Across Leeds, nurses and ambulance workers were both taking part in strike action on International Workers Day, following their rejection of the government’s well before invitation 5% pay offer. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Turnout on the RCN picket line at St James’s Hospital was much higher than during the last round of strike action….
Within just a few minutes of being on the junior doctors picket lines in Leeds you could tell the level of public support they had. Not only were cars tooting their horns as they passed, but a video screen van parked up next to the picket with a supportive message which no-one from the BMA…
With shopkeepers coming out to watch and other bystanders filming, the Save Batley Baths demonstration on 4th March was a success in continuing the pressure on Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) to re-open the Baths. Iain Dalton, Socialist Party Yorkshire secretary The baths has remained closed since December when KAL decided to shut it, Deighton Sports…
“There’s no way we can accept attacks on terms and conditions we’ve fought for 140 years to win in order to revive a pay cut” was the clear message from ASLEF members in Leeds. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party ASLEF members were taking a further day of strike action on Friday 3rd February following joining…
Over 2,000 trades unionist joined the demonstration called by the TUC in Leeds as part of their day of action in defence of the right to strike, called in opposition to the government’s latest anti-union legislation sending minimum service levels on strike day. The march was joined by large delegations from the UCU, NEU, ASLEF…
Over 100 people joined a demonstration on Saturday28 Jan called by Keep Our NHS Public to protest at the NHS funding crisis. We were across the road from the site of the proposed new Leeds Children’s Hospital, one of those in the Tories 2019 manifesto and one of the new 48 hospitals promised by Boris Johnson when…
Socialist Party members in West Yorkshire visited Unison picket lines at Wakefield Ambulance station, Richmond Hill Ambulance station in Leeds and Yorkshire Ambulance Service headquarters as they took their second round of 12 hour strike action on 23rd January. Iain Dalton, Socialist Party Yorkshire secretary Across the picket lines we visited there was a growing…
Despite the freezing conditions, the warmth of support for nurses, part of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) stood out as they took their historic first ever day of strike action in the UK. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party As the RCN branch secretary on the picket line reminded me, less than 30 years ago…
In the largest action taken by Delivery drivers in one city yet, drivers working for Deliveroo, Stuart/JustEat and UberEats took strike action from 5pm Friday 21st October til midnight Sunday 23rd October. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Over twenty picket lines were mounted across Leeds, with reports of 11 KFC’s, 9 McDonalds, 2 Burger Kings,a…
Criminal barristers, who have been struck by withdrawing from defence case work on legal aid on various days since June, have now escalated to taking indefinite action. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The Criminal Bar Association held a series of rallies outside courts around the country. Around 20-30 barristers attended the rally in Leeds. As…
