The Workers Party of Britain condemns the new raft of lockdown restrictions brought into effect on Wednesday 14 October – initially targeting the north-west – as a stark admission of failure on the part of Boris Johnson’s Conservative government to deal with Covid-19 on a national scale.
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Stop Ikea’s vindictive attack on workers’ sick pay
The Workers Party of Britain denounces Ikea’s plans to penalise employees for taking time off to self-isolate during the pandemic.
Say no to ADL lay-offs!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces plans by Britain’s biggest bus and coach builder to wipe out 650 jobs at its sites in Guildford, Falkirk and Scarborough, with the complete closure of the Guildford works.
#PayUpNow
The Workers Party of Britain is proudly supporting the Unison Pay Up Now campaign as thousands of workers take to the streets across Scotland. Unison is calling on the Scottish government to reopen the NHS’s three-year pay deal, and to discuss a pay rise for all NHS staff.
After the Applause … it’s time to pay up – report from Glasgow
On Friday afternoon at 2.00pm, key workers from the GMB union in Glasgow took part in an After the Applause demonstration, and the Workers Party of Britain were there in support.
Workers Party out in force for #NHSPay15 campaign
The Workers Party of Britain joined thousands of people across the country on Saturday as we gave our support to NHS workers and their campaign for a pay rise – #NHSPay15.
Support our key workers
The Workers Party of Britain supports GMB Scotland’s campaign calling for a £2 an hour increase in the basic rate of pay for ALL key workers.
Say no to ADL redundancies!
The Workers Party of Britain deplores plans by bus maker Alexander Dennis (ADL) to lay off as many as 650 of its 2,500 British workers in Guildford, Scarborough and Falkirk as part of a profit-driven restructuring exercise by Canadian parent company NFI Group.