UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
Prison Officers’ Association – in its own words
16-12-2008 11:09
The ‘left’ is divided on its view of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA). On the one side are George Galloway, Workers Power, other Trotskyists and the leaders of most unions, including the PCS and RMT who hail the POA as the vanguard of class struggle ; on the other are a mixture of groups: RCG/FRFI, the Sparticist League, IBT, Class War, most anarchists, who think the POA are class traitors.Christmas strikes could hit Royal Mail
15-12-2008 22:41
Film Showing in Bradford Monday 22nd December - Rubber Jungle
15-12-2008 18:33
Rubber Jungle (70 mins 8.00 start) - the story of Chico Mendes and the rubber tappers of Brazil - When a big budget Warner Brother's movie project about slain Brazilian activist Chico Mendes goes bust, Bill Day, Terry Schwartz and Caito Martins head deep into the Amazon to find out who Chico Mendes really was and why Hollywood couldn't make a big budget film about him.How to overthrow corporate rule in 5 not-so-easy steps
15-12-2008 16:08
Corporate globalization continues to ravage the planet and our livesItalian Anomalous Wave rebellion: General Strike reports etc:
15-12-2008 14:51
There is still a lot of activity in the streets of Italian cities from the Anomalous Wave movement. Last Friday a General Strike called by several unions saw actions, demos and shut-downs all over Italy. Here are some reports from the day.Also good news of the taking up of The Wave by the ever-expanding school students movement who held a national assembly on 7th Dec. Finally, the evicted Horus social centre in Rome was re-occupied during the General Strike! Italy, Greece, France, Germany - the different movements are still out there keeping it real! Be inspired!
Britain's Youngest Prisoners - Christmas Appeal 2008
15-12-2008 14:38
No Children in Detention this Festive SeasonDear Home Secretary as a Campaigner for Britain's Youngest Prisoners, I know that our paths are bound to cross from to time, but I should hope that at this time of the year we can put our differences aside and call a truce, on behalf of those foreign national children who are unwanted by the UK and that you intend to deport. I am appealing to you directly for a moratorium on the detention/deportation of foreign national children and their families until the new year and that there should be no children in detention this Christmas.
The Rage in Greece
13-12-2008 17:09
UCU sticks to its policy on Palestine/Israel
13-12-2008 17:00
The University and Colleges Union (UCU) passed a motion at its national congress in 2008 calling on members to consider the implications of Israeli universities' complicity in the occupation. A group of anonymous members have threatened to sue the union. The union has stood by its policy but the solicitor for the members has claimed erroneously that the union has backed downSchNEWS: Go Greece Fighting!- Athens Explodes After Murder of 15 Year Old Punk
12-12-2008 18:06
Go Greece fightin’, you’re burnin’ up Athen’s townGreece fightin’, go Greece fightin’
Go Greece fightin’, you’re bringing those police scum down
Greece fightin’ go Greece fightin’
You are supreme, the people scream for Greece fightin’
Possible good news for those stuck in 'Legacy backlog' and cannot work
12-12-2008 08:41
Please be clear the decision in 'Dawit Tekle v SSHD' though it holds that a blanket denial of the right to work for those caught in the 'Legacy Backlog' is 'Unlawful'', does not give permission to work. The government could comply with the High Court directive but change the policy to get round the objections of the court and continue a blanket ban.Full article | 2 additions | 14 comments
DEMO Against Police Repression in Solidarity with Greek revolt 14/12/08
12-12-2008 05:44
DEMO Against Police Repression in Solidarity with Greek revolt 14/12/08Wirral Against Service Cuts
11-12-2008 22:56
The Bologna Declaration: Mobility of students
11-12-2008 18:44
The Bologna Declaration amplify its rhetoric with the mobility of students.Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
200 attend Wednesdays Greek solidarity march in Edinburgh
11-12-2008 16:54
Royal Mail - Postman walk too slowly
11-12-2008 16:45
The latest ludicrous edict from Royal Mail is that their postman must walk their rounds at four miles per hour.Stop the Mass Deportation of UK/Nigerian Families
10-12-2008 09:40
Italian Anomalous Wave rebellion: General Strike, Friday
09-12-2008 18:15
Protestors Barge into Iceland's Central Bank
09-12-2008 18:01
Around 100 protestors broke their way into the entrance of the CentralBank headquarters in Reykjavík, throwing eggs and splashing paint, after
the Sovereignty Day national meeting on Arnarhóll yesterday
Shop Stewards sacked by IMI Scott in Manchester
09-12-2008 16:01
SAVE JOBS AT IMI SCOTT!REINSTATE SACKED SHOP STEWARD & WORKERS!
Picket of Greek consulate in Glasgow
09-12-2008 10:15
