Greater Manchester mental health early intervention service strike

Ian Allinson • October 21, 2024

On 16October UNISON and Unite members working for the Greater Manchester mental health early intervention service were on strike, fighting for adequate funding for this vital service. Hear from union reps Claire Miller and John Mulligan about the campaign. For more information see https://x.com/MancStrikeNH

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Report back from NEU Special Conference

rs21 educators • March 4, 2026

A report from the NEU Special Conference on organising support staff.

Image of NEU members protesting with a white banner that says 'Value Education! Save our schools'

Winning a Generational Settlement for Education

rs21 educators • March 3, 2026

rs21 Educators put forward their view that every educator in the NEU should help build the biggest yes vote for action.

Nurseries, childcare and class struggle in England

Tom Haines-Doran • February 24, 2026

The problems with Labour’s plans to expand nursery provision.

A crowd of antifascists block a street. It is a mixed crowd of people wearing different colours. They carry banners in the front. Most people are young, and many are wearing masks, especially in the front.

Manchester holds the line against ‘Britain First’

rs21 members • April 23, 2026

Police violence escalated massively – but antifascists in Manchester once again challenged ‘Britain First’ in the streets.

An image of a group of campaigners of "Hackney Votes Palestine" taking a group photo. Many of them are wearing Palestine-related clothes and holding flags of banners. They look happy and are smiling. It's sunny and there's trees in the background.

Hackney Votes Palestine? Insights from a grassroots electoral campaign

Gwen Jones • March 19, 2026

Local election victories are worth pursuing as a means of building the organisations and protected ground necessary for mass working-class reorganisation