UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
Protest Against Ed Miliband and Ed Balls coming to Tyneside
01-02-2011 16:18
'Labour Party - class traitors! You're not welcome here!'
PROTEST: Friday 4 February, 11am, Sage Gateshead (main entrance)
Emergency anti-cuts demo in Swindon - Tomorrow (weds 2nd)
01-02-2011 12:16
Callout for a short notice demo against the cuts - please attend, or spread this callout.Crisis in Care: Interview with an anarchist support worker
31-01-2011 20:57
The Fargate Speaker talks to a local support worker about the problems in social care as a result of the recession and the proposed austerity measures.OACA called Oxfordshire library read-ins - defend our libraries
31-01-2011 08:24
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Student Protest Returned to Normal: 5 points
30-01-2011 13:44
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Vodafone closed down in Oxford for refusing to pay taxes.
30-01-2011 13:24
Police Turn Egypt into War Zone
29-01-2011 22:37
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7295023n tadamonan maa massr – In solidarity with Egypt, London last night
29-01-2011 11:12
Folks gathered outside the steps of the British Museum as it was closing last night to show solidarity to those on the streets of Egypt.Police plan huge operation to contain Manchester student protest on Saturday
27-01-2011 11:39
A massive police operation costing around £100,000 is being planned ahead of a protest by up to 14,000 students.Greater Manchester Police have shared intelligence with other forces to identify potential troublemakers before the march in Manchester city centre on Saturday. Police fear extremists could hijack the protest over government education cuts.
Canada Hiding Tunisia's Ben Ali Family 'Big Fish' Billionaire?
27-01-2011 08:19
Indications are that family members of the Tunisian dictator, including billionaire, Belhassen Trabelsi are in hiding in Canada. Authorities there seem unwilling to arrest the fugitives despite Interpol warrants. Tunisians in Canada are alarmed and concerned. Protests are planned in the Canadian capital next Wednesday.Recap-Remembering WHY we are here....
26-01-2011 21:30
A short recap as to what its all about-a reminder of how much the tory scum are laughing at us, and why we should carry on being FU*!ING ANGRY.Everyday is Troll Atos Day
26-01-2011 18:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49sMJQVuqPA You win a Crisis Loan, just pop down to the DSS to claim it and say we sent you.*
Three People Killed In Clashes Between Police And Protestors In The Capital Of Albania
26-01-2011 16:29
Three people were killed and dozens more injured in clashes between police and protesters at an anti-government rally in the Albanian capital of Tirana on Friday, January 21. It was reported by Agence France-Presse .
Egypt In Tumult As Tunisian "Contagion" Spreads
26-01-2011 15:43
Egypt Embassy Demo 3-6pm TODAY
26-01-2011 11:50
3pm - 6pm 26 South Street, London W1K 1DW
Solidarity with the protest movement
Video from Egypt
25-01-2011 23:32
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/12243979, some chanting, then the police turn up and start shooting something - teargas? or shotguns...?
Coach Oxford to London - 29 Jan - Anti-cuts, Save EMA
25-01-2011 18:25
There's a national protest against fees and funding / EMA cuts in London this Saturday - it was mentioned at the OEC meeting that Oxford Right To Work have organised a coach but will have to cancel it unless more people use it. People seemed very up for getting some good action done. Should be good in its own right, and it should give us food for thought re. tactics for March.It's £5 waged, £10 unwaged, leaves St. Giles at 9.30 and leaves London (Malet St. area) at 4.30.
Atos Mobbed - Poverty Pimps Shut Down By Benefit Claimants
25-01-2011 14:10
SHIFT MAGAZINE: From the Defence of the Present to the Control of the Future
25-01-2011 11:03
The recent student unrest has massively expanded political possibilities in the UK and Europe. The game is afoot and the next move is to generalise the struggle beyond the education sector. For many an ‘anti-cuts’ message is the way to do this. There is a danger, however, that the logic of this position contains the mechanism of its own failure. We urgently need to foment a shift away from a politics that defends our own powerlessness, to one where we can become the collective authors of our own histories.GMB Members Fight Plans To Cut Wages At South East Coast Ambulance Service
24-01-2011 13:24
GMB consider that paramedics, technicians and other ambulance workers provide a vitally important service to the public and they should be paid properly for doing so