The latest wave of industrial action on campuses begins today, with UCU members out on strike once again in the struggle for decent pensions, pay, and conditions. It is vital that workers and students unite and fight to defend education. The Universities and College Union (UCU) is striking once again Read more…
Here at Newcastle, we are being very proactive in relation to the upcoming UCU strikes. Early contact was made with the local UCU branch. We offered our solidarity, and set up a meeting to discuss how we can best support the strike. We have offered to assist with fundraising, in Read more…
We are busy spreading the word about the upcoming NUS student walkout, with frequent flyering sessions on campus. These have resulted in an impressive level of engagement from students. On 3 February, we had our first Marxist society event of the term. We brought up the student walkout, and specifically Read more…
In Birmingham, we held a meeting on 3 February to coordinate work for the upcoming UCU strikes and NUS walkout. The meeting was attended by student activists from both the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University. Dozens of people have already agreed to help mobilise for the walkout. We Read more…
Over the past year or so, Goldsmiths University has been another victim of the crisis of education’s marketisation. A restructuring scheme was made in a backroom deal with Lloyds and NatWest banks, and was outsourced to a multinational consultancy firm. A series of loans were issued by these banks on Read more…
The NUS has called for a national student walkout on 2 March. And university lecturers are set to take further strike action this term. Activists must begin building for these immediately, to mobilise a mass movement to defend education. The National Union of Students (NUS) has called for a nationwide Read more…
Teachers at Newham Sixth Form college in east London are continuing their strike against overwork, management bullying, and academisation. Meanwhile, students are mobilising in support of staff. We must build the fightback to defend education. For over four weeks now, National Education Union (NEU) members have been on strike at Read more…
We encourage all Marxist Societies across the country to pass this motion. Students and workers: unite and fight!
The National Union of Students (NUS) has called for a nationwide day of action this term, on 2 March, involving a student walkout at universities across the country, and a mass demonstration in central London. Students have faced a year of lockdowns, mental health crises, reckless decisions by university management, Read more…
On the fifth day of Marxmas, we give to you this video on the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920 was a long and drawn out revolution. Learn more here.
The three-day strike by UCU members in HE saw an impressive mobilisation of students in support of staff. With further strikes on the cards in the new year, this solidarity is a solid foundation for escalated action.
The final day of picketing is now finished. In Manchester, our comrades marched down Oxford Road to show solidarity with the strikers. In London, there has been a protest of all London UCU branches and Loughborough University has once again been showing that the Students’ Union were not acting in Read more…
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