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UK universities in internation Hall of Shame

08-06-2007 10:10

Two UK universities - Imperial College and Wolverhamptom - have received the inaugural 'Divestors in People' © award. ‘Divestors of People’© is a standard awarded to Higher Education institutions that excel in mismanaging, bullying, and harassing their staff.
Nominations remain open for the Hall of Shame.

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Letter to the international labour movement

07-06-2007 17:12

On May 31, at 7:00 am, 150 police armed to the teeth invaded Cipla, a factory controlled by the workers, and "installed" an administrator appointed by the federal judge at the request of the INSS (Social Security). The management elected by the workers along with other selected workers were expelled or prevented from entering the plant. Armed terror has been imposed in the factory. One of the first measures taken by the administrator was to cover with a black canvas the plaque at the entrance of the factory which said: "CIPLA, company controlled by the workers."

A marvelous national and international compaign demanding the end of the intervention at Cipla was launched just a few hours after the Federal Police carried out their war operations. Messages began to arrive to the Lula government and the Minister of Justice, Tarso Genro, who is responsible for the Federal Police and Luis Marinho, Minister of Social Security, from whose ministry the request for the intervention in Cipla came. Messages were also sent to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Carlos Lupi. This strong and immediate reaction gave us the strength and energy to organize the resistance against these riduculous events.

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Urgent Action Needed! - Demirci family Must Stay

07-06-2007 08:29

The Demirci family was detained on Monday 4th June, when they went in to sign at the Home Office. Halil and his wife, Songul, and their two children, Sezer and Donduzilan have been given a removal date for this Friday morning at 7:00am. Sezer, who is 12 years old, was attending Alexander Parade Primary School. He speaks English with a Scottish accent. Donduzilan, who is 5 years old, was born in Scotland. The family as we write are on their way to Tinsley House IRC.

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Joseph Kakembo Belongs on Teesside!

07-06-2007 08:26

Joseph is a Ugandan who fled to the UK 14 years ago. Since his first application for asylum in April 1993 he has been through a series of hearings, reviews, and appeals - each one preceded by months of anxious preparation and followed by weeks of waiting and hoping and worry.

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Starbucks Workers' Union - IWW activist and film showing this thurs!

06-06-2007 10:30

TWO SHORT FILMS BY NEW YORK CITY IWW MEMBER DIANE KRAUTHAMER:

Together We Win: The Fight To Organise Starbucks

Plus a Previously Unseen Undercover Documentary - Union Busting In Starbucks

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Down With Police Terror Against the Anti-G8 Demonstrators!

05-06-2007 23:15

Down With Police Terror Against the Anti-G8 Demonstrators!
For Mass Protests Against State Terror Based on the Social Power of the Working Class!
Down With the Witchhunt Against the “Black Block”!

Spartakist Leaflet - see attached PDF files: statement in English, German and French and Spartakist Jugend (Young Spartacus) statement from 27 May 2007

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CWU conference overturns executive support for Alan Johnson as Labour deputy

05-06-2007 13:42

by Charlie Kimber in Bournemouth

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ASDA Hyson Green Expansion

05-06-2007 09:28

Asda in Hyson Green have put in a planning application to expand the shop building into their car park off Noel St. We think this greedy company has done enough harm to the area as it is.

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Rostock Sunday. Global Agricultural day of action.

04-06-2007 23:36

Despite its claims to the contrary the G8 has done bugger all to alleviate starvation in the world. In fact the number of people starving in the world is now at an all time high. Sunday was the day nominated to draw attention to all things unfair in the world of agriculture so a roving demo toured the town to tackle the issues

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Police use massive force against G8 demonstrators in Rostock

04-06-2007 19:39

A peaceful mass demonstration of an estimated 80,000 participants turned into a grim battle between thousands of heavily armed police and demonstrators—including provocative members of the “black bloc” of anarchists—on late Saturday afternoon in the northern German port city of Rostock.

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Starbucks Workers Union event - Jun3 7 London

04-06-2007 15:48

This is a rare opportunity to find out about the historic and groundbreaking organising work taking place inside Starbucks in the US and to hear from the film-maker and other IWW organisers about the recent international campaigns by the IWW; Solidarity Federation; UNITE; CNT-F; CGT-F and CGT-E to organise Starbucks workers in the UK, New Zealand, Germany, France and Spain.

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Work Slowly: Radio Alice. Great free film, Camberwell, Wed 6th

04-06-2007 12:42

WORK SLOWLY (Lavorare Con Lentezza)
Fantastic feature film from Italy about the rebellions in Bologna in the late 70's and the story of the free radio Radio Alice. (English Subtitles)

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G8 is a "democratic" sham,its a trap & a distraction,

04-06-2007 06:39

Wheres cuddly mr clarke been this week?
When not getting cigarettes sold to children in asia as a top man in BAT, Kenneth Clarke Rushcliffe MP & BAT tobbaco magnet is the most regular "democratic" UK member of a shady group of illegal corporate oligarchs.
So Ken why are you smoking cigars at meeting that doesnt exist to most of the mainstream media?

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Turkish Forces Shell Northern Iraq

03-06-2007 17:37

Iraq said Turkish forces shelled a mountain stronghold of Turkish Kurd rebels in the north of the country on Sunday, a day after it urged Turkey to use diplomacy to resolve rising tensions in the region.

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The current counter-revolutionary offensive in Venezuela – what it means and ho

03-06-2007 16:47

The non-renewal of the broadcasting licence to private TV station RCTV in Venezuela has been used by the Venezuelan oligarchy and imperialism to unleash the coup-plotting campaign they were unable to launch at the time of the December 3rd elections.

Despite all the hue and cry over "freedom of expression" the real aim of the oligarchy in Venezuela is to create a situation of chaos, violence and confusion, and if they can, get someone killed in one of the demonstrations. This would allow them to create a favourable international climate and launch an open offensive against the Venezuelan revolution with a combination of the following methods: military coup, assassination of Chávez, imperialist intervention.

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UK union considers Israeli boycott

03-06-2007 10:11

UNISON, the union of public service officials in the UK, has suggested that it will consider a proposal to boycott Israel.

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Elección Porteña 2007: Un gran desafío a la izquierda

03-06-2007 02:55

Elección Porteña 2007: Un gran desafío a la izquierda -
Buenos Aires - Argentina

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Call for a Scottish ABC

02-06-2007 01:18

I went to my first prison-support visit today, within spitting distance of God's Country.

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Turkish army ready to cross into Iraq

01-06-2007 20:26

Turkey's military, building up troops on the Iraqi border, said Thursday it was ready to launch a cross-border offensive to fight Kurdish fighters — pressuring the government to support the idea which could strain ties with Washington and lead to tensions with Iraqi Kurds.

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At what cost: the loss of integrity?

01-06-2007 11:58

A view from the outside is far more revealing than the myopia offered from within. We are all apt to overlook the elephant for its trunk or ears when we are drawn too near a subject/object. In such a distorted world teacup ‘storms’ appear as hurricanes; the loss of perspective is the precursor to the loss of FREEDOM as the scope narrows, so our consciousness. Few in Oz seem to be aware that the opposition Labor party no longer has an ideological platform, the values of the traditional Australian Labor Party have been jettisoned for short-term gain, opportunism and expediency!