Liverpool Social Struggles Newswire Archive

01-09-2007 15:05 | 4 comments

Prison officers in mass unlawful strike

Some 20,000 prison officers in England and Wales took illegal unofficial action on Wednesday 29 August against Gordon Brown’s public sector wage cuts and the disastrous overcrowding in prisons. Read more >>

30-08-2007 22:49

Flood Risk - Who Cares? Not Preston City Council

Preston Councillors voted today to plough ahead with plans to barrage the River Ribble and build thousands of houses in it's floodplain, despite being blissfully ignorant of the contents of the Ribble Flood Risk Report - but why bother about the floodrisk to local people when the developers stand to make £millions? Read more >>

30-08-2007 09:26

Oaxaca Declines to be “Governed”

The Struggle Shifts from the City to Land and Water Issues
By Nancy Davies
Commentary from Oaxaca

http://www.narconews.com/Issue46/article2768.html Read more >>

29-08-2007 20:02 | 7 comments

Screw The Law!

For obvious reasons to do with their chosen occupation, prison officers aren't exactly popular amongst radical activists. Many of us have been on the receiving end of their 'justice', or know people who have, or perhaps fear that we will in the future. All this is understandable and to be expected. Read more >>

23-08-2007 04:55

BNP's Advisory Council to be shut down - the disasters continue...

Purging the day away Read more >>

15-08-2007 09:11

100+ march against deportations

On 11th August more than 100 people marched in Manchester against deportations. Read more >>

14-08-2007 15:33

Liverpool NHS Meeting

Merseyside Keep Our NHS Public Campaign meets this Wednesday (15 August)
at 7pm at The Peoples Centre, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool. Read more >>

14-08-2007 05:58

Nick Griffin's most recent Chairman's Blog post deconstructed...

And there's more... Read more >>

10-08-2007 21:18 | 2 comments

Trafford Family Court Demo

RFFJ and FASSIT DEMO AT TRAFFORD COUNTY COURT MANCHESTER Read more >>

09-08-2007 21:34

Family Court Demo

real fathers for justice and fassit demonstrate about the corrupt family courts,We have picketed stoke,manchester and trafford courts. Read more >>

05-08-2007 15:39

Royal Mail wildcats spread to north of England

The wildcat strikes at Royal Mail which began in Glasgow, spread across Scotland, and ended today also reached Newcastle, Liverpool and Chester on Thursday. And Hartlepool on Friday. Read more >>

04-08-2007 18:12

Solidarity On Birkenhead Posties Picket Line

On Thursday, 02.08.07 along with other posties throughout the country Birkenhead sorting office mounted a picket some 20 strong from 05.30 to 09.00. At approx 07.30 a lorry full of mail from the Chester hub came to deliver.(this would mean that mail would be waiting to be sorted from 5.30 the next day) After consultation with the picket and to the furious dismay of a manager the driver turned his truck around, unloaded back to the hub at Chester. Read more >>

04-08-2007 17:22 | 2 comments

Polish Posties Show Solidarity In Liverpool

For some weeks we have had Polish casual workers in Liverpool m/c, the mail centre manager has been trying to beat us over the head with them, threatening to train them to operate the machines and such, if we go on strike.
Read more >>

02-08-2007 13:48 | 1 comment

Yet another front-group joins the BNP's fast-growing collection

That makes twenty-five, no twenty-six, no twenty-seven etc etc Read more >>

29-07-2007 18:26

BNP's 'Cultural Officer' resigns after accusations

The purge begins... Read more >>

28-07-2007 12:35 | 2 comments

"Rejuvenation" and the theft of Public Spaces

Concert Square has been illegally appropriated (stollen) by the Baa Bar group and Liverpool City Council does nothing. Read more >>

27-07-2007 02:49

BNP leadership election result - no surprises, just questions

Finally... Read more >>

24-07-2007 14:31 | 8 comments

Solidarity update - BNP's Nick Griffin heavily criticised for interference

More on the Solidarity fiasco... Read more >>

22-07-2007 17:07

Liverpool C.W.U. March and Rally.

Around 1,000 people turned up for a march and rally in central Liverpool this afternoon. The constant rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of the demonstrators and there was a good deal of support from the general public as the march passed close to the main shopping area. Read more >>

17-07-2007 16:25

Postal Workers To Rally In Liverpool

North West Regional March & Rally
Liverpool
Saturday 21st July 2007 Read more >>