Socialist Party members visited half a dozen picket lines across Leeds as CWU members at Royal Mail began strike action on Friday 26th August. Iain Dalton reported that at both the Leeds Mail Centre and Hunslet delivery office pickets pointed out the hypocrisy of Royal Mail management in claiming to have no money but then…
On a hot Saturday morning 13 members of ASLEF Union picketed the Leeds Railway Station Entrance. The mood was resolved, and clear that they would be in for the long hall. Socialist Party members spent time talking with the strikes handing out leaflets, and selling copies of the Socialist. Paul Thomas, Leeds Socialist Party There…
Hundreds of workers ar Drax Power Station, near Selby, joined a series of national walk outs over the refusal of the Engineering Construction Industry Assocation (ECIA) employers to re-open talks over pay following skyrocketing inflation. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party A two year deal was agreed for NAECI (National Agreement for Engineering Construction Industry) sites…
Over a hundred taxi and private hire drivers joined a lobby organised by the Leeds Private Hire Drivers Organisation (LPHDO) of Leeds City Council’s licensing committee over its Suitability and Convictions policy. This is one of a serious of priests in recent months around West Yorkshire over this and other issues facing drivers. Iain Dalton,…
Leeds Pride 2022, returning after two years of delay due to COVID, saw at least 50,000 marching, many more spectators and onlookers. A massive show of support in the aftermath of a far right demo yesterday against the “Drag Story Time”, which has been misrepresented by reactionaries and weaponised against LGBT people (see below). Oisin Duncan,…
Stood on the steps outside Leeds Combined Courts in the pouring rain, criminal barristers showed the determination of their national strike action which began on Monday 27th June over legal aid rates. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The seriousness of their action, refusing to attend court or take on new cases, shows the level to…
“Is it really that terrible?” were the words of Leeds University Vice Chancellor Simone Buitendijk to students occupying her office a month ago in response to questions about the pay and conditions of university workers. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party It was also the headline on the leaflet Unison members were handing out explaining why…
To chants of “What do we want? Fare increase” Uber drivers protested outside the company’s office in Burley in Leeds, whose shutters had slammed down as soon as around 100 striking drivers marched down to it. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Drivers were angry that whilst other areas had uplifted in pay rates over the…
This morning (Tuesday 21st June) RMT members began national strike action against the Train Operating Companies & Network Rail’s planned job cuts, which would reduce ticket station staff to zero and pose serious issues to rail workers and commuters alike. The picket outside Leeds Station was 40 or so strong at about 7:30 AM, with…
Construction workers in Unite and GMB returned to Skelton Grange in south Leeds on Thursday 5th May where Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) are building a new energy to waste plant but refusing to pay workers along the lines of the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI). Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Whilst HZI…
