Liverpool Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

27-04-2006 23:45 | 3 comments

Disability Discrimination Widespread

Disability Discrimination should have disappeared with its being outlawed in 1995. It is however widespread in the public and private sectors, which pay lip service to the implementation of equal treatment for the disabled. The charity WorkRep recently successfully took a case to tribunal. Read more >>

26-04-2006 11:42 | 7 comments

Petition in support of lecturers' pay action

Education Not for Sale has launched an online petition in support of the AUT and NATFHE lecturers' unions' campaign for decent pay. Please add your or your organisation's name, post on relevant websites and elists and forward to sympathetic people! Read more >>

18-04-2006 15:26

Merseyside May Day March and Festival

The focus of Merseyside's May Day celebrations, organised by Merseyside TUC, moves to Liverpool this year. Read more >>

14-04-2006 21:35 | 1 addition | 1 comment

HONOR JAMES CONNOLLY AND EASTER, 1916

THIS MONTH MARKS THE 90TH ANNIVERSAY OF THE IRISH UPRISING. HONOR JAMES CONNOLLY AND THE OTHER IRISH LIBERATION FIGHTERS. Read more >>

05-04-2006 16:33

Premiere of play about Simon Jones in Liverpool, May 8th and 10th

The Dingle Community Theatre will be performing the play SIMON JONES WAS SOMEONE! on May 8th and May 10th at 8pm at the Casa Club, Hope Street, Liverpool. Entrance is free. Tickets are available from the Casa Club or by phoning 0771 684 8894. Read more >>

28-03-2006 14:21 | 2 comments

Liverpool Strikers Demand Justice

A group of about two hundred and fifty trade unionists, political activists and wellwishers gathered in Derby Square, Liverpool for a rally marking the council workers' strike against attacks on their pensions. Read more >>

23-03-2006 18:20 | 2 additions | 2 comments

Strike Rallies throughout Britain on 28th March - Red Tuesday!

Red Tuesday - 28th March will see mass strikes against capitalist attacks in both Britain and France.
In Britain, the strike will be to defend workers pension rights, and will involve 1.5 million workers. It could be the largest strike here since the 1926 general strike. Read more >>

21-03-2006 00:08 | 7 additions | 7 comments

Tues 28th March. Mass Strike in Britain and General Strike in France.

Tuesday 28th March 2006 will see 1.5 Million workers strike to defend pensions. On the same day there will be a General Strike in France as part of the uprising against the CPE. Read more >>

15-03-2006 14:58

Connections - a Day of Protest in Liverpool

Two protests took place in Liverpool at 1pm last Saturday 10th March.

One was to show distain at the forthcoming visit to Liverpool of America’s most vocal neo-con warmonger Condoleezza Rice. The second was to protest at the cuts in funding that the city council is making to youth services.
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10-03-2006 01:04

Trumped Up Dismissal Rejected By Tribunal

A trumped up charge of insubordination and abusive and threatening behaviour was used to dismiss a longstanding employee. The union refused to defend its member.
WorkRep took the case to the Manchester Employment Tribunal. Read more >>

14-02-2006 15:07 | 1 comment

How Much Is Your Overtime Worth?

How much overtime do you work and what is it worth?

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01-02-2006 22:35

Venezuelan trade union leaders to speak in Manchester on Mon 27th Feb

VENEZUELA INFORMATION CENTRE - PUBLIC MEETING

"VENEZUELA – WHAT'S GOING ON?
Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution – oppose US aggression"

MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2006, 7.30 pm

Mechanics' Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester Read more >>

17-01-2006 01:55 | 1 comment

Global dockers riot for victory

Today so running battles between dock workers from around the world and cops in Strasbourg Read more >>

14-12-2005 12:32 | 1 comment

Victory for the Irish Ferry Workers?

Liverpool has shown its support with Irish Ferry Workers in a dispute which may have been resolved this morning… (14/12)? Read more >>

04-10-2005 09:58 | 1 comment

Liverpool Gate Gourmet Solidarity Meeting

Thursday 6th October 7.15pm - T&GWU Sefton Street Liverpool L8 map:

The speakers will be: a T&GWU shop steward from Gate Gourmet, John Hardy QC., and Tony McQuade T&G District Organiser

18-09-2005 23:00 | 2 comments

Protesters picket Blue Arrow in Liverpool to support Gate Gourmet workers

In solidarity with the sacked Gate Gourmet workers, protesters today picketed the Liverpool office of temp agency Blue Arrow and handed out hundreds of flyers with information about the dispute to passers-by. Read more >>

31-08-2005 09:55

Solidarity Protest With Sacked Gate Gourmet Workers

Protest the offices of Blue Arrow, Castle Street, Liverpool at 12pm September 2nd Read more >>

13-02-2005 12:36

Pensions talks between Prescott and unions stall

The latest news from the New Labour spring conference at Gateshead is that talks between unions and Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on public sector pensions have stalled. Read more >>

19-01-2005 19:15 | 7 comments

Liverpool social workers punished by council for striking

Liverpool social workers report the awful problems they've faced since returning to work from strike action. Social workers took strike action last year to protest at their pay and conditions, and have been singled out by management since they returned to work last week.
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22-03-2004 14:58 | 1 comment

1984/5 Miners Strike - Burning Issues, play by Banner Theatre on Merseyside

Burning Issues
A new touring production to mark the twentieth anniversary
of the 1984/5 Miners Strike.

Thursday, March 25: Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens: 8.00pm
For more details ring 01744 735436

Friday, March 26: The Picket, Hardman Street, Liverpool: 8.00pm
(for the National Union of Journalists annual conference)
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