Obituary: John Pickett – 1954-2017
Alison Hill John Pickett, Socialist Party comrade and postal worker, has died very suddenly at the age of 63. I first met John in the early 1980s, just after he returned to Portsmouth after being at college in Stoke. He and his brother Chris played a vital role in...
Solid Southern Strike Continues Against Britain’s ‘Worst’ Train Company
Workers have turned out in large numbers at the Southern Rail offices in Barnham, West Sussex, determined to win their dispute. “The result at ScotRail [where workers won a victory to keep conductors on every train] is a boost to our campaign and gives us...
Anger against Blairite ‘traitors’ sweeps Portsmouth Momentum
“All is forgiven!” So claimed Christine Shawcroft, a Labour NEC member, when asked for her message to the 172 MPs who had declared ‘no confidence’ in Jeremy Corbyn. It was not the answer the 90 Momentum supporters packed into a...
Why I joined: I want my generation and others to have a better future
I joined the Socialist Party because I could no longer stand on the side-lines. I am from Portugal and started university in 2008, the year of the big financial crisis. Me, my friends and our entire generation felt the effects and implications of the capitalist system...
Condor Ferries: Fight for a living wage
Solidarity with Portsmouth RMT campaign for a living wage at sea! Support the struggle against poverty pay on Condor Ferries, paying £2.30 an hour to Ukrainian crew, with the connivance of Portsmouth city councillors who refuse to lift a finger against this outrage....Socialist Party Southern Region Twitter
New firm hints at de-skilling guards https://t.co/TmSBG02I6D
A great event in #NorthTyneside to save #WhitleyBay Job Centre, led by @pcs_union rank-and-file, and supported by the whole labour movement.
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#NSSN supporting @MFUnite on their 66th strike day - protesting outside Sheraton Skyline hotel at #Heathrow #BAlowpaynoway @unitetheunion
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BREAKING NEWS!! Len McCluskey to speak at #NSSN 'Smash the #PayCap' rally at #TUC Congress Sept10 @unitetheunion https://t.co/MA4T0MXNG3
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