UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
Local government workers to strike over pay
25-06-2008 15:17
Local government workers have voted 55% in favour of strike action, making strikes by over 600,000 workers a near certainty over the summer, from 16th-17th July.The United States, Europe and Human Rights
23-06-2008 12:06
Blonde ambitions
22-06-2008 23:07
The university league tables media frenzy tells us a little bit more about the deep interrelations of interests amongst academia and students, as well as a little bit more on the state of the democratic environment of the universities in the UK and finally refers us to the many associations which should keep an eye on standards and academic freedom in the UK.All diamonds are still blood diamonds
22-06-2008 16:58
Sacked airport shop steward rejects union compensation 'offer'
21-06-2008 15:55
'I refuse to be bribed and blackmailed into silence. My struggle for justice continues' - Gordon McNeillTracey and Ericka Belong to Glasgow!
20-06-2008 09:25
Shell tanker drivers’ strike foreshadows summer of discontent
20-06-2008 05:43
Repression and Revolt in the run up to G8 Japan
19-06-2008 00:06
Over the past week and a half, an unprecedented political crackdown has been enacted in advance of a series of economic summits around the country. Despite this, the brave workers of Kamagasaki stood up against the stiff security environment in riots against the brutal beating of a day laborer over the past five days. The twin situations of repression and revolt deserve to be examined in more detail.Incidents of Serious Self-Harm in Removal Centres up 54%
17-06-2008 18:29
Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 1st Quarter 2008 Jan/Feb/MarThere were 48 incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in Jan/Feb/Mar 2008 this is an increase of 54% on the last quarter of 2007 Oct/Nov/Dec during which time there were 31 incidents.
UNISON's witchhunt of anti-New Labour activists intensifies
17-06-2008 17:32
Excellent chance of it all hitting the fan at Unison conference today: the four left-leaning union activists that the union bureaucracy is presently trying to expel are holding a special protest meeting. It’s a meeting which anybody who is anybody in Unison has a substantial stake in.The union bureaucracy’s witchhunt of these four respected officers is easily the biggest issue at conference this year. There are those who think that the union’s future is written in this battle. Either left or the right in the union must win.
London Free Film show: Doc on Revolutionary black unions in Detroit 1970's
17-06-2008 17:14
Free Film show: FINALLY GOT THE NEWS - Revolutionary black unions in Detroit, 1970sSaturday 28th JUNE, 8pm Pullens Centre, 184 Crampton St, London SE17
Followed by discussion and chat. With speaker Brian Ashton, an ex-car industry shop steward.
Hosted by 56a Infoshop and Mute Magazine
John McDonnell MP at Hands Off the People of Iran Weekend School
16-06-2008 22:41
John McDonnell MP addresses the June 14-15 2008 weekend school of Hands Off the People of Iran. He argues that anti-war activists in Britain should not only oppose imperialism's war plans, but also be in active solidarity with the workers, women's and students movements in Iran.www.hopoi.org
Osaka Riots A Personal Account
16-06-2008 16:31
This is one persons account of the riots in Osaka, the time they are talking about is Friday 13th the day of the G8 Finance Ministers meeting.Housing association police state
16-06-2008 15:38
CCTV watching our every move, arbitrary arrest and detention under terrorism legislation to stifle protest and dissent, banning of the film On the Verge, 42 days detention for suspected terrorists. Day by day our civil liberties and human rights are being eroded and taken away. Housing associations are now part of the surveillance society.Manpower Offices Shut Down.
16-06-2008 13:20
Update on Riots in Osaka, Japan with Photos
15-06-2008 15:26
Rioting in Osaka Japan
15-06-2008 04:19
Riots erupted this weekend in Osaka as a result of a day labourer being arrested, after an argument over food he paid for and did not receive. When he was taken into custody he was tied to a chair and subjected to brutal beatings by 4 police.Evo Morales, president of Bolivia on the Return Directive
14-06-2008 23:45
No to the European Union's "Return Directive", please read Evo Morales letter to EU and sign.Bristol Anarchist Bookfair goes live
14-06-2008 17:11
St Werburghs Centre, Horley Rd, Bristol BS2 9TJ
Saturday 13 September, from 10am to 5pm
All welcome – free entry
Get involved – stalls, meetings, ideas
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Academies - the time to fight is now
13-06-2008 13:47
