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Their crisis not ours

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...
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Press Releases

National minimum wage uprating is “derisory”, says John McDonnell MP

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) uprating has been condemned as “derisory” by Labour MP and LRC Chair John McDonnell. The increase in NMW rates is between 4p and 7p an hour - an increase barely over 1%. It will come into effect in October 2009. [continue...]
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LRC calls for justice for former Visteon workers

Ex-Visteon workers will today be campaigning outside the offices of the Unite union in order to promote their plight, following the collapse of the UK arm of the motor industry component supplier, Visteon UK - which has left ex- and retired workers with greatly reduced pensions. [continue...]
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LRC TV

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  John McDonnell on Inequality (Channel 4News)
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  John McDonnell at PCS Conference 2009
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  Jeremy Dear at LRC Conference 2008
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  John McDonnell MP at LRC Conference 2008
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  Tony Benn at LRC Conference 2008
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  Matt Wrack at LRC Conference 2008
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  Katy Clark MP at LRC Conference 2008
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  Andrew Fisher (LEAP) on Northern Rock repossessions
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  John McDonnell on the UK bank bailout