“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing
Over the last two days, more than 100 outsourced staff have stopped work at UoL in what will likely be the largest outsourced workers’ strike in higher education history.
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Why the Pension Dispute Should Be of Concern to All University Workers
As tens of thousands of lecturers and other university staff across the country begin striking in protest against changes to their pensions, an anonymous University of London worker lays out the intricacies of the situation impacting workers in the capital.
Support the UCU Strike
Today was the first of fourteen days of strike action by the University and Colleges Union (UCU) over proposed 40% cuts to the USS pensions scheme. 61 campuses are taking part in the largest strike action in UK Higher education history. Callum Cant went to the picket lines to find out more.
Picturehouse Cinema Strikers: ‘We Need Your Help’
For three years, Picturehouse workers have been fighting their employer for a living wage. Now, they are calling on the wider movement to show up and help them get the victory they deserve.
I’m a Social Work Student Who Went on Fee Strike. Here’s What I Learned
Social work students at Goldsmiths university went on strike last year, when they discovered at the last minute that their NHS bursaries would not be enough to cover their increased course fees. One participant reflects on what he hoped to achieve and what he learned from taking part in the UK's first student fee strike.
Debt, Markets and Pepe: The Reactionary Face of LSE’s Student Body
Universities were once a hotbed of radical politics, with on campus strikes enjoying broad support from students. But the markestisation of higher education, and the coercive power of debt, is quickly eroding this legacy, at LSE and beyond.
The Security Officers Striking for Their Security
This week, security officers at the University of London went on strike to demand that they are granted the security they deserve.
Organised Rage: The LSE Cleaners Strike
The LSE cleaners, represented by United Voices of the World, have staged a two day strike to fight for sick pay, maternity and paternity leave, and pensions. Led by migrants and women, the strike shows the potential for grassroots, fighting trade unions to win big victories.
From the Women’s March to the International Women’s Strike
Cinzia Arruzza, author of Dangerous Liaisons: the Marriages and Divorces of Marxism and Feminism, explains the potential of the Women's Marches against Trump to grow into a powerful mass movement linked to wider struggles against oppression and exploitation.
London Underground Workers Relaunch Fight Against Cuts
Following huge majorities in a union ballot for renewed action against job cuts, station staff on the London Underground look set to go on strike.
5 Reasons Teachers are Going on Strike
Teachers across England are going on strike tomorrow. But during what seems like a golden age for teaching standards, why is industrial action necessary?
On the Frontlines of Neoliberalism: Resource Extraction and Popular Resistance in Colombia
Colombia's programme of neoliberal reforms is wreaking social and environmental havoc, channeling the profits from the country's natural resources into the coffers of private companies. A diverse coalition of residents, activists and unionists is fighting back, in defiance of the state's violent attempts to silence them.
2 Steps Towards the Socialisation of the UCU Strike
Yesterday members of the University and College Union finished a 48 hour strike. Officially the dispute is over pay, but if staff and students want to take on the central issue - the marketisation of the sector - it will require some innovation.
How to Open up a Second Front in the Battle for the NHS
Today's all-out junior doctors' strike marked a step up in the fight for the NHS: not only was it the first healthcare strike where emergency cover was left to consultants, but supporters also targeted those who stand to gain from the privatisation of the NHS.
3 Reasons the Fight for the NHS Needs to Go on the Offensive
Beyond the unsafe contracts being imposed on junior doctors, it's clear the current wave of strikes is also about the future of the NHS. With private providers waiting to pick at the carcass of universal healthcare, it's time to turn the pressure up.
How and Why Junior Doctors Turned on the Tories
The junior doctors' contract dispute has played out against the government's stance of wilful misinterpretation, collusion, and an absolute refusal to negotiate. What began as an unlikely prospect of strike action shows few signs of subsiding.
‘Bikers 4 Strikers’: 4 Reasons We All Need to Get On Our (Proverbial) Bikes to Support Junior Doctors
Yesterday's junior doctors' strike (the first of three planned actions) was about the future of the NHS, so cyclists from across the capital formed a 'flying' picket to support strikers. Here's why you should support your local picket line on 26 January and 10 February.
Not Fair, Not Safe: 6 Reasons Junior Doctors Are Preparing to Strike
Junior doctors are up in arms about the latest offensive from the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt. From safety to pay to parental leave, Hunt has sought to impose harsh conditions and could now face the first strike by doctors in 40 years.