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Disputes / Birmingham bin workers smelling rats

Neither the council nor the unions seem in any hurry to bring this dispute to a conclusion. Workers are left wondering why.

1 Jul 2025 , Lalkar
Industry / Scunthorpe steel debacle

If strategic industries are to be saved, their only salvation is full nationalisation and administration according to plan not profit.

26 May 2025 ,
Lay-offs and closures / The Grangemouth scandal

Failure to mobilise against job cuts at Grangemouth reveals the fraudulent nature of Unite and SNP leaders.

6 Mar 2025 , Proletarian

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Capitalist crisis / Red Youth: Marxism can channel the anger of our youth into revolution

Decaying capitalism offers young people only alienation and misery. The path to a positive future lies in harnessing our energies against the present system.

28 Nov 2023,

Lay-offs and closures theory

Lay-offs and closures / Job cuts and factory closures; the car industry in Britain

As automation and overproduction combine to wipe out industrial jobs, what is the answer to this seemingly insoluble problem?

12 Mar 2019, Lalkar