Corbyn visits Southampton on marginal seat tour
Jane Ward, Southampton Socialist Party Over 1,000 people packed Guildhall square in Southampton on 15 July to hear Jeremy Corbyn. It was great to see so many young people. The RCN nurses’ union was well represented and we met many angry nurses whose pay has been...
Fawley refinery canteen strikers tell their employer: “pay up”
Women working for caterers Baxter Stanley in the canteen at the Fawley refinery (near Southampton) voted unanimously to strike over their derisory 12p pay rise. Today (1st September) was their third day of four days of strike action. They leafleted workers arriving...
Southampton councillors faced with angry anti-cuts campaigners
Maggie Fricker, Southampton Socialist Party Southampton city councillors faced a lot of angry people on 19 July at their full council meeting. On the steps outside were parents, staff and children from ‘Southampton Fair Funding for All Schools’ who handed...
Surrey FBU pass no confidence motion
Paul Couchman, Staines Socialist Party The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in Surrey has passed a motion of no confidence in the local fire authority, saying planned budget cuts will see firefighter numbers plummet. Already in Surrey, since 2010, firefighter numbers have...
Militant mood against job cuts at Reading College
On the day before the general election, a taste of the mood amongst public sector workers was evident in force, with dozens of workers at Reading College out on a lunchtime protest against job cuts. Their protest was lively, noisy and energetic, with chants of:...Socialist Party Southern Region Twitter
FF and FG join forces to vote through the Water Services Bill. #right2water
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