Labour movement

Thousands march in London to defend the NHS

Details: Monday, 20 May 2013; Written by Socialist Appeal

Thousands of Londoners marched on Saturday 18th May to ‘Defend London’s NHS’ in a protest organised by an “unprecedented coalition of London residents, medical staff, trade unions and health campaigners”. Socialist Appeal supporters on the demonstration report on the latest mass protest against the Tory attacks on healthcare.

PCS national conference: build for action

Details: Friday, 17 May 2013; Written by Julian Sharpe, London PCS (personal capacity)

Civil Servants are facing some of the most vicious attacks on themselves and their unions in a generation. In the run up to the annual PCS national conference, which begins on Monday 20th May in Brighton, London PCS member Julian Sharpe outlines the issues facing the public sector union and its membership.

250 march against austerity in Hull

Details: Thursday, 09 May 2013; Written by Callum Stanland, Unite Community

On May 4th around 250 workers and youth marched through Hull city centre as part of Hull TUC’s May Day celebrations. The march doubled as a protest against the austerity of the coalition government, and was led by the Labour councillors in Hull who are defying the cuts and providing an inspiration to the entire labour movement. Callum Stanland reports.

Glasgow May Day 2013

Details: Tuesday, 07 May 2013; Written by Rachel Gibbs and Michael Allan, Glasgow Marxists

Saturday 4th May saw thousands march in the annual Glasgow May Day demonstration. A proud tradition in the home of ‘Red Clydeside’, the demonstration brings activists together in celebration of International Workers’ Day. Rachel Gibbs and Michael Allan of the Glasgow Marxists report on the recent Glasgow May Day 2013 celebrations.

Thousands participate in May Day 2013, London

Details: Thursday, 02 May 2013; Written by Socialist Appeal supporters, London

Thousands of protesters participated in May Day (International Workers’ Day) in London yesterday. The banners and slogans raised were extremely militant, calling for the end of austerity throughout Europe by overthrowing capitalism. It is time for the leaders of the labour movement to reflect this militancy in their actions.

1000 gather in Leeds to say "axe the bedroom tax"

Details: Monday, 29 April 2013; Written by Callum Stanland, Unite Community

On a warm Saturday lunchtime on 20th April, around 1000 people marched through Leeds City Centre to protest against the coalition government’s hated Bedroom Tax. Residents were not only showing their anger at the national government for their particularly cruel and inhumane welfare “reform” but also calling on their Labour run council to take a stand against the government. Callum Stanland from the Grimsby Unite Community group reports on the latest protest against the welfare attacks.

No to Blairism! Yes to socialism!

Details: Tuesday, 23 April 2013; Written by Steve Jones, Romford Labour Party

Labour Party members and those in the movement fighting the brutal attacks of this Tory-led coalition government on jobs, benefits and services will be furious at the clearly co-ordinated efforts of the right in the party to push Labour back towards the so-called “centre ground” of the New Labour era. A selection of failed relics from the Tony Blair era have risen from the political grave to attack Labour’s “leftward” shift and to call for a return to the old “Tory-lite” approach.