by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Feb 19, 2020 | Britain, Featured, Regional, Southampton, Trade Unions
Bea Gardner, UCU Southampton branch executive (personal capacity) The University and College Union (UCU) has announced 14 days of further strike action for universities currently in dispute over pensions, pay and conditions. The action will start on Thursday 20...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Feb 18, 2020 | Britain, Featured, Regional, Trade Unions
Paul Couchman, Surrey County Unison (personal capacity) Over 150 delegates registered for the South East regional council meeting of local government union Unison which took place on 8 February. This was the biggest meeting for many years. There was a serious mood and...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Jan 29, 2020 | Britain, Featured, Regional, Southampton, Trade Unions
University and College Union: Pensions, pay and conditions dispute reach a crucial stage Bea Gardner, UCU Southampton branch executive (personal capacity) As we go to press, a crucial meeting of the University and College Union (UCU) higher education committee is set...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Jan 22, 2020 | Britain, Featured, Regional, Trade Unions
Nick Chaffey, Southampton Socialist Party Boris Johnson says austerity is over. But who believes this pathological liar? As London mayor and Tory MP, Johnson promoted cuts to council services and supported tax cuts for the super-rich. The Tory austerity axe has fallen...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Dec 4, 2019 | Britain, Featured, Portsmouth, Regional, Trade Unions
SWR dispute: It’s a strike to ensure the safety of the travelling public Southern Region Socialist Party reporters After over 40 days of strike action during the last two years, the RMT transport union reported that a deal had been reached with South Western...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Dec 4, 2019 | Britain, Featured, Regional, Trade Unions
Firefighters in Surrey are balloting on industrial action to commence on 24 December, after exhausting all other avenues to prevent dangerous cuts to their fire and rescue service. Despite 13,000 people signing a petition opposing the cuts – which include...
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