Unite members at bus manufacturer Optare, in Sherburn-in-Elmet, on the outskirts of Leeds, took the first strike in a series of discontinous 48 hour strikes starting on 15th October, alongsideside a continuous overtime ban. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party During pay negotiations in 2019, workers had been given a promise of a decent pay rise,…
Well over 100 strikers and supporters rallied at Leeds Uni on the fifth day of strike action. Both Leeds Trinity and Leeds University have been taking part in the Margaret round of strike action over the #FourFights on pay, inequality, workload and casualisation with Leeds Uni also been part of the USS pension scheme dispute…
NEU members at Notre Dame sixth form, along with 33 other sixth form colleges across the UK took further strike action in their ongoing dispute over funding for the sector and pay, with this being the 4th strike day at Notre Dame. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The cuts in the sector have been substantial…
Around 80 people packed into a standing room only meeting organised by the RMT (transport union) in support of the long-running dispute to maintain the safety-critical role of the guard on Northern Rail services. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party RMT General Secretary Mick Cash opened the meeting saying the union will take whatever action is…
Socialist Students and the Socialist Party held a public vote at the RMT’s picket line at Leeds station this Saturday, which graphically demonstrated public support for striking RMT workers on Northern Rail. Lots of people were keen to get involved and show their support for the striking workers in their struggle against DOO – Driver…
You know the squeeze in the public sector is coming to a crunch when workers for an organisation set-up to try to prevent strikes themselves walk out on strike. But that was precisley what happened as conciliators at ACAS took strike action on Friday 11th May. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The detrimental changes that…
Despite being battered over the last week with snow and chilling winds, UCU members at Leeds University are still going strong in their strike over attacks on the USS pension fund. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Socialist Party members have visited the picket lines every day of the strike, with this Monday, the beginning of…
Around 500 staff, students and supporters joined the demonstration and rally organised by UCU to Mark mark the first day of their national strike action over attacks on pensions. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Between 150-200 strikers turned up to help picket with seemingly every one of the tens of entrances to the university covered…
Well over a hundred of Junior Doctors picketed the two main hospitals in Leeds, St James’s and the Leeds General Infirmary. Pickets were angry, especially over the insinuation that they’re lazy which the media had been stirring over the past few days. One doctor told me how he was often staying late and starting early…
RMT members took a further days strike action on Monday 4th January against the downgrading of the roles of Northern Rail customer relations staff based in Leeds. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party By dropping two bandings, new starters will earn a staggering £5,000 a year less. The strike was well supported with the service being…
