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PAGE 7 ROHINGYA: ETHNIC CLEANSING HASN’T STOPPED FOR PEACE AND SOCIALISM ANTI-SEXISM AT WORK: PAGE FRANCES O’GRADY PAGEXX 8 £1 Wednesday March 7 2018 Proudly owned by our readers | Incorporating the Daily Worker | Est 1930 | morningstaronline.co.uk UNI REHASHES ■ FEATURE THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY GOES ON In a year of many milestone OUT-OF-DATE anniversaries for women, VICKY KNIGHT reminds us that our lib- eration has still yet to be won LECTURES ‘TO Turn to page 9 ■ MUSIC REVIEW BREAK STRIKE’ THE WONDERFUL WAVELENGTH WILL STONE tunes in to a mesmeric performance by Edinburgh University accused of undermining lecturers fi ghting for pensions techno master Alva Noto Turn to page 11 UNIVERSITY bosses are playing vice-chancellors, whose own out-of-date recorded lectures to by Peter Lazenby pensions are linked to their sala- students in an eff ort to under- ries. They are exempt from the mine and break staff strike proposals, which UCU says will action in defence of pensions. for Edinburgh University to cost retired staff £10,000 a year. The University of Edin- be proactively taking steps to UCU members struck from burgh’s law department is break the strike in this under- Monday to Wednesday last using years-old recordings in hand way.” week, are on strike from Mon- place of striking lecturers, the NUS Scotland vice-president day to Thursday this week and University and College Union education Jodie Waite said: “The will be out from Monday to (UCU) revealed yesterday. idea of serving up recordings of Friday next week. They have Other universities are threat- classes from years gone by — received support for their ening to dock lecturers’ pay if all in the name of undermining cause from students both on ■ SIMMONDS SPEAKS they refuse to catch up with the staff and lecturers’ campaign Photography NeilPic: Terry the picket line and via occupa- backlog of teaching when they for fair terms and conditions tions of university offi ces. NEVILLE HAS A LOT return to work. — beggars belief. Staff and stu- — not looking for shortcuts or Employers’ body Universi- Negotiations between UCU and UCU Scotland offi cial Mary dents deserve better. get-outs.” ties UK (UUK) wants to sever UUK resumed yesterday through MORE WORK TO DO Senior said the university’s new “The only positive solution Lecturers, support and admin the link between pensions and conciliation service Acas. But principal Peter Mathieson had to these strikes for students is staff at more than 60 universities fi nal salaries, leaving payouts even as negotiations take place THE England manager needs “sat on his hands” and not taken universities getting round the are now mounting their second dependent on the vagaries of some university chiefs appear to to stop making it all about steps to resolve the dispute. negotiating table and reaching wave of strike action in defence the stock market. be escalating the confrontation. himself and about his team. “But it’s quite another thing an agreement with their staff of their pensions. UUK is made up of university Turn to page 3 Turn to page 14 This edition is being provided to delegates attending the TUC Women’s Conference with the compliments of RMT Morning Star morningstaronline.co.uk 2 Wednesday news morningstaronline March 7 2018 @m_star_online ■ CRUEL DETENTION CENTRE ■ AFTER CARILLION Home Offi ce letter threat to Unite: Don’t privatise Yarl’s Wood hunger strikers fi refi ghters’ by Lamiat Sabin CONCERN: jobs at MoD Parliamentary Reporter Diane Abbott and shadow THE government was attorney urged yesterday to ditch DIANE ABBOTT raised an general Shami plans to privatise Ministry urgent question in the Com- Chakrabarti of Defence fi refi ghters’ mons yesterday about Home visit Yarl’s jobs following the collapse Offi ce threats to women on Wood, near of contractor Carillion. hunger strike in Yarl’s Wood. Bedford Unite said the devastat- She was fi nally given per- ing eff ect on public-sector mission to visit the immi- contracts caused by Caril- gration removal centre last lion’s demise was “the month, despite becoming best argument” against shadow home secretary in privatisation. 