The cost of living is increasing very rapidly, and our wages are not keeping up!” Interview with a striking council worker
Council workers took strike action in Northern Ireland this week against a real-term pay-cut amidst a rising cost of living. The Socialist spoke to Cassie, an admin worker at Belfast City Hall organised in Unite the Union, about why she decided to take strike action.
Bosses face wave of workers action across Northern Ireland: Trade unions must coordinate action
In this “post-lockdown” economy most of the developed world is facing the worst labour shortages since the late 1990s. Workers are facing rapidly rising inflation and huge increases in the cost of living beginning to bite into workers’ pay; along with a continuation of over eighteen months of exhausting pandemic working conditions, some outright dangerous. In the face of these crises, workers are increasingly moving to challenge their bosses and are becoming galvanised, at least at a workplace level, to demand increased wages and better working conditions.
Solidarity with the UCU
Ballots and strike action can’t be turned on and off like a tap. A consistent campaign, with enough time to get high enough turnouts in ballots and build sufficiently for strike action, should be a basic starting point. Unfortunately, despite many rank and file activists in UCU wanting this, them general secretary and the leadership of the union are not delivering. Motions passed at the Special HE conference for a longer ballot period and for the USS and Four Fights were not implemented by the executive, for example.
University strikes: Staff and students, unite for the future of education!
From 1st – 3rd December, academic staff at 58 universities across the UK – including Queen’s University Belfast…