STOP THE AIRPORTS! – smash the strikebreaking bosses
YESTERDAY the Gate Gourmet picket lines were buzzing with the latest revelations concerning the way that the bosses had provoked a strike in order...
CHARITIES AND WAGE CUTS! – Civil Service strike likely says PCS leader Serwotka
In his tenth Pre Budget Report yesterday Chancellor Brown spoke about the threat to British capitalism from India and China. He said: ‘Once...
MARCH WITH US ON MARCH 25th
GATE GOURMET locked out workers were back on the hill yesterday after their successful mass picket on Sunday. Lakhinder Saran said: ‘Our mass picket was...
‘Angry At The Courts!’
Provocative actions by court officials have angered workers occupying the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight. Vestas workers said it has made...
‘Send Troops’–Kurds Call To President Assad!
KURDISH authorities in Syria’s Afrin district have called on President Assad and the Syrian government to send troops to help defend them from a...
Shut Down The Israeli Embassy– Demand Downing Street Crowds
HUNDREDS of angry protesters gathered outside Downing Street at 2pm yesterday to condemn the Israeli massacre of 19 Freedom Flotilla volunteers. They demanded that ...
Junior Doctors To Act Over 20% Pay Cut
Angry delegates at the British Medical Association (BMA) Junior Doctors Conference in central London on Saturday voted for action to restore free accommodation for...
Syriza Ready To Accept 70% Of Austerity Programme
THE Eurogroup meeting of finance ministers on Monday evening ended without agreement between the EU and Greece, after the Greek Finance Minister...
Come Out This Sunday To Stop NHS Logistics Privatisation
‘If the government doesn’t halt the transfer of NHS Logistics to DHL immediately, then action must be taken by the whole trade union movement...
3 More Mass Graves Found At Nasser Hospital!
MORE tragedy keeps unfolding in the city of Khan Younis, with more mass graves found inside the courtyard of Nasser Hospital. Medical staff and international...
GREEK STUDENTS VICTORY! – Bill to privatise universities withdrawn
ON the eve of last Thursday’s student demonstrations, the Greek right-wing government withdrew plans to table in the Vouli (Greek parliament) the reactionary Education...
Three Britons killed in Israel’s targeted attack on aid convoy
SEVEN aid workers from the relief group World Central Kitchen (WCK), including three Britons, were killed in a ‘targeted attack’ by the genocidal Israeli...
‘Unite Will Resist Compulsory Redundancies’ At Northern Rock
Unite (Amicus section) yesterday expressed fears for the jobs of thousands of its members currently working at Northern Rock, as Chancellor Darling introduced emergency...
23 Russian diplomats expelled!
‘MOSCOW had no motives for poisoning former GRU Colonel Sergey Skripal and his daughter, while those who are trying to push ahead with the...
War on workers & youth – National Insurance 1.25% hike, UC cut £20...
‘WE WILL FIX the long term problems of health and social care that have been so cruelly exposed by Covid,’ Tory PM Johnson said...
UCU Fights Mass Sackings
The University and College Union (UCU) has slammed Manchester College after it was revealed that it is paying its top earner almost £200,000, while...
‘A SIGNIFICANT VICTORY!’ – Health unions hail subsidiaries ‘pause’
‘A SIGNIFICANT victory’ for health workers is how Unite described the decision by NHS Improvement to ‘pause’ the setting up of wholly owned subsidiary...
Tories throw down gauntlet! – separate pay awards for police & prison officers
IN A SLAP in the face for the TUC Congress, the Tory government yesterday announced pay rises for police and prison officers, while leaving...
30th Anniversary of Red Army’s withdrawal from Afghanistan! Sputnik interview General Gromov
THE 15th of February marked the 30th anniversary of the pullout of Soviet troops from the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The Soviet-Afghan War lasted...
1,000 WORKERS MARCH ON ORGREAVE ANNIVERSARY – Corbyn pledges Labour government inquiry!
UP TO A thousand workers from both Yorkshire and across the country marched to the 35th Battle of Orgreave memorial rally on Saturday. They marched...
PASSENGER FURY OVER rail fare rises!
RAIL ticket prices will soar by up to 10% next January, in price hikes described by the RMT railworkers union yesterday as...
CWU demands ‘criminal investigations’ – into the postmaster jailings
‘HEADS must roll for the humiliation and misery inflicted on decent, upstanding people,’ the CWU (Communication Workers Union) insisted yesterday. It is demanding criminal investigations...
