UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
The forgotten anti-fascist Olympics Games
23-04-2012 08:51
How many remember this? April 20, 1914: The Ludlow Massacre
20-04-2012 23:35
The Ludlow Massacre was an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado on April 20, 1914.The Ludlow Massacre was a watershed moment in American labor relations. Historian Howard Zinn has described the Ludlow Massacre as "the culminating act of perhaps the most violent struggle between corporate power and laboring men in American history". Congress responded to public outcry by directing the House Committee on Mines and Mining to investigate the incident. Its report, published in 1915, was influential in promoting child labor laws and an eight-hour work day.
They Took the Air out of the Life Jacket – A Report From a Workfare Attendee
19-04-2012 17:11
http://www.boycottworkfare.org/ If you are on, or have been on the work programme, or one of the other workfare schemes, please get in touch with us, anonymously if you want, and let us know what happened and whether it was useful to you. email
BirminghamAgainstTheCuts@Gmail.com or comment on this post. At our demonstrations we’ve had many people stop and talk to us telling us that workfare did not help them, and the more of these stories we can publicise, the more pressure there is on the government to scrap the scheme and stop the providers profiteering from the taxpayer.
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Workers Day Wolverhampton May 1st 2012
19-04-2012 16:16
Birmingham Trades Council Mayoral debate
18-04-2012 10:46
"Should trade unionists support an Elected Mayor?”Thursday 19th April, 7pm - 9 pm
Council House, Birmingham B1 1BB
To be chaired by Joe Morgan
GMB Regional Secretary
Yes to an Elected Mayor:
Sion Simon, former Labour MP for Erdington.
Additional speaker to be confirmed.
No to an Elected Mayor:
Roger Godsiff, Labour MP for Hall Green and Richard Hatcher, Professor of Education, Birmingham City University.
An elected dictator in the Council House?
No to elected mayors - democratise the Council!
Birmingham and Solihull Workers Memorial Day Events 2012
18-04-2012 10:40
Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die
of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an
employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority.
Workers’ Memorial Day is our chance to remember them and demand
an end to this suffering!
Hopi weekend conference: April 21-22, central London
16-04-2012 19:04
The danger of a new war in the Middle East is increasing every day. The war drums are beating ever louder, especially in Israel. Hands Off the People of Iran is hosting this weekend conference in order to highlight the dynamics behind the sabre rattling.Burdened with debt reloaded - An analysis of the current situation in Greece
12-04-2012 12:09
May Day 2012 - National Call for Action
10-04-2012 08:36
Reclaim The Beach – May Day 2012A National Call For Action
This is a national call-out for a week of anti-capitalist action, events and celebration throughout the UK in the first week of May 2012 to show resistance to capitalism and remember all those workers who lost their lives for a better life for us all.
Worldwide Children's Revolution proposed to lead May Day protest marches
09-04-2012 16:59
The proposal for the worldwide Children's Revolution is for kids' marches to be at the front of all the protests during the global General Strike, and for everyone else to lend their support by displaying banners reading “CAN YOU SAVE THE HUMAN RACE?” to help ensure the survival of future generations.
London Mayday 2012 - Against Workfare
09-04-2012 16:10
Upcoming Riot in Berlin 1st May
09-04-2012 11:42
Berlin 1th May 2012 - 25 years of hope for a different life On the 1st of May in 1987 the district Kreuzberg in Berlin exploded because of rage against the state and the cops, who defend violently the capitalist system.Anarchist websites from around the world
09-04-2012 09:17
Anarchist websites from around the worldRed salute to Comrade Godfrey Cremer, 1943-2012
06-04-2012 10:34
The local Gazette has also published a tribute: Ealing mourns its champion of racial equality
http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/local-ealing-news/2012/04/04/ealing-mourns-its-champion-of-racial-equality-64767-30693975/
Workfare Actions Around Birmingham in April
03-04-2012 18:20
March was another good month for workfare campaigns, locally and nationally, with a great demonstration held in Birmingham as part of a national day of action on March 3rd http://birminghamagainstthecuts.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/boycott-workfare-demonstration-report-and-photos/ , and Kings Heath Against Workfare being formed http://www.facebook.com/KingsHeathAgainstWorkfare and holding a Workfare Walk Of Shame on Kings Heath high street – which provoked interesting reactions from store managers
Kings Heath Walk of Shame (workfare)
02-04-2012 16:55
A walk of shame was held on Saturday 17th March to highlight companies in Kings Heath taking part in the Workfare schemes.Glasgow Picket Against Holland & Barrett Workfare Report
01-04-2012 20:33
London Teachers' Strike (Video)
01-04-2012 20:01
A collage of interviews with people about why they were supporting the teachers' strike during the march on Wednesday in central London. These struggles aren't taking place in isolation, but are part of an international movement against neoliberal austerity plans and the privatisation of education. For an overview of other actions currently taking place around the world, check out http://ism-global.net/ (International Student Movement). Music by Beatraider.
Holland & Barrett Face Angry Pickets Across the UK
01-04-2012 16:05
Swindon Workfare demo - report and Pics
01-04-2012 15:50
