Unite the union today (July 10) has confirmed that workers at Aberdeen airport have voted for strike action, after 88 per cent of workers rejected the latest pay offer. Unite members have now…Read more…
‘Road to Zero’?
The government’s strategy to curb vehicle emissions lacks clarity and could damage the UK’s motor industry, Unite has said. The ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, announced yesterday (July 9), proposes…Read more…
Righting past wrongs
Delegates at Unite’s policy conference last week attended a lively fringe meeting on working class miscarriages of justice, chaired by Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail. The…Read more…
The Bank of England shouldn’t raise interest rates – here's why
Today’s GDP figures suggest that growth has picked up after an abysmal start to 2018, but it’s clear the economy remains very weakRead more…
European Parliament condemns attacks on Somali unions
The Somali government should be tackling terrorism, not attacking free and independent trade unionsRead more…
Newham Stand up to Racism – No to Trump & Oppose Tommy Robinson
Picture taken this evening before Labour Group meeting in the Old Town Hall Stratford. Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and Labour Councillors supporting the March and Rally this Friday against the visit of US President Donald Trump and the “Oppose To…Read more…
Programme of, “The Music of Hugh Shrapnel”, Morley College, London, 2018.
Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust presents: Welcome to Alternative Worlds – the music of Hugh Shrapnel, at London’s Morley College. I’m delighted to be hosting this concert. Hugh Shrapnel is one…Read more…
Stop playing ‘Russian roulette’ with jobs call
Ministers Boris John and David Davis have quit the cabinet over Brexit, as the Tory civil war paralysing the government and turning the EU negotiations into a car crash exploded into the open. …Read more…
Luton Airport pay offer rejected
Baggage handlers at Luton Airport have voted to reject a new pay offer from their employer Menzies Aviation which workers say still fails to recognise their hard work and the rising cost of living….Read more…
‘Back UK defence workers’ call
Defence workers from the across the UK will be heading to parliament tomorrow (July 10) to call on MPs to back their campaign for the navy’s three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to be built in…Read more…
‘Road to Zero’?
Unite which represents thousands of car workers including those in supply chains and engine manufacturers, has warned that the government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy which proposes that all new cars…Read more…
Homes and Communities Agency strike
Members of Unite employed at the Homes and Communities Agency will begin a three day strike tomorrow (July 10) in a dispute over pay. The staff at the agency, which comprises Homes England and…Read more…
Win against NHS privatisation
The NHS’ 70th birthday on Thursday (July 5) wasn’t the only thing the health service had to celebrate last week. Only one day later on Friday (July 6), an NHS trust scrapped plans to outsource…Read more…
National Grid-lock
Unite has sent a message of solidarity to 1,200 United Steelworkers (USW) members who have been locked out of their jobs in Massachusetts by an US-based division of the UK’s National Grid. …Read more…
Blog: A Labour government is within our grasp
A Labour government – it’s been too long. We have a real chance to change that, and elect a Labour government with a conscience, a heart, Socialism at its core – and UNISON at its heart.
The article…Read more…
Politico commentary
This (from this) is pretty good on the commentariat:
“[J]ournalists weren’t consciously deciding the equilibrium. The journalists were writing ‘serious’ articles, i.e. articles about Alice and Bob rather than Carol. The equilibrium consisted of the jou…Read more…
Funding for War or the NHS?
British Government Cannot Reconcile Its Anti-Social and Pro-War Direction with the Needs of the People This week saw another chain of events that show how Theresa May’s government cannot…Read more…
July 1 Election in Mexico:
Overwhelming Expression of People’s Desire for Change – Claude Brunelle – Victory celebration in Mexico City’s main square, El Zócalo, on election night, July 1, 2018. In what…Read more…
Marxists, evangelicals, business executives, working class activists — meet Mexico’s strange new ruling coalition
“A good overview by a reporter who knows Mexico’ – Ben Davis, United Steelworkers. By Dudley Althaus, Washington Post, July 6th In winning Mexico’s presidency by a landslide, Andrés…Read more…
Hospital trust drops plans to outsource NHS staff to private company
Friday 6 July 2018 For immediate release Hospital trust drops plans to outsource NHS staff to private company A hospital trust has reversed its decision to outsource NHS staff to a subsidiary…Read more…