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Salford care workers take on private profiteers: Interview with UNISON President Steve North
Socialist Alternative recently spoke to Steve North , Chair of Salford City UNISON and UNISON National President about the ongoing...
Feb 23, 20252 min read


Councils at breaking point: Defend jobs and services!
A UNISON member and local government worker In March, BBC Panorama aired a film, titled Paying More For Less: Councils in Crisis, which...
Apr 23, 20245 min read


New pamphlet on lessons from the Ash Field strike victory
How workers can win: Lessons from the strike victory at Ash Field Academy £7.00 Click here to buy! In 2023, workers at Ash Field Academy...
Apr 8, 20241 min read


14 February 2024 NEC report
The President opened the meeting covering the following issues. General Secretary report ● We must and will make the Year of the LGBT+...
Feb 23, 20249 min read


The Wirral: the longest strike in NHS history
David Jones, UNISON National Executive Council member (personal capacity) based in Wirral Clinical Support Workers (CSWs) in Wirral...
Feb 23, 20242 min read


Angry protest against Coventry Council cuts to vital services
By Coventry Socialist Alternative Tuesday saw a lively protest against Labour-run Coventry City Council plans to slash support for vital...
Feb 22, 20243 min read


6 December 2023 NEC Report
General Secretary Report The General Secretary raised the situation in Israel-Palestine. There has been an escalation in the violence in...
Dec 15, 20235 min read


Support workers at Ash Field Academy win above inflation pay rise after 43 days of strikes!
By Tom Barker, Leicester Socialist Alternative and UNISON rep at Ash Field Academy (personal capacity) After more than 40 days of...
Nov 20, 20235 min read


Interview with striking education workers at Ash Field Academy
On Strike is the video broadcast of Workers Strike Back, hosted by socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and Bia Lacombe, members of...
Sep 29, 20231 min read


Ash Field Academy strike enters vital phase: Solidarity needed!
Low paid school support workers at Ash Field Academy in Leicester have voted by 85% (with a turnout of 67%) to continue their six-month...
Sep 28, 20233 min read


“Ash Field, pay up!”: Leicester support workers ramp up strike action
Ash Field UNISON members are entering their fifth week of strike action at a special educational needs school in Leicester. The strike...
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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