London Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

07-10-2005 21:01

Wednesday 12th October: Venezuelan "Day of Indigenous Resistance"

We have two Hands Off Venezuela-related events this Wednesday 12th October:

From 4pm to 6pm there is a picket of the Colombian embassy in solidarity with terrorised workers on general strike. 3 Hans Crescent (behind Harrods) SW1, nearest tube Knightsbridge.

Then from 7pm, a booksigning of "Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution" by Richard Gott plus photo exhibition of the Alberdi School in Caracas by Jason Harris, followed by Venezuelan food & music. NUJ headquarters, 308 Gray's Inn Rd WC1, nearest tube King's Cross.
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04-10-2005 09:50

London meeting: Gate Gourmet & the Struggles Ahead

7pm on Thursday 6th October 2005 at Conway Hall Red Lion Square, London WC1 Nearest tube: Holborn

Speakers include : Lakhwinder Saran, woman striker from the picketline at Gate Gourmet, and Gate Gourmet shop stewards, Avtar Jouhl, Indian Workers' Association (GB), South Asia Solidarity Group, reports from the trade union movement in India

Sacked workers are still on the picket line outside Gate Gourmet after the Transport and General Workers Union struck a deal with the management on 27th September. According to the deal, 144 strikers were forcibly made redundant and 7 were to remain sacked with no compensation. At the same time 3 baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport who had taken part in a 1000-strong one-day sympathy strike are still suspended. According to the Gate Gourmet workers 'it is not over yet!'

04-10-2005 07:43

small WORLD interview with Cyndi Rhoades, Anti-Apathy/Worn Again

Interview with Cyndi Rhoades of Anti-Apathy and Worn Again. Read more >>

26-09-2005 14:40

Gate Gourmet serve up a feast at 24/09

Gate Gourmet Workers at the Anti-War Demo Read more >>

23-09-2005 17:35

Stop War March: Support Gate Gourmet workers! Support BA baggage handlers!

Sorry for the late notice but ...

Gate Gourmet workers will be attending the London Stop the War march for peace and justice tomorrow.
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07-09-2005 07:40

SchNEWS on Sacked Heathrow Gate Gourmet Workers

Fri 2nd September 2005 | Issue 510
WAKE UP! IT'S YER SINGLE SERVING...SchNEWS

http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news510.htm
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02-09-2005 19:57

Brighton Blue Arrow picket pigged out

Police threatened to arrest leafletters outside Blue Arrow on Queens Rd in Brighton this afternoon. A seargeant used the Secondary Picketting Act 1992 setion 224 (2) under Trades Disputes law on 3 people handing out leaflets to passers by. Read more >>

08-08-2005 16:02

Euromayday Arrests Update

Two people arrested and charged during London Mayday 2005 action in court today (Monday August 8th) Read more >>

05-08-2005 10:20

London Solidarity Picket for sacked Tescos Workers

The first London solidarity picket for the 2 Polish Tescos workers sacked last week in Dublin took place on Thursday evening. Around 20 people turned out to leaflet shoppers and staff at the Tesco’s store on Morning Lane in Hackney – the same store targeted by the Precarity Assembly for action on Mayday this year. Read more >>

04-08-2005 02:20

TESCO pickets in solidarity with sacked casual workers

TESCO PICKETS IN SUPPORT OF SACKED CASUAL WORKERS Read more >>

20-07-2005 23:22

Parliament cleaners go on strike.

When you consider how badly Parliament has shafted the rest of us it’s hardly surprising that they treat their own cleaners like dirt as well. The T&G Trade union today organised a 1 day strike and protest over the conditions experienced by the agency staff who clean Tony Blair’s toilet. Read more >>

14-06-2005 09:41

Trolley Town

A forum about TESCOPOLY Read more >>

27-05-2005 21:44

NUJ wins union recognition battle with new media giant AOL

The NUJ was awarded automatic recognition at AOL (UK) part of the giant US media conglomerate AOL on Wednesday. (25/5/05). Read more >>

24-04-2005 15:20

Harrow College Strike Film

I'm an economic migrant from the west country - I moved away last year to Harrow to work at a FE college. Of course like many public services its in extreme crisis mainly down to bad management practices. So what does one do when faced with this crap? - you make a film...Follow the links below for more context.

An 11 minute 20mb .wmv file of the Lecturers Strike at Harrow College, UK Read more >>

25-03-2005 13:15

Unions to strike over BBC job cuts

Back in Medaevaltimes governments put out the eyes and ears of politicalprisoners. Now,all they think they have to do is to put out the eyes and ears of the British public: BBC programme makers. 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 >>

19-10-2004 21:54

COBAS Union condemns UK ESF organising committee (swp/sa/gla)

COBAS condemns uk esf committee domination of the ESF closing demonstration and treatment of young people from 'autonomous spaces'.

Tuesday 19th October 2004 :
From Italian union COBAS regarding the ESF rally Read more >>