Manchester Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

Staff vow to continue fighting redundancies at Manchester College

The Mule, 13-08-2009 21:16

Teachers and crèche workers at Manchester College have vowed to fight compulsory redundancies that management are attempting to enforce. Union activists say that the losses will mean a cut in course provision and teaching time, and a further burden put on already overstretched staff. The crèche closure will obviously make things more difficult for staff and students with small children as well. Read more >>

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Show Trials in Iran

Thalheimer, 06-08-2009 18:37

Just as Iranian ex-leftwingers in the west call for reconciliation between the two wings of the Islamic regime, the ruling faction clamps down on its rivals. Yassamine Mather reports Read more >>

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Rusholme Wage Shame

The Mule, 03-08-2009 14:18

Exploitation of vulnerable migrants has hit epidemic levels in Manchester. Many workers are being paid as little as £2 per hour, way below the minimum wage and expected to work barbaric hours. Read more >>

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Solidarity protest at Vestas UK HQ in Warrington - Sat 25th July

Richard, 23-07-2009 22:51

Create Green Jobs - Don't destroy them
Support the Vestas Occupation
Solidarity protest at Vestas UK HQ in Warrington Read more | 2 comments >>

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Protests continue in Iran – Free All Political Prisoners!

Vartan Salakhanian, 28-06-2009 17:56

Quick report and videos from the continuing protests in Iran along with an appeal to support political prisoners. Please repost.

Videos can be found here:-  http://hopinewsfromiran.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/protests-continue-in-iran-free-all-political-prisoners/ Read more >>

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Beginning of the End in Iran

Vartan Salakhanian, 25-06-2009 20:17

Ayatollah Khamenei’s June 19 speech reminded many Iranians of some of the utterances of the shah in the last months of his rule: former president and current chairman of the ‘assembly of experts’ Ali Akbar Rafsanjani cannot be corrupt – he has been the supreme leader’s friend for over 50 years! Everyone in Iran had accepted the results of the elections: it was all the fault of foreign powers and foreign media that some people are now doubting them! Conspiracies are all around us and, just as in colonial times, the British are behind it. Read more >>

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Iran in Rebellion in this Week's Socialist WebZine

SP-USA, 24-06-2009 18:45

* Neda Agha-Soltan, Presente! Murdered June 20, 2009 Read more | 7 comments >>

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International solidarity action day!

BetterLife@BetterWorld, 23-06-2009 09:22

International solidarity action day!
Justice for Workers in Iran Read more | 1 comment >>

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Eviction notice on Lewisham Bridge occupation Weds 10.30am

Chris S, 22-06-2009 11:41

Bailiffs are arriving at 10.30 on Wednesday morning. Read more >>

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“We did not give blood to give up now” Eye witness report of June 20 Repression

Vartan, 21-06-2009 00:27

Hands Off the People of Iran received this report from an activist in Tehran this evening. Read more | 7 comments >>

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National demo at the State Opening Of Parliament

Terratech, 20-06-2009 21:54

No More expenses! Read more >>

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Defend the Iranian Students' Movement

Vartan Salakhanian, 20-06-2009 11:32

The eruption of mass protest across Iran has saw Iran’s youth at the forefront of the struggle and have suffered greatly at the hands of the security forces. Below is a sample of what students and young people are facing in Iran now, we also list the imprisoned, missing and now released students. No doubt these lists will expand as the hours go on, and is not comprehensive. Read more | 6 comments >>

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Iranian Bus Workers’ Statement on the Demonstrations

Vartan Salakhanian, 19-06-2009 13:10

*REMINDER* Emergency Meeting: The Crisis in Iran - Saturday June 20, 2PM, Caxton House,129 St. John’s Way London, N19 3RQ. With Yassamine Mather (exiled Iranian socialist) and Moshe Machover. The meeting has been organised by Iranian exile groups, Green Party, Socialist and Workers groups from the UK through 'Hands Off the People of Iran'. The meeting is about building effective political and practical solidarity. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Both Shifts at Iran Khodro on Strike Now!

Vartan Salakhanian, 18-06-2009 19:57

Workers from Iran Khodro have come out on strike against repression. Read more >>

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News and Demonstrations - Iran Today

Vartan, 18-06-2009 09:43

In our continuing bid to help comrades beat the filters in Iran students and workers have asked for those outside of Iran to post the location of demontstrations, the main slogans and some important news across the internet. We ask comrades and supporters to help in this.

Read more | 2 comments >>

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Staff strike at Leeds College of Art and Design in pay row

Leeds College of Art University & Colleges Union Branch, 10-06-2009 20:08

Lecturers at Leeds College of Art are on Strike over failures to honour a pay deal from 2004. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Filipino peasant leader ambushed!

Pakisama, 07-06-2009 08:36

Renato Peñas, Vice-President of PAKISAMA (National Movement of Peasant Organizations), was ambushed dead by unidentified gunmen at 11:00 PM Friday, 5 June 2009, on the way to his farm in Sumilao, Bukidnon.

Read more | 1 comment >>

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May 22-24 African Liberation Day conference in Washington, DC and Manchester, UK

African Liberation Day, 21-05-2009 13:56

This weekend Africans from across the U.S. and Canada will converge on Washington, DC while Africans across Europe gather in Manchester, England for simultaneous conferences recognizing African Liberation Day with the theme, “One Africa, One Nation: Separated by Colonial Slavery, Reunited by Revolutionary Resistance!” Read more >>

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Manchester Public meeting: Fighting the Economic Crisis

Manchester AF, 17-05-2009 22:44

Saturday 23rd May, 1.00pm

Upstairs, Town Hall Tavern, Tib Lane, Manchester (city centre), M2 4JA. Read more >>

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Plaque to commemorate ILP members who fought in Spain

Alan Warren, 14-05-2009 09:01

The first plaque to remember the members of the Independent Labour Party who fought in the Spanish Civil War alongside the POUM on the Aragon Front is to be unveiled in Manchester on May 30th. Read more | 1 comment >>

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