London Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

18-02-2006 16:59

Valentine's Day Protest at Health and Safety Commission (Death by deregulation)

Feb 14th: Hazards Campaign held a Valentine's Day Death by Deregulation demo in London outside the
bi-monthly meeting of the Health and Safety Commission, the
government-appointed committee that sets the policy for the Health and Safety Executive.

The protest was drawing attention to the abolition of basic safeguards for workers which they say is happening at an increasing rate as profit takes precidence over people.

‘We love enforcement’ Valentine’s cards were delivered to the new HSE chief executive Geoffrey Podger along with a copy of the damning new report "Total Suck Up", which accuses the watchdog of going walkies from its legal duty to enforce criminal safety law in its haste to adopt the government’s business-friendly ‘better regulation’ agenda.

More:

http://www.hazards.org/index.htm

http://www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/docs/valentine.htm Read more >>

15-02-2006 13:26

Tonight! Students Against Coke! at SOAS

with Ray Rogers, Director of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke
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14-02-2006 22:43

Bolivian Solidarity interview edited for Resonance FM show wednesday

This is a 17min audio piece put together as the outro for the wednesday Indymedia London Newswire Show that goes out on Resonance FM every week. The first 11 minutes include an edited version of an interview made with one of the delegates from the Bolivian Solidarity Campaign who was at last weekends benefit gig. The first section also includes one track recorded live during the gig. The final six minutes are throw away filler design to coincide with the end of the hour long show. Read more >>

12-02-2006 15:27

Audio and review of Boliva Solidarity gig

A bunch of audio files including traditional bolivian music, an interview with a member of the Bolivia Solidarity Campaign, plus a little bit of Attila The Stockbroker... Read more >>

12-02-2006 05:56 | 1 addition

Video - london news roundup sat 11th feb

A quick crash edit of various things that happened in London on the 11th Feb. Video is 6 mins 30 seconds long and encoded in H264 MP4(10)

If your media player can't handle this new format, download and install VideoLan (VLC) which is available of Windows, Max OSX and GNU/Linux. Read more >>

11-02-2006 16:40

The Battle for Queen’s Market

Newham Council are trying to sell off a thriving hundred year old market to developers St Modwens, who will sub-let to supermarket chain Asda. local campainers "friends of queens Market" have been fighting the plans, and have a lot of local support. Read more >>

11-02-2006 15:44

Valentines Day protest against Death by Deregulation

A protest against government imposed death by deregulation is being held on Valentines day - this Tuesday - outside the bi-monthly meeting of the Health and Safety Commission, the government-appointed committee that sets the policy for the Health and Safety Executive. Read more >>

07-02-2006 10:20

Free Iran's 800 jailed union activists

Support the Tehran bus workers strike. Defend the right of Iranian workers to form labour unions. Read more >>

05-02-2006 15:58

Gate Gourmet latest betrayal

T&G boss Woodley says dispute over and ends hardship[ payments- but it isn't Read more >>

02-02-2006 08:14

Welfare Reform Web Chat 10:30am today

Welfare reform webchat with minister today Read more >>

23-01-2006 15:25

Call out for National Day of Action to Defend Council Housing – 08/02/06

Privatisation has been sweeping the UK and attacking the working class and the downtrodden for years. Housing, Transport, Hospitals, Gas, Schools and water are just part of an ever growing list of services and resources which have been sold off by the state to marauding capitalist groups. Read more >>

16-01-2006 18:46

First student anti-sweatshop week of action

The first national student anti-sweatshop week of action will take place 11-18 February 2006. Read more >>

16-01-2006 14:32

Union pushes for urgent energy reform

In a move which the more cynical might think was consciously timed to follow and support Blairs nuclear inspired visit to Nottingham yesterday, one of the countries biggest unions today warned that the country faced black-outs and job losses if urgent action isn't taken to address the coming energy crisis. However, rather than demand immediate investiment in renewable energy, they say Britain must build more nuclear power station... just what Blair want too. Read more >>

13-01-2006 17:48

Speech in London by Basra Oil Workers Union President

Below is the transpcript of GUOE President Hassan Jumaa Awad al Assadi's speech at the UK Stop the War Coalition's international peace conference held in London, December 2005. Translation is by Lebanese Academic and Writer Gilbert Achcar: Read more >>

08-01-2006 11:11

Interview: The New Year tube strikes

With the second tube strike in as many weeks scheduled for 6.30pm today, libcom.org news conducted this interview with a long standing London Underground worker and RMT member on the eve of the strike. Read more >>

06-01-2006 14:48

Exposing record delyas and brazen corruption in London Councils

Rotten Boroughs as never seen in any news reports in the UK. coming here exclusively for Indymedia readers Read more >>

05-01-2006 14:12

protest to free iranian union leader, london, saturday 7 january

Activists will protest outside the BBC's Persian Section from 12-2pm this Saturday, 7 January, to press for the release of Tehran bus drivers' union leader Mansoor Ossanlou, who is being held without charge by the Iranian regime. Read more >>

02-01-2006 16:59

OPEN MEETING: A debate on working class representation.

The 2005 RMT Annual General Meeting passed a motion calling on the union to organise a conference to discuss working-class representation. Read more >>

30-12-2005 11:58

Respect coalition in crisis.

The elation over Galloway's election has subsided and now the strain of maintaining a coalition of contradictory views comes to the fore. Read more >>

16-12-2005 15:52

London Wobblies Celebrate and Plan

By Dan Jakopovich, London - Industrial Worker, December 2005 Read more >>