Campaign news

Young Labour Democracy & Labour Campaign for Free Education

24th February 2015

Young Labour Democracy & Labour Campaign for Free Education
Young Labour Democracy,
7 March at 6pm in University College London, Pearson G22 LT, UCL

The Young Labour National Committee has announced a review of Young Labour structures - to be carried out by a members of the Parliamentary Labour Party rather than young members!

Rank-and-file members of Young Labour and Labour Students from across the country are meeting on 7 March to mobilise opposition to the undemocratic nature of this review. We are demanding a more democratic review, led by young members ourselves, and open to discussion and amendments by a democratic conference.
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/552045094932551/

Labour Campaign for Free Education,
21 March at 10am in University College London.

The Labour Campaign for Free Education (LCFE) believes that education is a public good, which benefits society as a whole. It should be paid for through general taxation, with the rich paying the most. We reject other mechanisms to make individuals pay for education, such as the “graduate tax”, which undermine universalism and perpetuate the idea that education is an individual privilege and not a social right.

LCFE is organising a one-day conference on 21 March bringing together Labour Party members, trade unionists and student activists to build pressure on Labour to abolish tuition fees and rebuild our education system.

Register here: https://labourfreeeducation.wordpress.com/register-for-conference/
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/346817718837951/

Background

By Ian Hodson It’s great news that a mainstream political party has recognised the importance of taking positive action to raise pay. Since 2008, politicians from all parties along with many in the media, have pushed the narrative that society will somehow improve by imposing austerity and blaming minority groups for the state of the country’s finances. Sadly, many have fallen for this deception and the ‘look over there’ politics that has rose to prominence since the Conservatives returned to power in 2010. [continue...]

Folkestone United – coming together to support migrants Bridget Chapman, Folkestone United, reports [continue...]

No Witch-Hunts In The GMB, Reinstate Keith Henderson (The Online Petition) Keith Henderson Essex LRC member and former Regional Organiser of the GMB Union was dismissed from the GMB last December, Keith has always believed that the real reason for his dismissal was because of his socialist beliefs and the manifestation of his beliefs. [continue...]

Please see our Labour Briefing Website here: LabourBriefing.org [continue...]

The LRC is supporting a broad alliance of campaign groups and trade unions against the proposals in the Welfare Reform Bill (currently before Parliament) and putting forward our alternative based on social justice and welfare for all. [continue...]

Across the country working people are losing their jobs and their homes. Meanwhile the bankers who plunged us into this crisis have been bailed out with billions of pounds of our money. It’s time to fight back. Their Crisis Not Ours! is the LRC’s campaign to bring together workers, pensioners, the unemployed, students, those facing repossession and all those suffering because of an economic crisis that has been imposed on us. The campaign is supporting the demands of the People’s Charter. [continue...]

Rail bosses are using the recession as an excuse to attack jobs and conditions and cut back on services and essential rail works, and hike rail fares - as LEAP research suggested they would. Thousands of jobs are being threatened or have been lost. At the same time rail fat cats are raking in big profits and bonuses on the back of the most expensive fares in Europe. Make no mistake: as the recession worsens so will the attack on rail workers and rail services. [continue...]

The campaign calling on the Government to abandon its plans for privatisation of Royal Mail. The Government has introduced the Postal Services Bill to part-privatise the Royal Mail. With our affiliate union CWU we are fighting to Keep the Post Public! [continue...]

The campaign to demand the Government funds improvements to all existing council housing, and to start building first class council homes to address housing need. For more information see Defend Council Housing website. [continue...]