First-Person article published earlier today in the Leicester Mercury. Xenophobes and racists were always going to vote to Leave the EU; so should you let this affect how you vote on Thursday? If, like many people, you are worried that a vote to Leave will provide a victory to racists and murderers then a more […]
The recent rise in the national living wage, although still falling well short of a real living wage of £10 per hour, was meant to make it easier for workers to afford to pay their rent and bills. But greedy bosses like Leicestershire-based food manufacturers Samworth Brothers are using minimal basic rate increases as a […]
Although there is much confusion about the EU and its relationship to workers’ rights, there are a multitude of excellent reasons why trade unionists oppose the EU. Alongside the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) the Bakers Union is one of the few fighting unions that is campaigning for a socialist exit […]
Supply teachers from Leicester and Leicestershire lobbied local supply agencies in Leicester city centre on Wednesday 1st June about the waste of public money and cuts in pay and conditions in supply teaching. Supply agencies lobbied included Hays, Capita, Reed, and Protocol. Schools are paying commercial recruitment agencies millions of pounds a year In order […]
Earlier this week in Derby, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) launched a series of public meetings under the heading ‘The Socialist Case Against the EU’. Speaking in Derby (May 18), Becci Heagney expressed concerns with a current meme titled “What has Europe ever done for us?” that was produced by Unite the union […]
During the last round of the Junior Doctors strike action, I was proud to be able to stand on the picket outside Leicester Royal Infirmary in the rain. This time, however I couldn’t make it, but I was glad to hear that their ranks are swelling by the day, from a brilliant display of some […]
Following a successful rally in support of Junior Doctors and the future of the NHS, Leicestershire Against the Cuts held a well-attended public meeting on Monday night to discuss how we can build linkages between unions and community groups in defence of all public services. With the government refusing to talk to Junior Doctors and […]
The Government has been determined over the last five years to deregulate Sunday trading, today was their fourth attempt and this time they have dressed it up as devolution. Thankfully the Tories plans failed with the parliamentary vote not going their way earlier today. So far Leicester’s three Labour MPs have been vocal in their […]
Earlier tonight a lobby was held outside of Leicester City Council’s annual budget setting meeting. The fifty-strong protest was supported by various trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners from across the city. With the Labour Party dominating Leicester’s politics, the protestors were asking Labour councillors to oppose City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby’s plans to carry through […]
On Saturday (February 6), concerned citizens from across Leicester descended upon Keith Vaz’s newly opened satellite office on Belgrave Road to hold their latest anti-war demonstration. The protest is was organised by a newly formed group called Leicester Against War. A group that was formed in response to the vote in Parliament in December where […]
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