Leeds Socialist Party joined around 400 people on Sunday at a demonstration against the government’s new police bill. The bill represents a significant attack on the right to protest and the mood among the largely young protesters was determined and angry. James Ellis, Leeds Socialist Party The Socialist Party gave out over 300 leaflets, sold…
On Saturday 13th March, in response to the brutal murder of Sarah Everard by a Metropolitan police officer, vigils took place across the country. Kat Gwyther, Leeds Socialist Party In Leeds, a crowd of over 100 people gathered outside Parkinson steps at the University of Leeds, despite the Reclaim the Night organisers moving the official…
Following voting down British Gas’ ‘re-offer’ in a ballot, big numbers turned out to picket lines on Friday as workers started days 27-30 of the strike over the weekend. The ‘re-offer” was rejected by 69% overall on a 82% turnout across 5 business units and the crucial domestic gas engineers emphatically rejecting the offer by…
British Gas workers came back out on strike were back out on strike from Friday 19tb February after the strike was suspended over the previous weekend for talks. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party British Gas management had previously stated that there would be no further negotiations, so reps see the company as taking a step…
“This is about putting profits over people” said one GMB striker at the British Gas workers demonstration in Leeds, summarising the nature of the dispute, now in its 13th day of strike action. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Friday 5th February at 12noon was the deadline given to workers before moving on to one-to-one ‘consultations’…
British Gas workers, primarily engineers, are currently locked in battle with boss Chris O’Shea over his attempts to impose attacks on terms and conditions through firing and re-hiring the workforce. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The workers, organised in the GMB union, have been taking strike action during January, with Friday 29th being the 9th…
A series of online TUSC meetings across Yorkshire kicked off in West Yorkshire on 20 January. Nina Brown, Leeds Socialist Party Iain Dalton, for the Socialist Party, said working people are facing unprecedented service cuts, increased council taxes and declining living standards. He pointed out that under the leadership of Keir Starmer, Labour councils have…
“Out, Out, Out” ring the chants of workers throughout this film capturing the magnificent struggle of mainly women clothing workers in Leeds in the 1970s. After their union, the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW) negotiated a wage agreement that continued to retain the unequal pay structure between male and female workers, as…
Unite members at Optare in Yorkshire returned to the picket lines on 16 November for the first day of their now escalated four-days-a-week strike at the bus manufacturers. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Threats from the police to fine strikers if they continued to picket, citing the new Covid restrictions, had prevented picketing, until the…
On the very first day of the new national lockdown, police issued dispersal orders to a picket line of striking workers, on the grounds of breaching the new rules. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Unite members at Optare in Sherburn-in-Elmet have been social distancing and wearing masks, in contrast to contractors the company employs, who…
