Month: August 2014

BFAWU, Low Pay, Youth & Students

#A28 Fast Food Rights Campaign Day of Action

Originally posted on Young Socialists – Yorkshire:
Leeds Fast Food Rights protest, photo courtesy of Erika Sykes Youth Fight for Jobs activists alongside other supporters of the Fast Food Rights campaign, initiated by the Baker’s, Food & Allied Workers Union, took part in a day of action up and down the country on August 28th. Iain Dalton, Yorkshire Youth Fight for Jobs Organiser Protests were… Continue reading #A28 Fast Food Rights Campaign Day of Action

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Transport

Saying No To Sky High Train Fares

The United Kingdom already has the highest rail fares in Europe. With this in mind as well as the overcrowded, unstaffed, and a lot of the time late services that people often find themselves in on their daily commutes, communters will have been shocked to learn of the 3.6% increase to our rail fairs, announced today, Tuesday 19th August, to be implemented in the new … Continue reading Saying No To Sky High Train Fares

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Anti-War, International Solidarity

Hundreds Protest Against the Seige of Gaza in Leeds

Several heavy downpours of rain didn’t put around 500 people off from joining a protest in Leeds on Sunday 17th August against the recent Israeli assault and ongoing seige of Gaza. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Protesters marched through the city centre to Briggate where the names of Palestinians killed in Gaza, many of them young, were held in a human chain along the street … Continue reading Hundreds Protest Against the Seige of Gaza in Leeds

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Low Pay, RMT, Trade Unions in Leeds

ISS Cleaners Strike for a Living Wage

Cleaners working for ISS on the East Coast mainline took strike action in Leeds today, 8th August, alongside workers at Newcastle and Kings Cross stations in their fight for a living wage. The RMT members have been involved in a long running dispute with the cleaning contractor to award them the hourly living wage rate set by academics at Loughborough University. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist … Continue reading ISS Cleaners Strike for a Living Wage

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LGBTQ Socialists

Thousands Attend Leeds Pride 2014

Thousands gathered in Leeds on Sunday 3rd August for its annual LGBT Pride march. As with previous years there was a strong presence from trade unions and other activists. Michael Johnson, Leeds Socialist Party While a large contingent of the march celebrated the steps forward in equality that “gay marriage” represented as they officially began in March this year there was also solid representation from … Continue reading Thousands Attend Leeds Pride 2014

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Anti-War, International, International Solidarity

Hundreds Attend Anti-War Meeting in Leeds

On Saturday 2nd August, around 200 people attended a Respect Party public meeting at Woodsley Road Community Centre in Woodhouse. The meeting was addressed by George Galloway MP, showing that draw he still has on particular issues. Leeds Socialist Party members Galloway spent most of the meeting denouncing the blockade of and onslaught on Gaza being carried out at present by the Israeli regime. He … Continue reading Hundreds Attend Anti-War Meeting in Leeds

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Anti-Cuts, PCS

HMRC Workers Strike Against Understaffing

PCS union members in HMRC took part in a rolling 3-day strike action across the country, with reps in Leeds on strike on Friday 1st August. This part of an ongoing dispute over wanting staff to be ‘flexibly resourced’ into covering jobs lost during cutbacks in call centres. Iain Dalton As PCS placards on the picket line graphically showed, staffing levels have been drastically cut … Continue reading HMRC Workers Strike Against Understaffing

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