Workfare: We don’t want to go back to the victorian age! photo Senan (Click to enlarge) The supporters of capitalism might be calling the feeble growth in the economy a “recovery” but Britain‘s young people are still left reeling. University graduates, for example, have seen their chances of getting a job worsen every year, and(…)
Reports from universities nationwide: Pickets were out today on both entrances to Keele University. One picket complained at the way in which, “Over years Keele has introduced a system where managers are paid more than myself to tell me to do what I was already doing successfully in the first place! And now they want us to(…)
Npower have now announced what they have had planned for almost twelve months that it’s call centre in Fenton, will close next June as part of a total of 1,400 workers nationally being thrown on the scrap heap. The plan is to outsource the 550 Stoke-on-Trent jobs to India under the ‘management’ of Tata Consultancy(…)
Stoke-on-Trent City Council – £77 Million Cuts in Council Jobs and Services already £100 Million more cuts to come! DON’T JUST GET ANGRY, GET ORGANISED AND FIGHT BACK! IT’S TIME FOR REAL SOCIALIST CHANGE! Thursday 28 November 7.30pm St Bartholomew’s Church, Norton Lane, Norton ST6 8BU Speakers: Matt Wright - Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition Andy(…)
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) in Newcastle-Under-Lyme is appealing to trade union members, anti-cuts campaigners, young people – everyone in fact who opposes the Con- Dems’ austerity agenda. Are you prepared to support local councillors who will refuse to vote for cuts? Or even be a council candidate yourself? Con-Dem austerity is affecting(…)
If you are interested in standing as a TUSC candidate anywhere in Staffordshire then please get in touch; Call or text Andy on 07845893607
Stoke-on-Trent’s City Independents won their second consecutive seat from Labour in by elections as their share of the vote slumped by a massive 13%. This represents another clear message from voters that they want no more of the Labour council’s orgy of job losses, cuts, closures and privatisation. Other cuts parties also suffered as the(…)
TUSC candidate Liat Norris in the Baddeley, Milton and Norton by election sends a message of support to firefighters who have been forced to take strike action tomorrow. Liat says, “I fully support the action being taken by members of the fire service. The disgusting attacks by this government on pay, conditions and pensions(…)
In light of recent setbacks for the working class, does the trade union movement need to reconsider how it uses industrial action? John McInally, PCS union national vice-president explains (in a personal capacity) why PCS believes joint coordinated industrial action is still the way forward. More ……
Stoke-on- Trent city council’s U-turn on keeping some council workers at the Civic Centre instead of selling it off is a victory for all those campaigning to keep workers in Stoke and makes the possibility of forcing a further U-turn over plans to waste a minimum of £59 million on a new and unnecessary council(…)