UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
8000 unemployed doctors? 12000 marching
17-03-2007 15:08
12,000 or more doctors marched in protest against government-imposed reforms to medical training that haveMarch tomorrow in London
16-03-2007 19:54
Tomorrow there is a march in London (and also in Glasgow) starting at 11am from the Royal College of Physicians. This is to protest against the farce that has been unfolding the past few months related to junior doctors' training which is likely to see between 8-15 thousand doctors unemployed come the beginning of August.Rise of the Anti-War Soldier
15-03-2007 22:41
No to the G8 - Trade Unions on the Global Stage
15-03-2007 08:51
The following is a call by trade unionists in Germany and internationally against the 2007 G8 Summit in Heiligendamm. Groups and individuals can sign up here:
http://www.g8-gewerkschafteraufruf.de/index.php?lang=en
Call out for march 15, 2007: stop the repression now! 11th International day aga
14-03-2007 21:04
For the 11th International Day Against Police Brutality (IDAPB), there will be demonstrations and other events in Montreal, Trois-Rivieres, Toronto, Belleville (Ontario), Halifax, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Whitehorse (Yukon) and in Mexico.Support The Demands Of The Women Of Oaxaca
14-03-2007 19:11
WOMEN AND MEN ALL OVER THE WORLD SUPPORT THE DEMANDS OF THE WOMEN OF OAXACAStriking Postal Workers Need Your Support!
14-03-2007 11:16
Postal workers in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent have been striking for the reinstatement of Dave Condliffe, a worker victimised by Royal Mail management.PRE EMPTIVE STRIKE FOR PEACE - MARCH 20th 2007 - Parliament Square
13-03-2007 23:48
Remember Carlo Giuliani - Killed by Italian police at G8 Demo 2001
13-03-2007 13:44
Carlo Giuliani was shot and killed by a carabinieri (Italian policeman) whilst he was taking part in an anti-globalisation demonstration in connection with the G8 summit held in Genoa in 2001.His family complained to the European Court of Human Rights; relying on Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights, that Carlo’s death was caused by excessive use of force and that the organisation of the operations to maintain and restore public order was inadequate.
The 10th APPO Megamarch Observes Women's Day
12-03-2007 20:47
On International Women’s Day, March 8, the APPO, teachers, civil society organizations, campesinos and women – among them the Coordination of the Women of Oaxaca (COMO), and indigenous women’s organizations – marched in defiance of the repressive policies of Governor Ulises Ruiz.'Thousands riot' in China protest
12-03-2007 20:43
A protest staged by thousands of rural workers in central China ended in violent clashes last week, reports say.Several people were injured as up to 20,000 people clashed with 1,000 police in Hunan province on Friday, a local official told Reuters news agency.
Rapists and torturers must not be allowed to rule our pirated authority
12-03-2007 17:13
Rapists and torturers must not be allowed to rule our piratedauthority through defending the further 'escape' of the
bushmob for 911.
US Union Organisers Protected by Labor Bpard
10-03-2007 08:34
Does it work like this in UK?Call-in campaign pushes back attacks on Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Africanist Move
09-03-2007 23:39
Hundreds of emails and calls inundate Sierra Leone embassies in the U.S., London and elsewhere; officials drop charges; ASI leader urges continued vigilanceHewitt To Get Taste Of Hospital Life
07-03-2007 22:48
Nothing involving faeces or body fluids!
About 100 people demonstrated outside the Immigration Tribunal in Eagle Building
07-03-2007 19:44
Don't forget the 'No Borders Network' Gathering in Glasgow this weekend - Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March at the Kinning Park complex - more details from www.openborders.org.uk
France: Victory for KFC workers
07-03-2007 12:48
After a three-day strike non-unionised workers at the Saint-Denis Basilique branch of KFC won a series of concessions from management.India: Strike of 10,000 tailors enters seventh day
07-03-2007 12:45
March 5th, 2007 by John.
The indefinite strike of thousands of garment workers in Tirupur for a wage increase continues this week.
Starbucks Picket at Cutty Sark Greenwich
07-03-2007 12:40
Sat 10th March 12 noonSOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMISED STARBUCKS WORKERS