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Leaflet for lecturers' union demo

26-05-2006 14:39

Education Not for Sale has produced a leaflet to mobilise students for the lecturers' union demo against victimisation and for decent pay on Thursday 1 June. See the link below.

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US LIVING WAGE ACTIVISTS VISIT THE UK

26-05-2006 10:33

Brie Phillips and Diane Foglizzo from the US student Living Wage Action Coalition and the United Students Against Sweatshops campaign are visiting the UK at the end of May and start of June. They will be touring UK campuses with No Sweat.

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“Laing O’Rourke is the worst employer I’ve ever worked for.”

25-05-2006 13:14

"considerate builder!"
“Laing O’Rourke are sacking 90 workers and refusing to pay us a promised wage rise. They are the worst employer I’ve ever worked for.”

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Manchester picket in support of the strikers of Mercadona (Barcelona)

25-05-2006 12:53

Manchester picket in support of the strikers of Mercadona (Barcelona)

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A call to student activists - support our lecturers

24-05-2006 11:35

A call to student activists to come to Sussex University on 27 May to discuss how we can support the lecturers' unions' campaign for better pay, as well as workers' struggles more generally.

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Canada's poor face `emergency': UN

23-05-2006 13:33

The employment insurance program needs to be more accessible, minimum wages don't meet basic needs, and homelessness and inadequate housing amount to a "national emergency," says the UN body's report from Geneva. ..."Minimum wages in all provinces," the UN report said, "are insufficient to enable workers and their families to enjoy a decent standard of living." About 51 per cent of people using food banks, it also said, are receiving inadequate social insurance benefits.

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NUJ must Support striking firefighters NOW

20-05-2006 21:07

Striking firefighters given hard time by NUJ ?
are NUJ journalists are taking a hard anti strike line against firefighters in Hertfordshire by publishing pro Goverment anti strike soundbite articles ?

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Hospital workers going unpaid in Liverpool

19-05-2006 17:17

They may not be doctors and nurses, but the low paid cleaners, caterers and porters are just as vital to the running of Broad Green and the Royal Liverpool hospitals. And they are not being given their full entitlement of wages.

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A Message From Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, redistributed from Irene of Mexi

19-05-2006 16:35

To summon support for Friday May 19th, 2006 action
To summon support for May 28th, 2006 campaign

To keep in touch with Mexico is to keep in touch with the world

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Activist Gathering - May 27th

19-05-2006 12:50

Education Not for Sale, UK Students Against Coke and Earth First Students present an Activist Gathering, hosted by the University of Sussex Students' Union.

Saturday, May 27th - 12pm-onwards.

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Agrarian Violence in the Philippines Worsens

19-05-2006 10:48

A peasant leader in the Philippines was killed, following a spate of violence against activists and journalists. As political instablility heightens, the government appears unable to bring the perpetrators of violence to justice, and there is genuine fear amongst social activists that this situation will escalate.

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One thousand jobs go in Ellesmere Port

17-05-2006 15:36

After a week of speculation, one thousand Vauxhall car workers at Ellesmere Port today learned their jobs were being axed.

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US student Living Wage activists visit UK

16-05-2006 18:13

Student activists in the USA, who have fought for a living wage for campus workers and other low-paid workers, are going to tour the UK at the end of the month.

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Save Ryton Demo

16-05-2006 16:16

About 60 - 100 Peugeot workers and their families were joined by a contingent of Midland Anarchists in a gesture of solidarity as they picketed the George Heath Motor showroom in B'ham's Digbeth area on Saturday 14th May.

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Inside Iraq: A women's story

15-05-2006 13:45

Film Showing and discussion, 1st June, 7.30pm in the International Community Centre, Mansfield Road. Organised by Nottingham Iraq/Iran Union Solidarity.

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Radical History Group meeting May 25th: The General Strike

15-05-2006 12:28

1926 GENERAL STRIKE: HISTORY AND MYTH Meeting
Once again, the South London Radical History Group presents it's monthly fandango for you..
We aim to have a couple of brief presentations on local examples of the
day to day running of the Genreal Strike in South London, as well as an open
discussion on its legacy, and what lessons we can learn (a bit late as
usual?).

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Student activist conference at Sussex University, 27 May

15-05-2006 12:27

On Saturday 27 May, ENS and other organisations including UK Students Against Coke, Earth First Students and Students Against Sweatshops will be holding an activist gathering at Falmer House, University of Sussex. The event aims to be an open forum for anyone committed to building a fighting, political student movement to discuss ideas and share skills.