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UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

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Urban poor give Irish cops a kicking!

27-02-2006 13:54

riot 1
Saturday saw a major riot in Dublin in response to an attempted Loyalist 'Love Ulster' march through the main street of the capital. For three hours hundreds rioted in the city centre, banks and shops were attacked and looted and cars were set on fire.
Loads of links in main article below..

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Mesothelioma - Asbestos cancer protest and meeting.

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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Sheffield demo for jobs, pensions and services

25-02-2006 15:10

There was a small march and rally in Sheffield on 25th February 2006 opposing cuts in public sector jobs and services and for cheaper bus fares and better pensions.

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Fun and free chocolate – it’s a Fairtrade Café crawl!

24-02-2006 11:45

Cambridge World Development Movement (WDM) are planning a fun Fairtrade Café Crawl on Saturday 11th March.

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Statement by the activists of Workers Left Unity Iran

23-02-2006 13:56

The economic policies of Iran's Islamic rulers, in over two and half decades in power have constantly been in pursuit of the interests of world capital. During the rule of successive presidents each with 8 years of government and under deceptive slogans such as 'period of reconstruction’, 'reform' ... the political economy of the Iranian state has been marked by a faithful obedience to neo liberal economic strategy in accordance with the policies of the IMF, the World Bank and in pursuit of a place in the World Trade Organisation, all this within the framework of a plundering corrupt system.

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Oil workers strike in Basra, Iraq

22-02-2006 16:39

The IFOU is an anti-occupation, anti-privatisation and politically independent federation of Iraqi oil workers, who are fighting to resist both the corporations and the US/UK occupation forces. It is a non-sectarian federation that aims to unite all oil workers in Iraq, and has also worked to expel oil company bosses who were supporters of Saddam Hussein.

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Haiti: Some background on LESPWA

22-02-2006 08:08

There was a media blackout on the Parliamentary elections in Haiti that took place on the same day as the Presidential election. Préval can't do much without the backing of the Parliament. The Haiti Support Group takes a look at Préval's new party coalition which is hoping for a big representation in the legislature.

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Venezuela Talk and Films

20-02-2006 12:19

Bolivarian Revolution, Coal Mining and Indigenous Resistance
Wednesday 1st March, 7.30pm, The Sumac centre
245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham

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NHS outsourcing plan exposed

20-02-2006 10:14

A rumour that more jobs could be outsourced from Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge has been confirmed by Medical Secretarial Stewards.

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Belfast postal wildcats win!

19-02-2006 14:15

At a packed meeting at lunchtime on Friday 17th February, in Transport House, Belfast, striking postal workers decided to end their wildcat strike and return to work having won their dispute.

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The QUICKTIME REPORT 19/2/06 - SEE GLOBALLY!

18-02-2006 19:27

Now crystal clear on widescreen!
A review of news, opinion, and photography recorded, from the Indymedia Newswire. With times and freqs for tuning in anywhere you can, at your leisure. Free to rebroadcast. The world & recorded for the community archive! Now crystal clear on widescreen!

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

18-02-2006 16:59

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

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India: Tea estate lockouts lead to starvation deaths

18-02-2006 13:52

Assam tea pickers
Assam and Darjeeling tea estate lockouts have led to malnutrition and starvation deaths in India this month. from  http://libcom.org/news

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Postie power on the streets of Belfast. Another story ignored by corporate media

17-02-2006 13:20

Belfast posties: On Strike...
On Valentines Day a march of over 1000 striking postal workers brought Belfast to a standstill. Locals clapped and cheered the strikers on despite hostile coverage in the local papers. The demo was led by a convoy of taxis from different districts of the city both Catholic and Protestant. There has been no post delivered in Belfast for two weeks now. The workers renewed their commitment to continue the strike at a rally following the demo. So how come this has been completely unreported outside of local papers in Northern Ireland? Exactly what is the government and corporate media so scared of?

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Ray Rogers from Killer Coke speaking in London, SATURDAY 1.30PM

17-02-2006 10:38

last chance to see Ray Rogers from the Killer Coke campaign speak about the injustices of Coca-Cola in Colombia, at the end of his short whistle-stop UK tour.

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Tonight! Students Against Coke! at SOAS

15-02-2006 13:26

with Ray Rogers, Director of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke

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Bolivian Solidarity interview edited for Resonance FM show wednesday

14-02-2006 22:43

Audio
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.

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How Much Is Your Overtime Worth?

14-02-2006 15:07

How much overtime do you work and what is it worth?

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The Observer equates anarchists with religious extreamists

13-02-2006 19:42

This weeks Observer had a really good comment peice by Fareena Alam about moderate Muslims but titled it
Why I reject the anarchists who claim to speak for Islam.

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Reading Capital vol 1 in Manchester

13-02-2006 18:01

New reading group will exist shortly
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