‘TOTALLY INADEQUATE!’ – unions condemn £500 A&E ‘bail-out’
THE British Medical Association (BMA) and Unison yesterday dismissed as ‘papering over the cracks’, Cameron’s announcement of a £500m ‘bail-out’ over two years for...
Osborne privatisation drive – but forced to retreat over tax credits
CHANCELLOR Osborne announced a U-turn on the abolition of tax credits in his Autumn Statement yesterday, while massively extending Tory privatisation and cuts elsewhere. Nursing...
A&E Waiting Times Crisis!
WEEKLY national figures from NHS England yesterday showed it has missed the four-hour A&E waiting time target for the 28th consecutive week. The proportion...
Johnson Tests Positive!
PM Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson said he developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough.
He is...
‘Get ready for a General Election’ says Corbyn
‘TODAY we put ourselves on notice. Labour is preparing for a general election in 2017,’ said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn concluding his hour-long speech...
Reinstate All P&O Staff – Demands Haigh
‘WE MUST send a clear message that rogue employers cannot get away with trampling over the laws of this country, it is time to...
‘Do not resuscitate’ care homes scandal – Professor Leary demands investigation
A STARTLING new report published by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) states that during the peak of the pandemic people in care homes were...
ICC MUST HOLD THE ISRAELI LEADERS AND SOLDIERS ACCOUNTABLE! says Human Rights Monitor
A NEW report documenting several violations of international humanitarian law committed by Israel during its recent military attack on the Gaza Strip from 10-21...
No Jobs For 80% Of Nurse Graduates!
‘Student nurses are frustrated, angry and disillusioned because of the difficulties they face finding jobs as deficits bite,’ said UNISON, the UK’s largest health...
POA call for general strike outside parliament
STRIKING civil servants clapped and cheered a call for a general strike at a rally outside parliament yesterday. A message of support and solidarity was...
Johnson willing to scrap Iran deal for ‘Trump deal’
TORY PM Johnson, yesterday morning stated he is willing to scrap the Iran nuclear deal in favour of a ‘Trump deal’. Then, in a move...
Defend national pay rates! –TUC must call a general strike
‘ANY attempt to break national pay rates must be met by the TUC calling an indefinite general strike to bring down this Tory-LibDem Coalition...
EU announces £22bn tariffs on US imports
THE EU has announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 26bn euros (£22bn) on US imports, responding to President Donald Trump’s 25% levies on global...
Inquiry into police spying on unions – union heads demand transparency
LEADERS of many of the largest and most prominent trade unions in the UK, have jointly signed a letter demanding that immediate action is...
Johnson To Close Rochdale< Salford< Trafford & Bury Maternity Units
Health unions yesterday expressed concern after health secretary Alan Johnson endorsed plans to close maternity units at four Greater Manchester hospitals in Rochdale, Salford,...
‘We’ve been sold out’ – say Gate Gourmet workers
ANGRY Gate Gourmet workers were on the picket line yesterday after Wednesday’s sell-out deal between the Transport and General Workers’ Union leaders, TUC leaders...
STRIKE! – Royal Mail Court bid fails
THE Royal Mail bid to get the three-day London CWU postal strikes declared illegal failed yesterday late afternoon. The London reps meeting taking place in...
A&E beds & doctors crisis – May blocks 100 Indian doctors’ visas
A SEVERE shortfall of both A&E doctors and hospital beds must be tackled, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said in response...
Opportunist SNP! –would not vote against NHS privatisation in England
THE SNP would not vote against privatisation in the English health service provided it has no impact on Scottish spending, Scottish Health Secretary Shona...
UK-TATA £1.2bn DEAL – 3,000 JOBS TO GO!
WELSH ministers and Tata bosses are due to continue talks this week about the future of the Port Talbot site. The UK government and Tata...
May Day manifesto! Keep the Tories out! The working class will deal with Blair!
THE Editorial Board of the News Line, the daily socialist paper of the WRP, sends its greetings to the workers and youth of the...
Polar storm rips through Gaza
A POLAR low-pressure storm poses a serious danger to displaced families and residents amid the massive destruction caused by the Israeli genocide that has...
South African variant spreading across UK
THE SOUTH African variant has begun to spread across the UK, the Tories confirmed yesterday. Tory Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the 5.00pm briefing: ‘We...


















