UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
The Mexican Revolution Surges Forward
04-05-2007 19:03
Millions of workers and students on strike: report of the first 12 hours of the May 2 strikeJust six months after Calderon assumed the presidency and the anti-fraud movement and the APPO were defeated, the situation in Mexico is heating up again. The previous showdown over the elections and the revolutionary struggle in Oaxaca solved nothing. The bourgeois, foolishly, perhaps believed that the working class was finished, and that the struggle was over. They will not be able to maintain that opinion any longer.
Carrying on from the magnificent struggles in March against the attacks of the weak Calderón government, a general strike was called earlier this week on May 2 - the first general strike in Mexico since 1916.
We publish here a brief report on the May 2 strike, as well as a longer article analysing the situation just before the strike. Further reports will be published in the coming days.
May Day in INDONESIA
04-05-2007 04:45
Congress of Indonesia Unions Alliance
Jl.Pemuda 3A/12B, RT 10/02, Rawamangun, Jakarta 13220, IndonesiaTelp/Fax: +6221 471 5675
kp_kasbi@yahoo.com
International Worker's Day in CUBA
03-05-2007 15:22
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Mayday march and protest at Canary Wharf
03-05-2007 13:16
Candidate Alexander: LAPD Assaults May Day Supporters
03-05-2007 05:20
Los Angeles police officers brutally assaulted peaceful marchers and supporters at a rally in Los Angeles creating outrage and anger from millions nationwide. Many of the people that were present in the park were mother, children and babies. The cops were seen beating many with sticks on television; people and children that were offering no resistance. Also there were members of the press that were brutally assaulted.Thousands of migrants demonstrate in Italy for Mayday
03-05-2007 01:23
More than one thousand migrants took part to a demonstration in Reggio Emilia, Italy, last 1st of may.The demo was organized by the autonomous Comitato Lavoratori Irregolari supported by Lab. Aq16 and association Ya Basta! of Reggio Emilia.
Mayday Switzerland: fire bomb attacks on banks, courts, police stations
03-05-2007 01:08
Reminder: rally! Free Mumia now! (This Saturday)
03-05-2007 00:15
partisandefence@yahoo.co.uk Mumia Abu-Jamal is an innocent man!
Free Mumia Now!
Mumia's life is in danger - mobilise now!
Rally, sponsored by the Partisan Defence Committee
Saturday 5 May, 1 pm
University of London Union, Room 3C&D,
Malet Street, London WC1
Abolish the racist death penalty!
Mayday Festival in Wolverhampton
02-05-2007 21:20
Workers and activists from across the Midlands headed to Wolverhampton on Mayday evening for the 13th Wolverhampton Annual May Day Festival, organised by Wolverhampton May Day Committee. The event was supported by the West Midlands Fire Brigades Union, the West Midlands UNISON and Midlands TUC. The theme was "Keep Wolverhampton a fascist-free zone".
Apart from the tasty Asian food and cheap beers, there were lots of enthusiastic speeches, including those by Yvonne Washbourne from the PCS Union, Dyal Bhagri, president of the Indian Workers’ Association GB and Naeem Malik from the Guantanamo Campaign. There was also some good and uplifting music, including Dave Rogers from the Banner Theatre and Atilla The Stockbroker. And, of course, loads of stalls with all kind of political literature from as many groups and campaigns.
Protest Against ESOL Cuts in Birmingham
02-05-2007 21:15
The University and College Union (UCU) did a stall in Birmingham city centre on Mayday to protest against government plans to cut free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes for asylum seekers and refugees. Lots of leaflets were handed out and many signatures were gathered on the "Save ESOL" petition. The event was part of a massive campaign supported by many unions and groups.
They were also joined by members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), who were protesting against plans to close local blood processing and testing sites around the country and merge them into three "supercentres" in Bristol, Manchester and Colindale. The National Blood Service staff have been in industrial dispute with the management for about a year over these "unworkable reconfiguration plans".
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2007 London Mayday, Space Hijackers dancing in the streets
02-05-2007 20:44
Time to plan for Mayday 2008 in Liverpool, UK.
02-05-2007 19:43
2008 is the year Liverpool welcomes people worldwide to our city for The European City Of Culture 'celebrations'. That means you!
MayDay 2007
02-05-2007 19:24
Dire. Depressing. Dreary. Discouraging. Dismal. Just a few of the words that can be used to describe the total and utter failure that was Mayday 2007.Mayday in London
02-05-2007 15:46
There were lots of events happening across the UK this year. Below are a few reports from London.
'Liverpool Care Slaves' Face Pay Cut
02-05-2007 14:52
I am a care worker in Liverpool.I work hard looking after the elderly people I care for. We all do.
The council are going to cut my wages by almost 30% in July for me to do the same job as I am doing now.
Glasgow Mayday Photos
02-05-2007 13:08
Garden gnome parties on Mayday in Glasgow
02-05-2007 11:38