2016. Her visit coincided with Assistant general sec- a hunger strike over inhumane retary Gail Cartmail was conditions and indefi nite speaking at a public-sector detentions. rally in the Commons last The Home Offi ce has been night. She said outsourc- accused of ordering “punitive guidance. “Nobody wants indiff erence to the plight ing of vital public services deportations” after the leaking detainees to be at any risk, of women who have been should halt following the of a letter sent to hunger strik- but it is important that they detained for months and even Carillion collapse. ers that warned of “accelerated should not regard that as a years without an end in sight. The deadline for private- removal.” route to prevent removal from And the SNP’s Stuart C sector bids to take over Ms Abbott told MPs that the this country,” she said. McDonald said: “The large- Defence Fire and Rescue Home Offi ce and Serco and G4S Labour’s Stretford & Urm- scale routine detention of Services, which provides — the private companies that ston MP Kate Green said that thousands of human beings cover on MoD sites, has run the prison — denied there many women who have been in private prisons for an inde- been extended until May. was a hunger strike. “It now victims of abuse and torture terminate period, simply at Ms Cartmail said the seems that we were misled,” are detained and released the discretion of immigration “appalling debacle” of she said. numerous times before being offi cers, is frankly a stain on Carillion left thousands Immigration Minister Caro- allowed freedom. our democracy and an aff ront jobless, vital construction line Nokes said the letter was Tottenham MP David Lammy to the rule of law.” projects mothballed and part of offi cial Home Offi ce accused the government of [email protected] 30,000 suppliers high and dry. She added: “So why should hardworking GO AWAY: A billboard and dedicated fi refi ght- protesting against the offi cial ers be subjected to such visit by Saudi Arabia’s Crown a fractured and fl awed Prince Mohammed bin privatisation process and Salman is driven around all the concerns that this London’s Parliament Square poses for national security at military bases?” CWU SENDS ■ RETAIL GREETINGS TO ALL SAINSBURY’S STAFF DELEGATES TO THE TUC URGED TO SAY NO TO WOMEN’S CONFERENCE ADVERSE PAY DEAL UNITE: It’s a better basic rate but ‘strings attached’ would off set rise UNITE has warned that Sains- by Sam Tobin supermarket’s intention to bury’s workers will have to give increase its basic rate of pay, DAVE WARD JANE LOFTUS up paid breaks, their spring which would represent “the bonus and premium pay for highest in the industry.” GENERAL SECRETARY PRESIDENT Sunday working if they accept offi cer for food and drink Bev But she added: “There will be the supermarket’s pay off er. Clarkson warned that workers no further increase in salary Bosses plan to increase the are faced with a “classic ‘rob- until 2020 and, given what our basic rate of pay by £1.20 an bing Peter to pay Paul’ situa- members have been asked to hour to £9.20 and £9.80 in Lon- tion.” give up in return for this head- don from September (the living The union, which represents line rate, the overall package wage stands at £8.75, £10.20 in more than 12,000 Sainsbury’s doesn’t look that attractive. www.cwu.org London). workers, is recommending its “Our members will have to Sainsbury’s said it will be members reject the proposals make a number of ‘sacrifi ces’ The Communications Union investing £100 million in its in a consultative ballot of mem- to secure this rate of pay which employees this year, funded bers that should be completed includes the removal of paid @CWUNews by cost savings. by the end of April. breaks and Sunday premium But Unite acting national Ms Clarkson welcomed the pay, as well as a number of morningstaronline.co.uk Morning Star morningstaronline Wednesday @m_star_online news March 7 2018 3 ■ PROTEST May urged to cut relations with Saudi despots, not fawn over visiting prince by Ceren Sagir the bombing of Yemen, where in the brutal and illegal bomb- tens of thousands have been ing of Yemen in favour of the killed or injured. Saudi dictatorship exposes Brit- ANTI-WAR campaigners and The Saudi regime has sup- ish foreign policy as devoid of MPs called on the government ported the repression of Bahrain authentic ethical content. yesterday to end its relations by intervening with the peaceful “By inviting the crown prince with Saudi Arabia’s crown protests in 2011, imposed a block- … Theresa May and her govern- prince instead of welcoming ade on Qatar and detained the ment are once again demon- him on a state visit. Lebanese prime minister. strating their open approval of Mohammad bin Salman is to Andrew Smith of the Cam- Saudi Arabia’s actions.” visit Britain today on the Prime paign Against Arms Trad said Ms German said it is vital Minister’s invitation. the “overwhelming majority” that people attend the protest The government has of people in Britain do not outside Downing Street this defended the visit, claiming share PM Theresa May’s politi- evening to make clear the Brit- that supporting the repressive cal and military support for the ish government’s complicity in tyranny, which is bombing the Saudi regime.