Tag: social strike

From the Women’s March to the International Women’s Strike
Cinzia Arruzza, author of Dangerous Liaisons: the Marriages and Divorces of Marxism and Feminism, explains the potential of the Women's Marches against Trump to grow into a powerful mass movement linked to wider struggles against oppression and exploitation.
2 Steps Towards the Socialisation of the UCU Strike
Yesterday members of the University and College Union finished a 48 hour strike. Officially the dispute is over pay, but if staff and students want to take on the central issue - the marketisation of the sector - it will require some innovation.
Towards the Global Strike! 6 Thoughts on Nuit Debout for London and Elsewhere
Sunday Long Read: The social movement Nuit Debout (roughly translated at Rise Up at Night) began on 31 March in Paris and quickly spread across France. The movement is now threatening to go global.
How to Open up a Second Front in the Battle for the NHS
Today's all-out junior doctors' strike marked a step up in the fight for the NHS: not only was it the first healthcare strike where emergency cover was left to consultants, but supporters also targeted those who stand to gain from the privatisation of the NHS.