Manchester Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

What Nepal could learn from the winsor rabble

Crolt Bopper, 22-04-2006 08:25

Anyone fancy booting our dictators out on mayday?
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Premiere of play about Simon Jones in Liverpool, May 8th and 10th

Simon Jones Memorial Campaign, 05-04-2006 16:33

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 >>

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

Barry Kade, 23-03-2006 18:20

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 | 2 additions | 2 comments >>

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

Barry Kade, 21-03-2006 00:08

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 | 7 additions | 7 comments >>

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Trumped Up Dismissal Rejected By Tribunal

Dave Greenstein, 10-03-2006 01:04

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 >>

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Mesothelioma - Asbestos cancer protest and meeting.

Save Spodden Valley, 26-02-2006 09:38

British Lung Foundation’s Action on Mesothelioma Day

Monday 27th February. Manchester Town Hall:
Photo call 12.30pm Town Hall steps.
Meeting: Great Hall 1-3pm.
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Reading Capital vol 1 in Manchester

squatticus, 13-02-2006 18:01

New reading group will exist shortly Read more | 2 comments >>

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

John Hunt, 01-02-2006 22:35

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 >>

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Worker from occupied Argentinean factory speaks in Britain

No Sweat, 27-01-2006 12:35

A worker from Zanon, the most famous of Argentina's occupied factories, is coming to speak in Britain on a tour organised by No Sweat and the Argentina Solidarity Campaign as part of the first anti-sweatshop week of action. Read more >>

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Education Not for Sale website

Education Not for Sale, 16-12-2005 16:44

The Education Not for Sale website has been overhauled and updated, and includes lots of new material for student campaign activists. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Call for solidarity action in support of striking gate gourmet workers in german

proles, 11-12-2005 17:53

Global Capitalism Requires Global Resistance - Call for Solidarity
Action on the 17th of December at all Gate Gourmet Locations World-Wide Read more >>

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Guardian Media Group Close City Life

Objector, 02-12-2005 18:00

Poets, journalists, publishers, businesses and readers gathered in Manchester today to launch a campaign to save City Life magazine. Thirteen jobs have been axed but many more journalists will suffer. The editorial team at City Life comprised of thirteen staff but also seventeen freelance staff who... Read more | 1 comment >>

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Lecture: Postanarchism and the future of Radical Politics

Gavin@cyber-rights.net, 29-11-2005 13:14

Dr. Saul Newman (University of Western Australia) will be presenting a paper:

"Postanarchism and the future of radical politics"
...At Manchester University - 8th December 2005 Read more | 1 comment >>

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Iranian Workers are not alone

Committe in support of Iranain workers, 15-09-2005 08:43

A week of Solidarity with Iranian workers Read more | 2 comments >>

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Solidarity with gate Gourmet Workers

Refused, 02-09-2005 18:40

Blue Arrow office in Manchester picketed. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Welfare workers - defy don’t comply! Refuse to implement section 9!

No Borders, No Nations, Stop Deportations!, 25-08-2005 16:46

[  http://www.asylumpolicy.info ] A digest of asylum, anti-racism,
immigration control, oppression, conflict, war and human rights issues

1) Social Workers Should Not Be Forced To Break Up Families
2) First “failed” asylum seekers lose benefits
3) Welfare workers - defy don’t comply! - listen to children! Read more | 3 comments >>

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Bitter: Chronicle of the final Boddingtons Strike

Dave Maass, 07-07-2005 16:05

In 2004, the InterBrew corporation announced plans to close the historic Boddingtons Brewery in central Manchester and move production of the "Cream of Manchester" outside the city. This film chronicles the brewers' final strike - five days in November - to protect their jobs and the ale's heritage. Read more >>

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Unions to strike over BBC job cuts

National Union of Journalists New Media Dept., 25-03-2005 13:15

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 | 6 comments >>

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Defend Our Pensions - support Public Sectore Strike

Council Worker, 18-03-2005 14:17

We are calling on all people – the elderly, disabled, unemployed and other council service users, to support this call for strike action by the Trade Union UNISON.
Read more | 5 comments >>

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strike spotting in the nw

prol.double.dip@gmx.net, 02-12-2003 19:27

summary of strikes in the nw of the last weeks... starting point for an autonomous circulation of class struggles reports...

Strike Watch UK 18/11/03 – 28/11/03

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