BBC Post Office and rail workers have gone on strike in a week that could also see industrial action disrupting the airline industry. A strike at Crown post offices has closed about 50 High Street…Read more…
The Syrian People Fighting to Defend their Sovereignty:
Volume 46 Number 25, December 17, 2016 ARCHIVE HOME JBCENTRE SUBSCRIBE The Syrian People Fighting to Defend their Sovereignty Against Interference of the Anglo-US Imperialists According to latest…Read more…
Teaching Assistants’ Strikes Broaden
= Teaching Assistants rally at the Durham miners’ hall, Redhills Durham and Derby teaching assistants (TAs) have been taking strike action over the past month in defence of their rights and…Read more…
Greece passes pension deal in defiance of bailout creditors
A Greek pensioner at a protest against pension cuts in Athens last month The Greek parliament has defied the international creditors providing Athens’ bailout funds and voted through a one-off…Read more…
Southern rail strike: 48-hour walkout
Striking train drivers bring the Southern network to a halt. Members of the Aslef union walked out for 48 hours. A further 24-hour strike is set for Friday. About 300,000 passengers usually travel on…Read more…
Care:
Isle of Wight Home care What is home care? You stay in your own home while getting help with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing and eating. How your council helps with care Help with care is…Read more…
ATL and NUT Members Vote to Ballot on Forming New Education Union:
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) held special conferences on November 5 at which delegates welcomed the progress made in negotiations on the…Read more…
Together let us chart a new path!
Together let us chart a new path!s chart London Political Forum on the Future of Society The following introductory remarks were given at the Political Forum on the Future of Society held at the Marx…Read more…
The Significance of STPs
Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) for England, which were announced in NHS planning guidance published in December 2015 and have since been prepared in secret in 44…Read more…
The Secrecy over STPs:
The Battle for the Future Direction of the NHS The people and those that work in the NHS are being treated with contempt. The government has continued to pursue its project which, put simply, is that…Read more…
Briefing On Northumbria, Tyne & Wear and north Durham Sustainability and Transformation Plan
Download SSTHC Briefing on STP (PDF) Contents Introduction Summary Sustainability Transformation The Three Gaps 7 Day Working Risks Workforce What is “Self Care”? What is the Aim of the STPs?…Read more…
Synopsis of appraisal of Sustainable Transition Plans, (STP’s)
STPs five-year plan? Is the IOW within one of 44 areas identified as the geographical ‘footprints’? , No; (the smallest area covers a population size of 300,000 and the largest 2.8 million)….Read more…
Islanders support petition against NHS underfunding and understaffing
Isle of Wight residents queued up on Saturday to sign the Labour Party petition against underfunding and understaffing of the NHS by the Conservative Government. onthewight Islanders support petition…Read more…
Poem quoted by Fidel
For this freedom that is the right of the youth For this freedom As beautiful as life itself We will have to give our all If necessary Even our shadows And it will never be enough. Music Composition…Read more…
Greek public sector workers stage strike against new austerity reforms:
Greek public sector workers have gone on a nationwide strike to protest against the austerity measures planned by the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to secure bailout loans from…Read more…
Comandante of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz passes away:
¡Hasta la victoria siempre! Message from the President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raúl Castro, notifying the Cuban people and world of the death of the late leader of the…Read more…
CONSTRUCTION Workers Occupy Crossrail Offices in Central London
Construction workers take over Laing’s HQ in central London over pay and union rights fight by Steve Sweeney CONSTRUCTION workers occupied Crossrail offices in central London yesterday in an ongoing…Read more…
Tata Jaguar Demands Government Investment:
Jaguar Land Rover throws government a challenge Simon Jack (BBC) Image copyright REUTERS Jaguar Land Rover’s chief executive Dr Ralf Speth has laid out a future vision which could see 10,000…Read more…
TUC on Autumn Statement:
Working people facing hit of £1000 per year by 2020 – TUC hits out at government inaction to stimulate wages; Commenting on today’s Autumn Statement, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:…Read more…
The Necessity for Analysis of the Contemporary Conditions
– K.C. Adams – Since Karl Marx presented his economic analysis to the world, the proletarian movement has gained enormous experience and maturity and extended its reach throughout…Read more…