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TUSC policies

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) was set-up in 2010, co-founded by the late Bob Crow, with the primary goal of enabling trade unionists, socialists, and working class social movement and community campaigners to stand candidates against pro-austerity establishment politicians.

Candidates who want to stand using one of the TUSC descriptions on the ballot paper have autonomy to run their own campaigns.  The only provision is that they are expected to endorse the TUSC core policy platform for the relevant election, which are discussed at TUSC conferences subject to the final agreement of the TUSC steering committee, encompassing the different component parts of the coalition (see How TUSC functions at http://www.tusc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/How-TUSC-Functions-September-2022.pdf). 

The individual candidates and different organisations appearing on the ballot paper under a TUSC description and logo will almost certainly campaign for and promote far more issues than those covered in the core policies agreed for each election.  That’s what being a coalition is about. 

But what they will all do is fight to implement the core policies.  Voters will know the minimum they can expect from any representative elected under the TUSC banner.

Our six guarantees for the May 2025 local elections

What TUSC councillors will do

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is an inclusive umbrella alliance with its banner available to be used on the ballot paper by every working-class fighter prepared to stand up to the capitalist establishment politicians at election time. 

Every trade unionist, anti-cuts campaigner, community or social movement activist, and socialists from any party or none who want to see a working class alternative to the establishment parties, can become a TUSC candidate – free to also campaign, if they wish, for policies beyond our six policy guarantees below.

But as a minimum commitment for the 2025 local elections – the TUSC core policy platform for our council candidates – voters should know that any councillor elected under the TUSC banner will:

1. Oppose all cuts and closures to council services, jobs, pay and conditions; or their privatisation or transfer to social enterprises or ‘arms-length’ management organisations which are the first steps to their privatisation.

2. Reject council tax, rent and service charge increases for working-class people to make up for cuts in central funding.

3. Vote for councils to use their reserves and prudential borrowing powers to avoid making cuts in their 2025-2026 budgets and demand from the Labour government the additional funding needed to make up any future shortfall.

4. Refuse to co-operate with any commissioners or ‘envoys’ appointed by the Labour government to attempt to impose cuts on local services.

5. Support only democratically debated local Climate Emergency plans that create new employment, build flood defences, reduce emissions and improve air quality and the local environment, while protecting the jobs, pay and living standards of all workers.

6. Fight for united working-class struggle against racism, sexism and all forms of oppression.  Back all workers’ struggles against government policies making ordinary people pay for the crisis.

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Policies

TUSC will oppose all cuts to council jobs, services, pay and conditions. Reject increases in council tax, rent and service charges to compensate for government cuts. Vote against the privatisation of council jobs and services.

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TUSC has had hundreds of declarations of support. You can support TUSC as an individual trade unionist or socialist, or apply for your organisation to join TUSC.

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