UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
Ruling Class On The Attack Ahead Of 30th June Strikes
17-06-2011 16:14
s the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union released the result of its 30th June strike ballot on Wednesday, the vulpine Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude was all over the TV schedules, in what was clearly a pre-planned counter-offensive. Maude - whose personal wealth is estimated at £3 million - told teatime news presenters that he was concerned about "vulnerable" service users, who would be affected by the strike action. He also argued that the low turnout meant the PCS had no mandate for strike action. Though his hypocrisy is easy to see, the figures do appear to show a general dissatisfaction with the PCS leadership. And PCS is not the only union with a thin strike mandate for the 30th. The turnout was well below half in both the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) ballots. What does this mean, and how does the ruling class intend to make political capital out of these circumstances?Crippling anti-austerity strike action in the Czech Republic today
16-06-2011 18:46
Today in the Czech Republic a national transport strike has shut down almost all public transport in Prague and most across the rest of the country. For the first time in history the Prague Metro was shut down. The strike was called to mount pressure on an unpopular coalition government forcing through an austerity programme that, for the transport workers, would have meant a rise in the retirement age, taxation and welfare limitations.Birmingham: Welcome party for Nick Clegg – 29th June
16-06-2011 10:36
The Local Government Association is holding a conference[1] in Birmingham on the 28th-30th June.The local government conference is at the ICC in Birmingham from the 28th-30th June, coinciding with the strike actions.
Delegates from local councils around the country will attend to hear keynote speakers such as Nick Clegg, Andrew Lansley, Eric Pickles and Ed Miliband.
Final details are to be arranged, particularly in co-ordinating with workers striking on the 29th and 30th.
We are going to be leafletting delegates to the event on the 29th, probably from around 8:30am before welcoming Nick Clegg to the venue where he will speak.
We may leaflet other days, but that is not yet decided.
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June 30 Strike Assembly in Oxford!
15-06-2011 14:47
Come to this meeting to plan how we can support and escalate the strikes in Oxford.'Greek Revolution' at the Crossroads
15-06-2011 13:36
Atos Origin Recruitment Event Disrupted by Angry Protests
15-06-2011 08:01
Anarchist Federation statement on June 30th
13-06-2011 15:09
Anarchist Federation on the upcoming strikes and actions on June 30thBeautiful South Korea
13-06-2011 11:58
Int'l Petition urging that the 10 Vietnamese Migrant Workers be found Not Guilty and Released (effective 2011.6.07)P.s.... this is highlighting the situation in South Korea, not North Korea, as there is lots on North Korea , most people think they know..via amnesty etc. Lots of people think the south is paradise...but its not....
Fight The Cuts: Public Meeting with John McDonnell MP
13-06-2011 11:45
Thu 16 Jun 2011, 7pm Pennine Lecture Theatre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard St. S1 1WB
Independent trade unionists in Iran's islamic regime are imprisoned and turtured
10-06-2011 11:47
Islamic law means hell for Workers and heaven for Bourgeois and Ruling class .
Worker activist under islamic regime are imprisoned, tortured and even executed just to defend basic workers right.
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19508 PCS Industrial action in Brierley Hill
09-06-2011 23:49
PCS members in Brierley Hill have staged walkouts in protest over concerns their health and wellbeing is been put at risk by new polices introduced by HMRC.Sri Lankan Garment Workers Defy Unions And Killer Cops Over Pensions
09-06-2011 14:16
Workfare Unravels
09-06-2011 14:12
Workfare, the government’s forced labour scheme, could be the latest policy to unravel as encouraging momentum builds against the proposed reform of the welfare system.Giz A Job – Atos Origin Recruitment Day - 14/6
08-06-2011 11:28
Success! Workfare conference cancelled due to protest
07-06-2011 17:19
Tax Workers Walk Out Over Sickness Discipline Measures
07-06-2011 11:36
At 4pm today, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) workers will walk out, in protest at the imposition of draconian sick day restrictions, which could result in disciplinary measures being taken against the ill. However, if the workers are to hold back these attacks, this afternoon needs to be just the start of a broad-based, democratically-controlled fightback.More South Korean repressions
06-06-2011 11:47
Police disperse striking Yoosung workersWeek-long strike disrupts production of major automakers
Thousands of riot police raided a regional auto parts manufacturing plant, Tuesday, to put an end to a week-long “illegal” strike that disrupted the production of Hyundai Motor and other major automakers.
200th Anniversary of the Luddite Uprisings: Technology Politics Then and Now
03-06-2011 23:12
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Luddite Uprisings: Technology Politics Then and NowDate: Wednesday June 8th, 7pm
Venue: Feminist Library meeting room, 5a Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7XW, Nearest tube Lambeth North,
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154817494584557 Organised by:
Luddites200 Organising Forum
luddites200@yahoo.co.uk http://www.luddites200.org.uk/ No admission charge, donations welcome. Please contact organisers about disabled access.
The Tasks Facing the Spanish 'Angry Ones'
03-06-2011 15:39
