Join the pledge to resist cuts in Southampton
We've had a busy week in Southampton! 100 staff and others packed into Valentine Primary School hall for a National Education Union (NEU) meeting on 20 November. Sue Atkins, Southampton Socialist Party Liz Filer, the headteacher, explained how hard it is to continue...
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Cable workers’ Halloween picket line attempts to ‘scare’ management into talks
It was a spooky affair outside Prysmian Cables in Eastleigh on 31 October with workers joining the picket line dressed appropriately for Halloween. One worker jokingly said: "We're trying to scare management back to the table". Fittingly there was a worker dressed as...
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Unions and campaigners challenge Southampton cuts inside Labour and out
Southampton Socialist Party The phony unity in Labour has been exposed! Blairite cutting councillors in Southampton have had their proposals to close two care homes opposed overwhelmingly by Labour Party members as well as by council unions Unite and Unison. Angry...
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There are several branches in the region, so wherever you are there is usually a group of members nearby. You can find out more about our branches here.
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We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin by sending congratulations to school meals supervisors in Yorkshire.
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"A general election is inherent within the current political situation. But it is far from guaranteed. May - or even the Tories under another leader - could continue to press ahead whatever happens on 11 December if there is no push from below forcing their hand. Corbyn's Labour and the trade union movement have to take a lead."
For a socialist alternative to the EU - mobilise to kick out the Tories!
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On 11 December, after a five-day House of Commons debate, Theresa May's Brexit deal will be put to a parliamentary vote.
Read this week's #NSSN bulletin no.417: @bectu reps to be reinstated at the #Ritzy
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End austerity and mobilise for a mass protest to demand an immediate general election #ToriesOut #Fight4Socialism
Ahead of Tuesday's Brexit vote, I travelled to Lisbon to meet members of the Party of European Socialists.
Labour is ready to step in and negotiate a deal that can work for our whole country.
We’re out here in Bitterne lending our Solidarity to students, staff, and parents here in Southampton who are fighting for fair funding in schools! #StopSchoolCuts
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