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Sussex Students- Suspended, Excluded, Injuncted

09-03-2010 15:27

Following last Wednesday's occupation of Sussex House (Sussex University's senior management HQ) 6 students have been arbitrarily suspended and excluded.

Additionally, the university has been granted a High Court injunction banning people from “entering” or “remaining” on campus without the university’s prior written consent.

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Saturday May 1st Parliament Square - Mayday festival

09-03-2010 13:23

On Saturday the first of May 2010 there will be a massive Mayday festival right in the middle of Parliament Square. This is to mark ten years since the first Mayday anti-capitalist day of action which also took place in Parliament Square. Only this time we will be there in even greater numbers!
This years Mayday event also coincides with the forthcoming general election which takes place just a few days later.

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The Battle for Grosvenor Road

09-03-2010 13:09

Jobcentre Plus Strikers in Wrexham, N. Wales
DWP Civil Servants striking at Jobcentre Plus, Inland Revenue and Valuation Offices in Wrexham, N. Wales.

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Class War Greece updates 7th & 8th of March 2010

08-03-2010 21:34

clashes in Volos and Xanthi, NationalBank Occupations in Komotini, Occupations in Athens (note: as long as the "measures" law isn't published it's not legal, therefore the workers of the NationalPrintFactory occupied their workplace, the other one is occupied by the sacked workers of olymic airs)
AND SO ON, strikes continue, bigger one on 8th and General Strike on 11th

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Protest against cuts at city council

08-03-2010 19:09

On March 8th, Nottingham City Council met to approve the 2010/11 budget. Like many council budgets this included a series of cuts to services, in this case amounting to £18.8 million. Nottingham City Unison called a lunchtime protest outside the Council House to show their opposition.

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PCS strike March 8/9

07-03-2010 13:44

On Monday and Tuesday, members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will be striking against cuts to the redundancy terms for civil and public servants.

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The electoral politics of the NDF and the CPP in the Philippines

07-03-2010 01:30

The year 2010 has begun and we already know what’s going to be the most unlikely election coalition of the year. The legal National-Democratic (ND) movement of the Philippines, politically aligned with the underground Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines, has made an alliance with multimillionaire Manuel ‘Manny’ Bamba Villar Jr. and indirectly with Marcos’ admiring son, Ferdinand ’Bongbong’ Marcos jr.

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Greek Revolt (update 5th & 6th of March)

06-03-2010 16:28

the workers who should print the new law on measures still strike and occupy their working place. unless the law's not published it's not legal and the capitalists will love that
friday the 5th: 4 hours stoppage/ demos with 10000/
three hours of clashes with police/ lots of helmets and shields bbq'd/
Vyronas after the murder and the attack of the moto-bike-cops
occupied Park in Exarchia
9 weeks of migrant fishers strike and soli-demo in salonika

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Photos from clashes in Greece 5.3.2010

06-03-2010 10:03

Clashes in Athens, Greece during protest against the new economic measures taken by the "socialist" government (5.3.2010).

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Riots in Athens..

05-03-2010 23:37

syndagma sqr. 5-2-2010
Riots in Athens .. during big demonstration against the economic measures announced by tthe Papandreou goverment.

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Manolis Glezos Sent to the Hospital by the Greek Riot Squad

05-03-2010 20:41

Manolis Glezos was sprayed by a unit of the greek riot squad earlier today. A recent athens.indymedia report claims he's currently hospitalized in the intensive care.

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Kudos Pharmaceuticals to Close Down! Solidarity with ex-workers!

05-03-2010 18:16

Kudos Pharmaceuticals - campaigners and ex-staff unite!

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Civil servants strike 8/9 March

05-03-2010 09:47

This from the Northern Region TUC
Support the PCS action!
Civil servants are to strike on the 8th and 9th of March.

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Welsh Refugee Council urgent call to stop detention and removal of 14 year old A

04-03-2010 07:54

Mashal Jabari
Welsh Refugee Council today called on UKBA and Cardiff Council to act quickly to release Mashal Jabari, 14 years of age, from Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre, and to suspend removal directions until a full assessment of his age can be made. Welsh Refugee Council does not normally comment on individual cases, but in this instance believes that there are compelling compassionate grounds why this boy should be allowed to remain in the UK.

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Workers' Fightback - Students, Posties and European Workers Confront Cuts

03-03-2010 20:00

We support... rank and file workers' struggles against the chaotic profit system!

We believe... workers know how to run our workplaces far better than business people, the government, or trade union leaders!

We aim for... workers' control over our own jobs and our own lives!

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Sussex University students attacked by police on campus

03-03-2010 19:49

Video
These videos show police violently arresting peaceful protestors at a demonstration against job cuts at Sussex University.

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Gr. Updates: 2nd March

03-03-2010 12:15

Changes on the Social Insurance System ..?

We come to talk about it...!

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Are Unite the Union Pro-Vivisection?

02-03-2010 23:24

Are Unite the Union Pro-Vivisection?

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Reading Rising

02-03-2010 22:35

Issue 3 of Reading Rising, newsletter of the Reading Shop Stewards Network is out now!

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Unemployed Workers Unions spring up from Salford initiative

02-03-2010 20:03

MULE spoke to Alex Halligan, one of the founders of the first modern-day Unemployed Workers’ Union, in Salford. The phenomenon is now sweeping the country, 80 years after the Battle of Bexley Square.