UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

PHILIPPINES: PAL labor row erupts anew as workers protest DOLE decision

02-11-2010 11:31

The labor row at Philippine Airlines (PAL) flares up once more at the start of the airline peak season with its workers starting today a series of protest actions against the recent decision of Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz to allow the mass layoff of some 3,000 workers. At 10:00 a.m. today dozens of members of the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA), the ground crew union at PAL, held a symbolic protest at the main office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Intramuros, Manila.

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Big Pharma are throwing toys out of pram again

02-11-2010 11:00

Once again Big Pharma are threatening to leave the UK unless they get their way.

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UK Anti-Cuts Protests and Public Meetings This Week

01-11-2010 17:59

As it says above. Please distribute this list as appropriate.

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Quick report of the Brighton Anti Vodafone action

31-10-2010 19:08

On Saturday 30th October over a thousand people attended the Stop the Cuts march in Brighton - 2 Vodafone Stores were targeted

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Vodafone £6 billion unpaid tax bill

29-10-2010 19:20

While the poor starve, the rich and global corporations fiddle their tax.

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Violations of Workers Rights in the Philippines in 2010

29-10-2010 12:53

Aside from the worst forms of labor repression such as the killings of union leaders and members that are well documented by human rights groups, workers in the Philippines suffer from a host of other violations of internationally recognized and constitutionally protected rights and freedoms.

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The Third Revolution? Worker and peasant resistance to the Bolshevik government

29-10-2010 10:54

Audio from Nick Heath's talk, "The Third Revolution? Worker and peasant resistance to the Bolshevik government", recorded on 27th October 2010.

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Anti-cut linked protests across UK this Saturday (30.10.10)

28-10-2010 23:12

As the title states. If you're aware of other protests this weekend please post details below.

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French Students Mobilize: "Sarkozy, You're Screwed, The Youth Are In the Streets!"

28-10-2010 11:07

From our correspondent in France

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Demo against the Cuts (Hackney Town Hall 6.00pm Tonight 27/10/10)

27-10-2010 10:25

Sick of boring speeches, putting you asleep? Then let's have some real class anager and action tonight.

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Cuts & the Environment

26-10-2010 13:43

Analysis and call-out in response to government cuts- linking labour and environmental struggles to capitalism

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NUS and UCU anti-cuts national demonstration; London; Wednesday 10 November

24-10-2010 22:48

Join the march on the streets of central London to fight against the looming, savage education cuts.

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Anti cuts demo takes place in Cambridge - hundreds attend.

24-10-2010 21:09

Yesterday afternoon (Saturday 23rd October 2010), I witnessed history repeating itself, as in response to Tories doing what they always do when they're in power, hundreds of Cambridge people came out onto the streets in protest against the forthcoming proposed cutbacks in funding to the public sector and welfare.

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Australian Union President, Kevin Bracken – A true working class hero!

24-10-2010 20:41

Secretary of Maritime Union of Australia Kevin Bracken has received literally thousands of thank you's from around the world for his brave stance for 9/11 Truth! Standing his ground even after being directly verbally bashed by the Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard saying he was "stupid and wrong" and having his own leadership comrades buckle at the knees if the face of unfounded ridicule. Rather than running for cover Kevin with his chin in the air has reiterated his position defying any to debate him on the issue! As usual all media presstitutes have refused, as there is obviously "no debate to have". It seems that the vast majority of the public disagree and would like to see such a debate but none of the so called "journalists" dare to tread such a path.

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Wildcat! #3

24-10-2010 13:22

New issue of Liverpool Solidarity Federation's newsletter published.

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Translation of two leaflets about current struggles in France

23-10-2010 20:05

Translation of two leaflets about current struggles in France from Internationalist Proletarians

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Cambridge Right-to-work demo

23-10-2010 17:03

About 400-500 people marched today through Cambridge to oppose the governement cuts. The usual trade union crowd, socialist groups, as well as students that were particularly vocal. Pictures are attached.

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Yorkshire and Humberside TUC Rally Against the Cuts

23-10-2010 16:16

On Saturday 23rd October 2010 around 1,000 protestors from across the Yorkshire region assembled outside Sheffield Town Hall to be addressed by speakers from the established labour movement.

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Right to Work march to TUC Rally in Sheffield

23-10-2010 14:53

Photos from a march on 23rd October 2010, which was organised by the Right to Work campaign, from Sheffield University to the Town Hall, where the Yorkshire and Humberside Trades Union Council were holding a rally against the cuts.

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The Migrant Condition

22-10-2010 11:56

When I was recently named chairman of the Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, I was approached by members of the press for my views on migrant labor. I remembered a speech I delivered last year at the Global Forum for Migration and Development in Athens, Greece. The thrust of the speech was that migrants’ rights have to be addressed on two fronts: ending the neoliberal policies that are responsible for creating poverty in their home countries, thus forcing them to emigrate, and demanding that they are given full rights in their host countries.