I went down to the picket line at one of the entrances to Leicester QE college. National Union of Teachers members were on strike against cuts by the government to sixth form college funding. The strike went ahead after a government attempt to stop it with legal action failed. As one supporter from the local […]
“Students and workers, unite and fight!” was the chant that summed up the spirit of the Leicester March For Free Education. With support from local anti- cuts councillors, environmentalists and trade unionists; student activists took to the streets to build a movement to end austerity. “We’re leading the struggle against fees, cuts and privatisation,” said […]
By Thomas Barker, Leicester Socialist Students As part of a national day of action, people across Leicester will be coming together to march for free education on Saturday the 31st of January. The march has been organized by student groups at Leicester and De Montfort University, including Socialist Students, Young Greens, and Defend Education, but […]
By Simon Robinson, Leicester NUT member The Socialist (issue 782) previously reported on a campaign to stop Rushey Mead in Leicester becoming an academy. The school management has never given clear reasons why an academy would benefit anyone involved in the school. But despite a strong campaign, we left for our summer break expecting that […]
I’m a retired teacher but I have been on the picket lines today because I see this government ruining our education system. Academies have brought the profit motive into education. I have always supported nationalisation, but I never thought I would be calling for the nationalisation of our education system. Yet that is what we […]
On 6 February a Leicester Socialist Students member was arrested when taking part in a peaceful protest in support of striking university workers. He has now been released and charged over an alleged incident that took place during a Leicester University occupation in December 2013. Why have police waited almost two months to make the arrest on […]
Statement from Leicester University Socialist Students: Thanks to all comrades who have lent their support in the last few days! A rally was held today in protest at the police presence on campus and the arrest of a student yesterday. This protest was aptly timed with the unveiling of a statue donated to the university which […]
By Kieran Flatt and Alistair Robinson Last week, the University of Leicester became one of only 11 universities around the country to draw criticism over a decision to dock the full day’s pay of any staff member taking part in the current round of weekly, two-hour rolling strikes. UCU (University and College Union) have sought […]
On Thursday 23 January university lecturers in the University and College Union (UCU) undertook a two-hour strike action over an ongoing pay dispute. Workers at De Montfort University for example must continue working in the face of a massive effective pay cut while their vice chancellor, on the other hand, continues to get pay rises. […]
UPDATE: On February 6, 2014, management at Gateway backed down completely and the strike was called off. This marks a significant victory for all the determined staff who are members of the National Union of Teachers. Over 30 National Union of teachers (NUT) members mounted a picket line on 16 January outside Gateway 6th […]
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