United Strike Action: Victory to the Working Class!

The Young Communist League has issued the following statement in support today’s combined strike action and demonstrations by multiple trade unions across Britain for fair pay and against the new Tory anti-trade union laws and attacks on the right to strike:

YCL Statement: Support the university walk outs!

The Young Communist League expresses its full support with today’s (20 February 2020) strike action called by the University and College Union (UCU) which begins a 14 day walkout between 20 February and 13 March 2020 at 74 universities across Britain.

Statement on UCU Strike Action

The Young Communist League fully supports today’s announcement by the University and College Union (UCU) regarding upcoming strike action, beginning on 25 November. We not only recognise that this action has become necessary, we commend the UCU for taking the decision to strike in both of their disputes over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme […]

Young Trade Unionists Can Drive the Movement Forward

RMT Young Members is doing vital work to protect vulnerable youths from their employers, explains George Waterhouse, former YCL General Secretary,  president of RMT Young Members in a feature in the Morning Star

Free Iranian Union Leaders – Communists Urge

The British government expects Iran to ‘uphold the right to form and join trade unions’ in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, according to assurances given to Communist Party of Britain general secretary Robert Griffiths.

Trade Union & Political Cadre School 8th & 9th March

The Communist Party Trade Union Coordinating Committee is convening a trade union and political cadre school for members and supporters meeting at Marx Library, in London, over the weekend of the 8/9 March. The YCL welcomes this event and it’s aims and would strongly encourage YCL members who are also active in the CP to […]

Communist Party Political Committee Report 20/02/2014

The decision of the Labour Party’s national executive committee to endorse the Collins report on trade union affiliation will ‘further deepen the crisis of working class political representation’, Bill Greenshields told the Communist Party political committee on Thursday (February 20). ] Most affiliated unions support the Collins proposals which will end their collective voice in […]

CP Cadre Schools Spring 2014

CP POLITICAL DAY SCHOOLS: Communists kick off 2014 campaigning Communists in the East of England will convene a political day school on 25th January in Cambridge. CP members and supporters from throughout the district, which stretches from Southend to Norwich will attend sessions to discuss and plan campaigns for: the No2EU Yes to Worker’s Rights […]