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Black Lives Matter protesters dump a statue of slaver Edward Colston in Bristol harbour during a protest last year (Pic: PA) British capitalism was built on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and key institutions were central to it. Eleven former governors and 16 directors of the Bank of England owned slaves …

Swansea Parcelforce workers took action earlier this year over coronavirus fears (Pic: CWU Southwest Wales Ama) Postal workers’ demands for safety were ignored at a major Royal Mail workplace where more than 20 people have caught coronavirus. At least 22 people at the Cardiff delivery office and mail centre have tested …

Swansea Parcelforce workers left their depot in April over safety fears (Pic: CWU Southwest Wales Amal) Royal Mail workers are in revolt over a management decision to bring back shared delivery vans. The CWU union described the move as “reckless”. Speaking to around 20,000 CWU members on a Facebook session, …

Lecturers won their strike in 2017 (Pic: Duncan Brown) Scottish FE lecturers in the EIS-FELA union are going into dispute over attempts by management to replace teaching with training. This will force lecturers on to instructor and assessor contracts. At Forth Valley College staff were selected at random and told …

People Before Profit NHS campaign Labour MPs, trade unionists, campaigners and socialists have joined forces to call for a “fightback across workplaces and communities to demand ordinary people won’t pay for the crisis”. The People Before Profit group will launch its emergency programme for jobs, services and safety on Tuesday. …

It’s not only Dominic Cummings that Boris Johnson has refused to sack. He is also protecting housing secretary Robert Jenrick, despite repeated allegations of what looks like corruption. And part of the reason may be that Johnson himself is embroiled in the scandal. The Jenrick case centres on a 1,500 …

  Walkout by sorting office workers at Barnsley Royal Mail after coronavirus outbreak By Thomas Scripps 23 June 2020 Royal Mail workers at the central post sorting office in Barnsley, South Yorkshire walked out yesterday after colleagues tested positive for coronavirus. Dozens of workers remained outside the building on Pitt …

Boris Johnson is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus (Pic: Flickr/Downing Street) The Tory government is mobilising to deliver to every household across Britain. But you won’t be getting medicines or food. You will be treated to a letter from Boris Johnson. His message will land on 30 million doorsteps, …

London’s Tube remains open – but are workers being kept safe? (Pic: Mike_fleming/Flickr) Tube workers in London are furious at being asked to risk their health by working in unsafe conditions as the coronavirus crisis grows. Joe, an RMT union rep in south London, told Socialist Worker, “People are trying …

In Portishead near Bristol campaigning for the strike vote (Pic: CWU Bristol) Walkouts by postal workers on Monday in Bridgwater in Somerset and Southwark in south London underlined the angry mood among post workers. Nationally Royal Mail workers delivered yet another overwhelming vote to strike on Tuesday of last week. …