Academic staff organised in the UCU are currently in the middle of strike action over pensions and pay. The strike is due to finish on 4th December, but could escalate in the new year if management at Universities UK (UUK) do not meet the union’s demands. The MSF has Read more…
A desperate act by a financially insecure student is reflective of Macron’s austerity policies that continue to attack the working class. Anger and frustration is rising as the government fails to deliver on the most basic reforms to help students get by, meanwhile apathy from the representatives of the Read more…
The Marxist Student Federation is ready to support all workers on strike over this period. Marxist societies up and down the country will be at the picket lines from this morning onward. The working conditions of our staff are our learning conditions and we should stand side by Read more…
As the general election campaign gets underway the choice for students and young workers has never been clearer. On the one hand you have a government led by a party responsible for staggering tuition fees, deaths of thousands from cut public services and in complete denial over the terrible Read more…
Last week, it was announced that postal workers had overwhelmingly voted for strike action. 97% voted yes on a 75% turnout. The result has smashed through the Tory anti-trade union laws. This strike has the potential to send shock waves throughout the entire labour movement. Royal Mail management are Read more…
Voting continues for Royal Mail post workers in the industrial action ballot called by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The result of this critical ballot, under which deputy general secretary Terry Pullinger has told members to “get ready for the fight of your lives”, will be announced on 15 Read more…
The Tory Party conference this year showed just how bad things now are for the old establishment, with madness in the hall and strong opposition to Toryism and the government outside. On the Sunday, despite the bad weather, thousands turned out in central Manchester to protest outside the conference Read more…
The death of Labour Students is another nail in the coffin of Blairism. At the same time, its end represents a new opportunity. Corbyn’s election as Labour leader has dramatically transformed the party. The left is clearly in ascendency. It is time the party was fully democratised in order Read more…
This week, on Tuesday 17th September, Labour’s National Executive Committee voted to get rid of Labour Students, with an overwhelming two-thirds majority. The motion, put forward by Jon Lansman, the founder and unelected of head Momentum, put into question the continued affiliation of the student organisation to the Labour Read more…
Dear Higher Education Workers, Last year we saw the most militant strike in UCU’s history. This time the battle is growing wider to encompass better pay for the lowest paid workers, job security, and fairer workloads. We as students and fellow workers encourage a yes vote to strike action Read more…
Universities at Sheffield, Newcastle and Strathclyde have partnered up with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in creating the Future Electrical Machines Manufacturing Hub. The aim is to spur an ‘electrification revolution’ in UK manufacturing while creating PhD projects. They will work alongside a long list of Read more…
A lecturer at Sandwell College in the West Midlands has been sacked for writing the words “racist” and “should be illegal” on a poster promoting the government’s so-called counter-terrorism programme, Prevent. The system is absurdly defined as “a community safeguarding programme”. In reality, the decision by the college to Read more…
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