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Workfare’s Christmas Bonus For The Bosses

08-12-2012 21:55

Saturday 8th December marks the start of a week of action against workfare [1] and shops that profit from the free labour supplied by the taxpayer. The national day of action is focusing on charities, however as there aren't many charity shops in the city centre and since a protest last month outside British Heart Foundation who announced they were stepping back from workfare[2] it was decided to take action over companies that profit from free Christmas temps at our expense. In Birmingham anti-workfare protesters gathered outside Poundland, a local company using workfare. As the protest began to grow with people joining after coming from the nearby Starbucks tax dodging action the group decided to move off in search of other shops using workfare. They didn't have to walk far when round the corner they arrived at Argos, a particularly unpopular shop amongst Birmingham Workfare activists. In Birmingham last year, Boycott Workfare was told by someone who applied for a temp job at Argos, but didn’t get it and then subsequently got sent there on workfare that they had more people on workfare than paid temps. In light of this the group made the decision to occupy the shop. The occupation was more successful than expected, security - the same people who a week earlier had assaulted a protester by punching them in the face at the occupation of the Adidas shop[3] – had obviously been told to back off and not go round punching people, let the occupation carry on as long as the occupiers wanted. After the queues at Argos had become visibly shorter the group decided that there were other shops who needed to be targeted and so ended the occupation. The next stop on the Workfare tour was Superdrug where flyers were handed out before moving on to the last stop on the tour McDonald’s. Here the protesters were joined by Birmingham Food not Bombs activists who set up a stall outside McDonald’s and began handing out free vegan burgers.

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Anti-Workfare Superdrug Picket Glasgow 11 a.m. Sat. 8th Dec. + 2 more

03-12-2012 19:23

We've changed the starting time of the Superdrug Workfare picket to 11 a.m. (until 11:50 a.m.) as some places online are saying that the Starbucks demo starts at 12 noon and some people want to go on to the Starbucks demo after the picket and the 2nd workfare picket!

http://www.facebook.com/events/436389796422231/

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Anti-Workfare Picket Superdrug Glasgow Sat. 8th Dec. 11.30 a.m.

28-11-2012 23:15

Anti-Workfare Picket Superdrug
Public event · By The Crutch Collective

Share, join and invite friends:

http://www.facebook.com/events/436389796422231/

Saturday, 8 December 2012
11:30 until 12:20
Superdrug, 117 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3ER.

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Week of Action against workfare 8th Dec – Charities stop exploiting ...

28-11-2012 19:04

...Charities stop exploiting the unemployed. Take action 8th December onwards

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Workfare’s Christmas Bonus For The Bosses – Demonstrate, 8th December

26-11-2012 20:53

As part of the Boycott Workfare national week of action starting on Saturday 8th December, Boycott Workfare West Midlands will be holding a demonstration outside shops in Birmingham City Centre that profit from the free labour supplied by the taxpayer.
Saturday 8th December, 2pm
at the new Poundland, S12 Martinaeu Place, 76-77 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B2 4UQ
Please join and invite your friends to the facebook event and spread the word.

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British Heart Foundation May Be Withdrawing From Workfare

12-11-2012 18:14

British Heart Foundation May Be Withdrawing From Workfare As Demonstrations Continue

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A good finale for 2012, a reason for joy in dismal times

10-11-2012 15:46

Interventionistische Linke and Ums Ganze! Alliance on the General Strike in southern Europe , November 14 and 16, 2012

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October 20: The view from Oxford Circus

22-10-2012 14:52

Cross posted from SolFed

http://www.solfed.org.uk/?q=north-london/october-20-the-view-from-oxford-circus

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Spirit of revolt is alive in London

21-10-2012 10:41

THE spirit of resistance to neoliberalism is alive and kicking in London, despite the attempts of the British state to stamp out dissent.

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14-10-2012 15:44

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For a Future Without Work: Radical Workers' Bloc on South London feeder to TUC

06-10-2012 12:16

On Saturday 20th October, the Trades Union Congress has called for its second march against the cuts and 'for a future that works'. South London Solidarity Federation has announced that it will join the feeder march starting at Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park (opposite the Imperial War Museum), in support of direct action, self-organisation and solidarity towards a future without work, or at least without work for bosses who get rich off of our backs.

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Ruin the LibDems' Weekend: Shut Down Workfare in Brighton - Sat 22nd September

14-09-2012 11:00

The Liberal Democrat conference is being held in Brighton on Saturday 22nd September 2012 – there will be a large demonstration organised by Brighton Stop the Cuts Coalition and Brighton Trades Council.

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Report and Photos From Today’s DPAC Demonstration in Birmingham

28-08-2012 22:39

Around 20 people demonstrated today outside the ATOS assessment centre in Birmingham as part of a week of action

http://www.dpac.uk.net/2012/08/latest-information-on-atos-games-week/ protesting the Working Capability Assessment (WCA) which is run by ATOS for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and is supposed to assess whether someone on disability benefits is fit for work, but has come under large amounts of criticism for failing to do that – and in the process punishing many disabled people by pushing them off disability benefits onto unemployment benefits and workfare.The week of action is taking place during the Paralympics because ATOS are one of the main sponsors.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-wins-gold-medal-1283031 Their core business is as an IT outsourcing company, but like Capita and Serco they have moved into taking all government outsourcing contracts. The contract to run the WCA is £100m/year – and we pay an additional £50m each year

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/28/atos-3bn-government-contracts-paralympics?newsfeed=true for the appeals process to correct the huge number of people that ATOS declare fit for work who go through the appeal process and have the decision reversed – a process that can take over a year.

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Worldwide Declaration in support of the Zapatistas

24-08-2012 15:48

WORLDWIDE ECHO FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR SAN MARCOS AVILÉS AND FRANCISCO SÁNTIZ LÓPEZ: DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF THE ZAPATISTAS IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO

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Boycott Workfare disrupt corporate workfare conference in Birmingham

10-07-2012 15:21

Today grassroots claimant group, Boycott Workfare are holding a free one day conference in Birmingham about welfare reforms, workfare, the attacks on our benefits system and building claimants support, advice and campaigning networks.

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PCS union votes to fund anti-cuts candidates at the next general election

09-07-2012 18:52

Friday Drivetime
BCfm’s weekly politics show presented by Tony Gosling
At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris

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STOP WORKFARE UPDATE – NEW TARGET: WHSMITHS IN BATH!

06-07-2012 13:05

Week of Action already a Success! Major Blow for Government as Holland & Barrett pull out of Workfare!

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Brighton protests against workfare as part of the week of action

06-07-2012 09:20

Brighton actions during the the national week of action against workfare called by the Boycott Workfare network.

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Making Welfare Work - One Day Conference July 10th

27-06-2012 18:35

As the Tories continue their attack on our welfare, Boycott Workfare and welfare activists in Birmingham have come together for a one day conference, called as a counter to the Welfare to Work conference happening just down the road at the ICC.
Tuesday 10th July, 9:30am – 5:30pm
Unite the Union Building, Transport House, Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 2AY

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G4S security undercover: London Olympics is wide open to terror or false flag

22-06-2012 20:50

Exclusive interview with investigative journalist Lee Hazledean who is training undercover as a security guard for the London olympics with private security firm G4S. The olympics start in 4 weeks time.

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