UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

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The Communist Party of the Philippines.. old dogma, new revisionism

03-01-2009 03:34

The Communist Party of the Philippines.. First-Worldist dogma, revisionism

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Second attempt to remove Abbas Ali Babakir

02-01-2009 15:58

Abbas Ali Babakir, HO Ref: S1113909/2, a national of Iraq and resident of Hounslow is detained in Campsfield House IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the on Monday 5th January 2009 on Royal Jordanian flight RJ112 from Heathrow @ 16:15, flying to Jordan, and then on to Erbil, Kurdistan.

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French unemployed carry out a "self reduction" in Parisian supermarket

02-01-2009 15:11

On 31 December, 2008 over 50 unemployed and precarious workers blocked the checkout of a Monoprix supermarket in the suburbs of Paris with 13 trolleys full of food.

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"Let us work and gain the skills to rebuild our broken nation."

02-01-2009 09:02

Zimbabwean Demonstration and Delegation to 10 Downing Street

Tuesday 13th January 2009
Assemble 12:00
Richmond Terrace
(Opposite 10 Downing Street)
London SW1A

Delegation enters 10 Downing St at 12:45

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Around the Campaigns Thursday 31st December 2008

31-12-2008 14:50

January to December 2008, 74 public Anti-Deportation Campaigns

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Venezuela: Trade unionism between the servile bureaucracy and the hired killers

29-12-2008 16:03

* In the difficult times being experienced by the Venezuelan labour movement, perhaps the most dramatic issue have been the criminal acts that kills tens of trade unionists to the passivity of the pseudo-revolutionary government and the silence of his admirers from outside the country. It speaks about it this text of El Libertario # 55, January-February 2009.

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Sevilla Two need support after mass Supermarket Action.

29-12-2008 15:17

On 29 April 2006, more than hundred masqued precarious swarmed into the Plus supermarket in calle Arroyo, Sevilla. Among them, the Virgin of Precarity presented herself. For about one hour the partying precarious blocked the cash points, sang slogans calling for labour and social rights for all, and finally expropiated three trolleys packed with staple foods. Now the State is trying to frame and imprison two local union members for this collective action.

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The Fargate Speaker - It's Back!!

28-12-2008 17:28

The Fargate Speaker - Sheffield's antidote to crappy local news rags - is back for its new year January/February edition. The publication will be returning to a bi-monthly run with a brand new look and a soon-to-be-completed accompanying web site.

In this Issue: The Struggle for Anonymity, Post Office Closures, Nick Clegg, Homelessness, Religious Nutters and Temping Agencies.

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Work-to-rule on Leeds bins

27-12-2008 22:53

Refuse collectors and street cleaners in Leeds will be taking industrial action over the Christmas period.

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COMMUNISM NOW DOWN TO THE LOWEST IN THE PHILIPPINES

26-12-2008 08:57

Despite the tremendous efforts of the Communist Party in the Philippines to destabilize the government, its popularity is at its lowest.

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Greek trade-unionist brutally attacked

24-12-2008 16:00

A female Greek trade unionist was attacked with cloric acid yesterday night. She is in critical condition in the intensive care of the hospital Evangelismos in Athens

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Mass protests continue in Iceland

22-12-2008 20:57

Since early this winter, Iceland has been facing economic crisis. More protests and direct actions against capitalism and the government are taking place. Here is a summary of what has been happening for the last week or so.

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People start revolting in Iceland: summary of action news in english

22-12-2008 20:46

Thing are more and more fucked in iceland.

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Fight The Deportation of School Teacher Farhan Zakaria

22-12-2008 15:52

Farhan Zakaria, 28, who was teaching French and Bengali at Sarah Bonnell School in Stratford. Farhan and his family have been living in the UK for 12 years. Farhan went through secondary school, college, university and then became a qualified and highly respected school teacher. His whole life is made up of his study, experience, friends and family in the UK.

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Athens Polytechnic occupation under imminent threat

21-12-2008 14:58

A few moments ago one of the pro-vice-chancellors of the Athens Polytechnic announced to the people inside the occupied building that the control of the building is no longer with the university senate and that it has been passed on to an attorney general instead. Anarchist radio 98 FM reports that the senate has ordered the university guards to leave their positions.

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[Greece] Workers and Youth together on the streets to Overthrow The Government!

18-12-2008 00:59

Political statement of OKDE - Ergatiki Pali

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UK government bans photography

17-12-2008 17:08

A leaked Home Office letter informs us that publci photography can be stopped by the police at any time. As the number of workers on the dole rises to 1.86million this is more evidence that the state is expecting serious dissent over the next few years.

By Keir Snow, published on December 16th, 2008

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Athens:Bureaucrats attack the occupation of the workers confederation

17-12-2008 14:54

Their "shop" occupied by rebel workers, Bureaucrats can not stand it...

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Greece; letter from the workers to the students

17-12-2008 14:47

LETTER FROM THE WORKERS TO THE STUDENTS IN GREECE

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Occupation of General Confederation of Workers in Greece by free workers

17-12-2008 10:07

At 8:00 am the building of GSEE (General Confederation of Workers in Greece) is under occupation from free workers and associations of working people.