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Education Workers join the strikers
The cost of living crisis has led to an increasing number of strikes, against austerity and against real term pay cuts offered by the government
Public back the nurse’s strike
71% of British adults think it’s acceptable for nurses to go on strike for a pay raise, while 74% say it’s acceptable to take industrial
Take to the streets in solidarity with the strikers
This Saturday is shaping up to be a big day of resistance, with 175,000 workers set to strike across the country. The strikes come in
The bankers budget: the devil in the detail
Kwarteng, the Tory chancellor, signalled £45 billions of tax cuts, overwhelmingly for the very rich. The cap on bankers’ bonuses will go—and the fattest of
A budget for the bankers
The government is picking a fight with unions and workers after it revealed a “bankers’ budget” last week that aims to further restrict the right to strike and