A shocking report has found that infant mortality levels in Birmingham are seven deaths per 1,000 live births, compared with 3.9 deaths in England overall, with more than 100 babies dying before their first birthday each year in the city.
Author Archives: britworker
Norwich city council: Bring all council workers back onto the payroll!
The Workers Party of Britain deplores the failure of Norwich city council to deliver on its promise to harmonise outsourced employees with the terms and conditions of workers directly employed by the council.
Stop Bristol council outsourcing its security guards and cleaners!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces plans by Bristol city bosses to outsource nearly 200 security and cleaning jobs currently run in-house.
Victory to the Manchester bus strike!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces the ‘fire and rehire’ stunt being pulled by Go North West and salutes the example being set by the striking Manchester bus drivers.
Say no to Aston Martin job cuts!
The Workers Party of Britain condemns the plan by luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin to make over 200 workers redundant at its St Athans plant.
Cammell Laird: no to lay-offs, no to casualisation!
The Workers Party of Britain condemns Cammell Laird’s plans to make shipyard workers redundant and further casualise the workforce at Birkenhead.
Letter from a frontline teacher on the full reopening of schools
A Worker’s Party supporter writes from the classroom frontline: continuing to put children and the staff who care for them in harm’s way is a national scandal.
Tomahawk: Stop scalping workers’ pay!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces the Tomahawk Steakhouse restaurant chain for trying to force its furloughed staff to lend the company 10% of their pay as an interest-free loan!
Stop deskilling at Hinkley Point!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces renewed plans to sneak in deskilling at Hinkley Point in Bridgewater, undermining the professional status of electricians.
Support the London bus strikes!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces London bus companies for using the smokescreen of the pandemic to cut drivers’ wages and supports the ongoing strike campaign.