Youth Fight For Jobs

Support the PCS strikes 8/9 March!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Government are looking to cut around 100,000 jobs from essential services such as job centres. In an attempt to grab £500 million from the pockets of those they want to fire, they're trying to change...

Thursday 18 March: Protest against cuts in higher education

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On Thursday 18 March the higher education funding council for England (HEFCE) will announce more detailed plans for university cuts...

Demonstrate in Barking March 13!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

12 noon, Mayesbrook Park, Nearest tube Upney: 1 million young people. That's one in five of us who can't get a job, can't get into education. Bankers and the bosses, who caused the crisis in the economy, have been looked after by the government. But...

Young people deserve a future

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Join the Manchester march for jobs on 13 March: "Hundreds queue for 56 jobs at Selfridges", reported the Manchester Evening News before Christmas, when 600 job-seekers waited for hours in a queue stretching two blocks for a handful of temporary posts, writes Poppy Hamilton, Manchester Youth Fight for Jobs.

Jobcentre staff fight cuts

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first Labour Exchange it was disappointing to see criticisms by the government and the Tories of the under-resourced services in Jobcentre Plus, writes Katrine Williams,.

Cabin crew v management: Round two

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

British Airways: THE UNITE union announced on Monday that British Airways (BA) cabin crew voted overwhelmingly for strike action, writes Neil Cafferky.

Staythorpe: the fight for workplace safety

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Over 500 construction workers at the Staythorpe power station site near Newark in Nottinghamshire took immediate strike action last week, staying out for three days, writes Jon Dale.

Bonuses for bankers but recession for workers

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

My new year's resolution was to stop watching TV. This is not for health reasons but because I can't afford to buy a new one if I kick it in while watching the news! Who hasn't wanted to do that recently? By Janet Thompson

Temperature rises at BA

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The battle between British Airways management and cabin crew intensified in the last week with a series of provocative moves by management in response to cabin crew re-balloting for strike action, writes Neil Cafferky.

Building the fight against education cuts at Leeds

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Join the demonstration on 13 February!
Last year, Michael Arthur, vice chancellor of Leeds University, announced cuts of £35 million from the university's budget, the equivalent of 700 jobs being lost, writes Iain Dalton.

Decent jobs - not slave labour

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Want a job? Fine, but don't expect to be paid! That's the message from employers who put profits before young people's basic rights. Companies, such as the chain '99p Stores' which takes around £300 million a year, are asking people to take no pay during 'trial' periods.
Ben Robinson, Youth Fight for Jobs national chair

Demonstrate 13 March

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Support striking Devon health workers

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Just before Christmas, low paid workers working for the private contractors Sodexo at North Devon District Hospital voted 97%-3% to take strike action...

Fight for jobs!

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Life on the dole no life at all: The New Year has begun with a stark reminder of the human cost of the bosses' economic crisis: young people are likely to suffer 'permanent psychological scars' as a result of unemployment, according to the newly released Prince's Trust YouGov Youth Index, writes Sean Figg, Youth Fight for Jobs national organiser.
The report shows that being unemployed affects young peoples health, friendships and family life. This is hardly surprising. Unemployment for under-25 year olds means living on Jobseekers Allowance of just £50.95 per week. On this poverty income young people cannot afford to go for a night out, buy a CD or DVD, let alone think of a holiday. Even something as simple as using the bus becomes a difficult financial decision.

South Wales signal workers on strike

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RMT signal workers are striking for a second six-day period in South Wales and the Marches in protest at attempts by management to ignore negotiated agreements, writes Ross Saunders.

Mandelson savages university funding

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The government's business secretary, Peter Mandelson, delivered a Christmas 'kick in the teeth' to students and university workers by adding a cuts package of £135 million onto cuts of hundreds of millions already announced, writes Matt Dobson, national organiser, Socialist Students.

Youth Fight for Jobs condemns call to force young people into 'National Civic Service'

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Sean Figg, national organiser, said: "The call from Higher Education minister David Lammy for young people and students to do '100 hours community service to help the economy out of recession' sums up the government's attitude towards young people.

Youth Fight for Jobs Press Release on Corus Workers

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Youth Fight for Jobs today have been out campaigning in Teesside against the closure of the Steel Makers Factory Crous which will result in 1,700 jobs cuts...

Fight for your future!

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Youth Fight for Jobs (YFJ) will doubtless earn a reputation for putting on the most lively, vibrant and colourful demonstrations in Britain, writes Sean Figg, YFJ national organiser.

After the demo, the campaign goes on!

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The demonstration on the 28 November was an excellent event for Youth Fight for Jobs, bringing together young people and trade union members who want to fight back. We need to continue the campaigning beyond today to make sure young peoples voices can be heard. Join up to youth fight for jobs today and get active...