‘Their Crisis Not Ours!’ campaign news

Miliband and Balls are wrong to join the cuts consensus

Over the weekend Ed Miliband and Ed Balls came out with a succession of statements shifting Labour policy to within an inch of the coalition government. As well as refusing to pledge to reverse a single cut, Ed Balls said Labour would support the pay freeze and restraint on public sector workers. Today, the Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has written a powerful article in the Guardian, expressing his dissatisfaction with this “Blairite political coup” and warning it could lead to electoral disaster. [continue...]

Towards 30 November - Build the Resistance

Up to 3 million public sector workers from 28 unions are planning to take co-ordinated action on 30 November. Every union that has balloted has returned a majority in favour of taking strike action in what will be the largest strike for a generation. [continue...]

Emergency Action on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment Bill

UPDATE: Thanks to all those who have already lobbied Labour MPs, shadow housing minister Jack Dromey and Labour leader Ed Miliband. John McDonnell MP has now tabled two amendments to New Clause 26, supported by Crisis and the Squash campaign. Please email keep lobbying MPs to vote against New Clause 26 or at least to support the amendments to it tabled by John McDonnell MP.  [continue...]

LRC launches Fighting Fund

The LRC has launched a Fighting Fund to support workers fighting back against the government’s austerity measures and bosses’ cuts to maintain profit margins. The LRC has established the fund to support protracted industrial disputes: donating to local hardship funds to help to sustain workers in struggle.  [continue...]

Keep our NHS Public - Kill the Bill & Defend abortion rights

The Health and Social Care Bill will be returning to the House of Commons on 6th and 7th September for the Report Stage and Third Reading. This is when MPs vote on the amendments and vote the Bill through (or not) before it goes to the House of Lords). It is absolutely clear that we have to put pressure on MPs in their constituencies to demonstrate how the public want to reject this Bill, and will reject their MP at the next election if they vote for the Bill. Lobby your MP today to vote against the Bill. [continue...]

Victory as EU blocks relocation grant to Twinings

Campaigners have been waging a two year battle to save jobs at Twinings in Andover. Part of the campaign has focused on a proposed £10.5 million EU relocation grant which would have subsidised Twinings’ move to Poland and funded them to dump a loyal workforce here. [continue...]

Save the NHS - kill Lansley’s Bill

The LRC is campaigning against Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill, which threatens the NHS as universal, comprehensive public healthcare system. The LRC is working alongside campaigning groups Health Emergency and Keep our NHS Public as part of our campaign to kill Lansley’s Bill. [continue...]

March with the LRC on 26 March!

Join with the LRC contingent on the TUC organised ‘March for the Alternative’ demonstration on 26 March. Meet by the LRC banner at Temple Place, near Temple Tube station from 10:45am-11:30am (see map).  [continue...]

Solidarity with UCU strike

UCU members have begun walking out on strike today (Thu 17 Mar) over attacks on members’ jobs and pensions in both further and higher education. For more information see the UCU website. UCU members in Scotland are taking strike action today (17 Mar), in Wales tomorrow (18 Mar), in Northern Ireland on Monday (21 Mar) and in England on Tuesday (22 Mar). The action will culminate with a national strike on Thursday 24 March. We encourage LRC members to get on picket lines and show their solidarity with UCU members - as well as taking up the issue of public sector pensions and Hutton in their CLP and trade union. [continue...]

‘March for the Alternative’ - mobilise for 26 March

The TUC organised ‘March for the Alternative’ demonstration on 26 March promises to be one of the biggest demonstrations in UK history. Make sure you mobilise your friends, workmates and family to come along. Watch the RMT video on why you should ‘Demonstrate against government cuts’. [continue...]

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