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UNSION left victory – Time to transform the union into a fighting weapon

The equivalent of a nuclear bomb has just exploded in the labour and trade union movement. Unison, the biggest union in the country, and a bastion of the old right wing, has shifted dramatically to the left. The right have held a firm grip over the union for more than 20 years – ever since its formation in reality. But now the left have won an overwhelming majority in the elections for the NEC, with over 40 left-wingers elected to the union’s leading body.

By Marxist Student, 4 years ago

University of Liverpool: Job cuts and class struggle

On Monday (24th May), the University of Liverpool was brought to a standstill by academic staff opposing proposed job cuts. The dispute has unified academic departments in a way never seen before, and shaken the ground beneath the feet of senior management.

By Marxist Student, 4 yearsJune 10, 2021 ago

Leeds headteacher attacks Palestine solidarity

Considering this close relationship it’s no surprise that the British education system or at least the caricature of education that is the official curriculum also supports the concept of Zionism and defends the Israeli state from criticism wherever possible.

By Marxist Student, 4 yearsJune 9, 2021 ago

The Dagenham machinists strike and the struggle for equality

53 years ago, women at the Dagenham Ford factory began a strike that became a turning point in the fight for equality. “We didn’t think we were that strong.” Sheila Douglass It was not the first such strike, and it would certainly not be the last. However, by standing up Read more…

By Marxist Student, 4 years ago

Lessons of the Lancaster Rent Strike

The Lancaster rent strike emerged during the national student movement against universities and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic. From Newcastle to Bristol thousands of students withheld their rent, and Lancaster was a shining example of this, winning a significant victory for students. The student rent-strike began in January 2021. 1,500 Read more…

By Marxist Student, 4 yearsMay 26, 2021 ago

UoN Students Fight Back Against the Marketisation of Education!

Students at the Uni of Nottingham (UoN) are occupying the ESLC building to protest tuition fees, mistreatment by university management and the government. This has been done in solidarity with Sheffield Hallam and the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield who will be holding their own occupations, as students across the country increasingly shout ‘Enough!’

By Marxist Student, 4 yearsApril 27, 2021 ago

UPDATE: Stand with Pimlico Academy Students

This is not a case of a rogue headmaster, this is clearly another neat example of hostility towards people fighting against oppression and exploitation. All rights have been won in struggle, the very struggle which is being clamped down on. This is not a choice anymore, we all must fight back against the decrepit system. Join the Marxist Student Federation to fight back!

By Marxist Student, 4 years ago

Rape culture in schools: The product of a sick system

Women will never be viewed as equals within a society built upon inequality and injustice. Neither women nor men will ever have control over their lives and bodies within an economy based on exploitation, profit, and competition, and commodification. And we will never rid the world of misogyny, as long as the capitalist class are in control, using sexism and bigotry to divide the working class.

By Marxist Student, 4 years ago

COVID clampdowns: Defend civil liberties!

Capitalist states are thus arming themselves with greater coercive powers and undermining the right to organise in advance. Without a working-class fightback, any curtailment of democratic rights introduced with the excuse of the pandemic will be made permanent and used to stifle the ability of workers and youth, and their organisations to organise and fight.

By Marxist Student, 4 years ago

Goodlord strike continues – Support the fightback against ‘fire and rehire’!

In an interview with Socialist Appeal activists on the picket line, striking worker Scott explained: “They said move out of London or just find another job. That is not acceptable to us.”

By Marxist Student, 4 years ago

Pimlico Academy protest: militant action pays

On Wednesday 31 March, hundreds of students at Pimlico Academy held a sit-down protest on school grounds. Whilst the event has been presented as a result of a change in uniform policy, a closer look shows a deeper rooted political battle taking place at the school, of which this protest is the culmination.

By Marxist Student, 4 yearsApril 14, 2021 ago

Italy: Amazon strike shows potential for workers’ fightback!

The first national strike of Amazon workers in Italy took place on Monday 22 March, after Amazon’s management walked away from the negotiating table. Although it is difficult to measure the exact level of participation, the strike was a resounding success.

By Marxist Student, 4 yearsMarch 31, 2021 ago

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