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Please sign statement in support of Feminist Fightback conference

21-08-2006 15:55

Feminist Fightback, a one day activist conference for feminist activists, will take place in London on 21 October. Please add your or your group's name to the statement of support for the conference.

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Merseyside Worker Killed by Fall

20-08-2006 18:35

A workman has died after falling from a cherry-picker, police have said.

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Breathtaking Hypocrisy of Mersey Fire Authority

18-08-2006 11:55

In a despicable and transparent political move, councillors from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority have called on firefighters to strike 'reponsibly', should they vote for industrial action on Monday.

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Bradford IWWs Defend Fired Starbucks Union Organizer

17-08-2006 19:35

IWW Bradford in northern England leafletted two Starbucks stores on 12 August in support of union organizer Daniel Gross, who was the latest IWW fired in New York the Saturday before. The Starbucks Union has called for a boycott of Starbucks until all four organizers fired are re-hired.

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Union to fight hospital job cuts

15-08-2006 11:38

Union officials have announced plans to fight the loss of nearly 1,200 jobs and 186 beds after the merger of two Nottingham hospitals.

Public sector workers' union Unison has joined forces with the Royal College of Nursing in a campaign to halt the cuts.

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Three Day Strike For Merseyside Ambulance Workers

14-08-2006 16:26

Merseyside ambulance workers are piling the pressure on their scheming bosses by announcing the longest strike yet in the six week dispute.

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Spain: Mercadona supermarket strike enters fifth month

14-08-2006 15:06

Send some cash if you can...

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Fight back for women's liberation - Feminist Fightback conference

14-08-2006 13:27

Feminist Fightback is a conference for feminist activists, sponsored by the Education Not for Sale Women's network, which will be held in London on Saturday 21 October (venue tbc).

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Stop the Slaughter! - Tuesday 15th August

14-08-2006 03:16

Israel out of Lebanon! Stop rocket attacks on Israeli civilians!

Why the camp of workers' politics is a necessity - against imperialist domination and Islamist oppression

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Choosing Sides

12-08-2006 15:11

Examining the present situation in the Middle East - is the West really fighting Islamic extremists or are they actually doing their utmost to promote them? This article offers evidence in support of the latter

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Support Haringey Binman Strike - Picket Monday 14th August

12-08-2006 01:50

Picket
Monday 14th August - 8.30am
Ashley Road Depot
N17 9AZ
(nearest tube: Tottenham Hale)

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Bosses Adopt Bullying Tactics Against Striking Ambulance Workers

10-08-2006 17:03

The chief executive of the North West Ambulance Service resorted to bullying tactics last night, in an attempt to weaken solidarity between striking ambulance workers, ahead of this weekend's scheduled fifth stoppage.

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Read the NUS president's shameful attempt to censor the Black Students'

09-08-2006 15:23

Below is an email sent from Gemma Tumelty to the NUS NEC due to Ruqayyah's correspondence with the RESPECT coalition. Both of these emails are followed by a statement from Ruqayyah Collector, NUS Black Students' Officer on the current situation.

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Fifth Strike for Mersey Ambulance Workers

08-08-2006 16:39

Ambulance workers across Merseyside and Cheshire are preparing for 48 hour stoppage this weekend, in a dispute over pay. Technicians - who assist paramedics in ambulances - began a series of walkouts a month ago, after the collapse of talks with their bosses.

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Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest (05.08.06)

06-08-2006 10:43

Outside the American Emassy
Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest yesterday (05.08.06) outside the American Embassy and then (not so brutal) later on at Dowing Street.

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Photos: Pro-Lebanon Protest in London. (05.08.06)

06-08-2006 00:30

Photos of the Pro-Lebanon Protest in London today. (05.08.06)

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Des Warren Remembered in Liverpool

05-08-2006 21:25

More than fifty activists from around the country piled into the meeting room of Liverpool’s Casa this afternoon. They were commemorating the late trade union activist Des Warren, and launching a campaign for an inquiry into his arrest, trial and the ‘medication’ he received in prison – which led to Parkinson’s disease and his death in 2004.

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Poor and Elderly Die in California Heat Wave

05-08-2006 17:34

California refuses to provide air conditioners for the elderly and frail as the US spends $11 million and hour in Iraq.

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Spare Beds Seen as Problem in Chester Foundation Hospital

04-08-2006 18:46

At last, some good news in the NHS - the Countess of Chester hospital has fifty more beds than they need! But the bosses in the market-driven foundation hospital actually see this as a problem, so the beds are to be axed!

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Solidarity with Prison Guards! Solidarity with Class War Prisoners!

03-08-2006 20:57

Walton Prison
Prison guards nationwide are preparing to go on strike over a below inflation pay 'rise' of just 1.6%, and in solidarity with the guards at Walton Prison, whose bosses are turning the screw with tougher working practices rules.