Monthly Archives: November 2010
Firefighters in south east London confronted Assetco scabs outside Old Kent Road fire station, determined to defeat the strike breakers and the London Fire Brigade backed them. Mick Shaw, President of the FBU and Matt Wrack, General Secretary of the FBU, were on the picket lines as FBU members confronted...
THE Young Socialists March for Jobs and Free State Education spent yesterday in Stockport, campaigning, recruiting and selling tickets for the Greet the March Trotsky Anniversary Rally in London on November 21. The young marchers got great support. Early on, they went to Stockport bus station, where they recruited bus workers...
THE use of police dogs to ‘protect’ scabs at a south London fire station during yesterday’s one day strike by London FBU members shows the advanced state of the class war today and the determination of the capitalist state to break the unions. The strike took place after talks between...
The Young Socialists on Saturday launched its March for Jobs and Free State Education from Manchester to London. Bus workers came to welcome the young marchers before they set off from Fallowfield for the Manchester University Students Union. Jimmy Thornton of Unite Manchester Public Service branch, told News Line: ‘It’s inspiring...
THE Young Socialists March for Jobs and Free State Education had its first leg from Manchester to Stockport yesterday. After a great march through Manchester on Saturday, the marchers stayed the night at Manchester University Students Union. Sunday started early, with the marchers gathering at 11.00am in St Peter’s Square, scene...
THE Coalition’s Business Secretary, Cable, told MPs last week in the House of Commons that the Bill to privatise the Royal Mail ‘will maintain the universal postal service at its current level. This will mean six days a week delivery.’ However, his Department has admitted that there is a provision...