United Kingdom

Content about events and struggles in what is now the United Kingdom.

Unrest over academies expansion

As 70 failing schools join the 310 already on the list of schools which will be or already are now operating as academies, coalitions of parents…

Redistributionist budget? Yeah right.

The angle of the mainstream media on the Budget is 'big borrowing, big risk, the death of low taxes for the rich'. Only the first two are true.

Teachers' union calls off strikes

Despite a vote in favour of discontinuous strikes over below inflation pay, the National Union of Teachers has announced there will be no further…

Rubbish piles up during the winter of discontent

Long lost wildcat strikes in the UK, 1960s - 1990s

Interesting article with snippets of analysis and often personal anecdotes about a number of unofficial strikes in the UK since the 1960s.

Up Against The Odds cover

Up against the odds - The JJ Foods strike, 1995

An account of the JJ fast food worker's strike in Tottenham, 1995-6, and its lessons for workers today.

Unite NHS workers vote for strike action

Thousands of NHS workers, including mental health nurses, paramedics and ambulance staff, have voted to strike in protest at a derisory pay deal.

Catalyst #18

Issue 18 of Catalyst, Solidarity Federation freesheet. September 2008

Tube worker warns of more conflict to come

Tube worker and RMT rep Andy Littlechild has beaten an attempt to oust him by Transport For London (TFL), but in an interview with Freedom Newspaper has warned this is not the end of it.

Picket: bulletin of the Wapping printers' dispute, 1986-1987

PDFs of all 43 issues of Picket, the unofficial newsletter of the News International printers'…

Headline "Murdoch Fucks Donkeys"

The Sun - spoof newspaper from the Wapping strike, 1986

Short spoof issue of The Sun newspaper produced by anarchists to support the News International…

School strikes decision this week

The NUT will reveal this week whether it will stage a series of one-day strikes which would trigger widespread school closures in the run-up to…

Sweeping down on the supermarkets

As supermarkets continue to hike their prices, it seems a response is being planned – and not before time. But will it work?