The peoples’ interests demand an anti-war government The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, used the occasion of the Lord Mayor of London’s Easter Banquet, normally used to set out the…Read more…
Cold War Provocations to Justify Aggression
Drum beats of war against Russia Many commentators have torn to shreds the assertions of the British government that Sergei Skripal[1] and his daughter Yulia were poisoned by a nerve agent called…Read more…
Protest: Trump & May – No More Bombs on Syria
On Friday April 13, Stop the War Coalition will be handing in a letter signed by MP’s, trade unionists, celebrities and academics to No.10 to urge Theresa May to refrain from joining Donald…Read more…
International Gathering in Solidarity with Venezuela
Declaration of Caracas – March 7, 2018 – President Maduro addresses International gathering “We Are All Venezuela,” in Caracas, March 6, 2018. From March 5-7, an international…Read more…
Down-skilling staff is part of the privatisation agenda.
Home NHS staff pay rise isn’t a good deal The news today that nurses, paramedics and pharmacists will start to take on some of the jobs of junior doctors is no surprise. Down-skilling staff is part…Read more…
Necessity for a New Direction for International Trade
International Trade as a Weapon of Exploitation, Chauvinism and War – K.C. Adams – In March, the U.S. government suddenly announced tariffs on $60 billion worth of Chinese exports to the…Read more…
Artists Force Arms Monopoly to Withdraw from the “Great Exhibition of the North 2018”
On March 7, musicians, artists and the Arts Not Arms campaign forced the “Great Exhibition of the North 2018” to end its partnership with weapons manufacturer BAE Systems. The Exhibition,…Read more…
Condemn Crime by Zionist Occupiers of Palestine:
ThCondemn the Israeli Killings of Palestinian People on Palestinian Land Day! Workers’ Weekly Mass March of Return 2018 Israeli army forces on March 30 shot and killed 17 Palestinians,…Read more…
Significance of University Lecturers Strike:
University Lecturers Strike to Defend their Pension Rights and Safeguard Higher Education March for Education passing through Whitehall en route to Parliament, March 14, 2018 Lecturers at 64…Read more…
France: Tens of thousands of public sector workers strike across France
Train drivers, teachers, nurses and air traffic controllers take to the streets to protest against Macron’s changes Angelique Chrisafis in Paris @achrisafis Thu 22 Mar 2018 17.47 GMTFirst published…Read more…
Just how powerful are France’s labour unions?
A view from Al jazeera Their capacity to organise paralysing strikes sets them apart from unions elsewhere, but is their influence declining? by Paul Fargues 1 Aug 2016 Demonstrators march in Paris…Read more…
French trade unions:
The Economist explains Why French trade unions are so strong By law, they play a big role in the running of big and medium-sized companies The Economist explains FRENCH unions are due to take to the…Read more…
Bromley library strike starts tomorrow over ‘paltry’ pay deal
27 March 2018 Staff at all 14 of Bromley’s libraries will start an indefinite strike tomorrow (Wednesday 28 March) over a ‘paltry and insulting’ pay offer, Unite, the country’s largest union, said…Read more…
North of Ireland Pensions: Asda’s rethink on unfair and unnecessary changes to their life and pension arrangements is welcomed by Usdaw
Date: 26 March 2018 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is today claiming victory for their members working for Asda in Northern Ireland over a campaign opposing planned changes to the pension and life…Read more…
Anti-union, anti-worker blacklisting by the physical wing of the state
Police blacklisting admission could lead to fresh legal action 23 March 2018 Source: Unite the union Police blacklisting admission could lead to fresh legal action Unite, the UK’s largest union, is…Read more…
NSSN: Support the Wilmington waste recycling workers – stop the suspensions!
National Shop Stewards Network bulletin says: The suspension of two of the Wilmington waste recycling workers, who are members of Unison after they returned to work following a successful…Read more…
Unite accuses Melrose of asking shareholders to take a ‘leap in the dark’
23 March 2018 Britain’s largest union, Unite accused Melrose of asking GKN shareholders to take ‘a leap in the dark into a sea of uncertainty’ after it lifted a self-imposed deadline for approval of…Read more…
Isle of Wight Save Our Schools joins national banner drop campaign
Cat shares this latest news from Save Our Schools Isle of Wight. Ed A Save Our Schools ‘banner drop’ took place at St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School in Carisbrooke on Thursday 22nd March. It was…Read more…
Crisis in the Pension Regime
Fight for Security in Retirement! – K.C. Adams – Private enterprise is incompatible with the functioning of the basic sectors of the modern socialized economy The crisis of pensions…Read more…
Brexit ?!:
What Is the Way Out of the Brexit Crisis? On February 28, the European Commission published a 119-page draft Withdrawal Agreement, setting out in legal language the conclusions of the negotiations…Read more…