South London’s Outsourced NHS Workers Are Fighting Back
Today, caterers and cleaners in hospitals across south London are on strike against outsourcing giant ISS. They are fighting not just for pay but for dignity and respect.
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Universities Want to Starve Staff Back to Work
Universities are threatening to deduct up to 100% of staff's wages even on days when there is no industrial action – a shameless attempt to punish workers for defending their rights.
The Radical Politics of Nina Simone
Nina Simone, who died on this day in 2003, is often remembered for her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement – but she was also a socialist who saw revolution as the path to true equality.
The West Is Drowning the Global South in Debt
The Global South faces its worst debt crisis in years – but instead of providing assistance, Western states are pushing policies that will drive millions into poverty.
TGI Fridays: Taking Food From the Mouths of Workers
Hungry for profits, TGI Fridays has axed meals for its staff in the middle of a cost of living crisis. But its workers are gearing up to struggle, not to suffer.
Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On this day in 1943, a band of Jewish resistance fighters launched an armed insurrection against the Nazis. They were proud socialists and internationalists.
Why the USS Pension Victory Matters
Attacks on pensions are an everyday reality across Britain's workplaces – but university workers have shown that it's possible to fight for restoration and win.
The Real Third World
The 'Third World' was not always a pejorative term. Its origins lie in a revolutionary post-colonial project that aimed to find a path to development beyond the Cold War camps.
Ukrainians Wha Hae
In the 1950s, the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan visited Kyiv and went on to translate Ukrainian poets. His encounter was full of misunderstandings but held the promise of a cosmopolitan solidarity.
How Kwikfit Is Screwing Over Its Workers
Poverty pay, dangerous conditions and wage theft: Kwikfit employees reveal shocking details of exploitation at the car servicing company.
The Phenomenon of Bernadette Devlin
In 1969, Irish republican socialist Bernadette Devlin was elected to Westminster. We take a look at her best-selling memoir, 'The Price of My Soul,' published the same year.
How Austerity Broke Britain
The past decade has exposed austerity as the most destructive policy in modern British history – but the Tories are determined to keep it alive.