British communists, socialists and labour organisers don’t operate on neutral ground. They work inside a capitalist state whose institutions exist to preserve bourgeois property and political power. Whatever formal rights the working class possesses are concessions produced by struggle, not…
Train drivers at Avanti West Coast have secured an above-inflation pay rise after their union threatened strike action across some of Britain’s busiest rail routes. The agreement between Avanti and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (Aslef) gives…
Gardeners responsible for maintaining some of London’s best-known parks are set to strike in a fight over pay. The workers, employed by subcontractor Idverde, voted by 95 per cent in favour of strike action on a 75 per cent turnout,…
Swedish postal workers have stopped delivering license plates to Tesla’s factory, as a show of solidarity with Tesla’s striking staff. Unhappy with this, Tesla is suing the Swedish Transport Agency for “unfairly” targeting it. The Swedish Transport Agency, which is…
On this Black Friday, workers at the Amazon distribution center in Coventry have decided to strike. About 1,000 staff have joined the strike which is in response to a pay dispute that they have with the company, where they’re represented…
