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West Wales Socialist Party members supported and participated in the Furnace Action Committee’s protest march against the Tory Governments’ ‘hostile environment’ strategy of inappropriately housing 241 asylum seekers into just 77 rooms at the Stradey Park Hotel in Furnace, a small residential area of Llanelli. The protest march was called in support of the 100+ workers, who have just been ...

By Dave Warren (Swansea Socialist Party and Secretary of the PCS Associate and Retired Members Section in Wales) Pickets at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) were in determined mood when Socialist Party members visited their picket line on Friday 16th June. Workers engaged in despatching driving licences and vehicle registration documents to the public had been on strike ...

Tower Colliery National Union of Mineworkers’ Lodge Secretary 1969-1994 • Tower Workers’ Cooperative Chair 1994-2023 By Mariam Kamish, Tower NUM Lodge Committee (personal capacity) and Socialist Party Wales Tyrone O’Sullivan became a household name in 1994, as the South Wales miner and trade unionist who led his members to a stunning victory when they stood up to Tory plans to ...

By John Williams Thousands marched in the streets of Cardiff for Pride Cymru 2023.  Everyone would agree that it was a vibrant, joyous event, where everyone could be themselves and celebrate the gains made for the LGBTQ+ community in previous years, but there’s still work to be done. With the conservative government still refusing to ban conversion therapy, and Rishi Sunak ...

By Mark Evans (Branch secretary, Carmarthenshire Unison) The rushed and secretive home office plan to house 207 asylum seekers in Stradey Park Hotel’s 77 rooms by July the 3rd without consultation with the local community and with Carmarthenshire County Council and Hywel Dda Health board and other public bodies only receiving the plans at the last minute has inevitably resulted ...

By Beth Webster RCN Wales member The nurses’ strikes continue in Wales. As many as 40 were on our picket line at University Hospital Wales, in Cardiff. Public support has been excellent from passing traffic. Staff feel the turnout on the picket line has been affected by the acceptance of deals by other unions and the Royal College of Nursing ...

By Joe Fathallah On the night of Monday 22nd May, rioting broke out on the Ely estate in western Cardiff. This was in response to tragic deaths of two teenagers, Harvey Evans and Kyrees Sullivan, in a road accident, following a chase with a vehicle belonging to South Wales Police. Alun Michael, the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner, initially attempted to deny the ...

Editorial of the Socialist issue 1229 Organise coordinated action in defence of unions punished by the law, including, if needed, a 24-hour general strike Labour authorities must refuse to issue work notices now On Monday 22 May, with trade unionists demonstrating outside parliament, Tory MPs voted the anti-strike Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill through the House of Commons, meaning that ...

The resignation of Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price, in response to a damning report of misogyny and sexual harassment has revealed a new crisis in the party. The Prosiect Pawb report by Nerys Evans paints a repulsive picture of harassment, bullying and gender-based discrimination in Plaid that was unchallenged and allowed to fester for years, even before Price became party ...

By John Williams 700 people protested to say ‘not my king’ in Cardiff on the day of the coronation. People were joining as we marched. “We don’t want to be poor anymore”, was the cry from some young lads who saw us go past – similar to the headline on the front page of the Socialist paper we were carrying ...