ISS cleaners protest today in Manchester
cleaners working for ISS on the Arriva Rail North contract will be holding a protest today, Wednesday 10th April, outside Manchester Victoria station between...
US Working People’s Day of Action–February 24
ACROSS the US a Working People’s Day of Action calling on the masses to ‘rise up and fight’ for strong unions, and equitable ...
Cost of living rising five times faster than wages!
THE Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF’s) Minimum Income Standard 2014 study has found that the amount a family need to enjoy even a ‘basic standard...
Belgium acts to offset American UNRWA cut
PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas met on Tuesday with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and discussed with him the latest Palestinian and regional developments. Abbas, on an...
SA workers demand better life!
STATISTICS indicate that about 30% of South Africa’s workers now belong to unions. Workers in South Africa have many burning issues that include the pressing...
Gov. must end ‘two-child limit’ for payment of benefits!
UP to 600,000 children have now been affected by the Tory government’s two-child limit to ‘Universal Credit’ benefits, the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)...
Gold & Ashes: A photo series by Feruza Afewerki
Gold & Ashes: A photo series by Feruza Afewerki Outdoor Exhibition From the 12th June – 31st August 2021
Freston Road and Bramley Studio, London W10...
‘Threats to health workers of the world’ – WHO
THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) is urging healthcare leaders and governments to address all persistent threats to both the health and safety of all...
Extreme Crackdown In Issawiyeh In East Jerusalem
THE occupied East Jerusalem suburb of Issawiyeh has long been a flashpoint for confrontations between Israeli soldiers and its Palestinian residents. But even by Israel’s...
‘Demand the countries of the world review their recognition of the...
PRESIDENT ABBAS addressed the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday in Istanbul. ‘We are here today, and behind us all our...
South Africa: ‘A society that has become the most unequal in...
‘THE South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has consistently opposed the need to borrow from the international financial institutions for reasons we will...
‘Heathrow Is Facing Complete Shutdown’ Says Unite
‘ONE of the world’s largest airports is facing complete shutdown,’ the Unite union has warned, ‘as members of Unite prepare to ballot for strike...
1,700 US manufacturing workers mass strike
UP to 1,700 workers at a GE Transportation plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, walked out on strike last Tuesday, marking the first large-scale work stoppage...
When US withdraws, Syrian crisis will end – Admits US Senator...
THE US Senator Richard Black has said that the ‘crisis’ in Syria ‘will be over quickly once (the) US withdraws its troops from Syrian...
Palestinians call ‘Day of Rage’ against ‘normalisation’
PALESTINIAN factions and the broader international Muslim community have expressed outrage at a fledgling trend of Arab-Israeli normalisation that has so far seen the...
Bloodbath Of Jobs At Marikana’s Mines!
WE KNEW there would be a bloodbath of jobs if Sibanye-Stillwater’s acquisition of Lonmin’s Marikana operations was approved by the Competition Commission.’ Association of Mineworkers...
‘We will chase Daesh terrorists out of Iraq and elsewhere!’ says...
THE IRAQI air force has launched deadly strikes against terrorists’ positions in Syria as both neighbouring countries step up efforts to get rid of...
Hebron settler’s powers to be expanded – ‘MOST DANGEROUS SINCE 1967’...
HEBRON governor Kamel Hameed on Saturday said the Israeli army’s decision to expand municipal powers of illegal settlers in the city of Hebron as...
Detention of Palestinian TV crew condemned as a violation of international...
JERUSALEM – Several Palestinian officials and experts condemned the detention of a Palestine TV crew in Jerusalem on Friday, describing it as a violation...
‘I was threatened with arrest while searching for family members’ bereaved...
‘I WAS threatened with arrest while searching for family members,’ said bereaved Grenfell relative Nabil Choucair, speaking at Monday’s session of the Grenfell Tower...
END THE PROSECUTION OF JULIAN ASSANGE! – Demand the Presidents of...
THE PRESIDENTS of Venezuela and Argentina have demanded an end to the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently fighting extradition to...
ISRAELI MEDICAL NEGLECT KILLED HAMDIYEH! – Palestinian prisoners begin three-day hunger...
THE death of a cancer-stricken detainee on Tuesday has raised tensions in Israeli jails as Palestinian prisoners announced a three-day hunger strike. Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh,...
Over A Decade Of Tory NHS Cuts Have Put Patients And...
OVER A decade of Tory NHS cuts have put patients and staff at risk, as hospitals have been left in such a state of...
NHS backlog putting patients’ health at risk!
NHS PERFORMANCE stats reveal the ‘devastating extent of patient suffering’ amid a ‘daunting’ backlog, says the BMA. In his response to the latest NHS performance...
Permanent roles not agency! says Unison Renfrewshire
SOCIAL WORK managers in Renfrewshire in Scotland have spent almost £4 million on agency care staff in just five years, figures reveal. Renfrewshire Health and...
Palestinian ambassador condemns Netanyahu’s UK intervention to attack Labour leader Corbyn!
‘BINYAMIN Netanyahu’s arrogant intervention into British politics is not surprising from someone who has always condoned Israeli state terror. Jeremy Corbyn, in contrast, has...
Irish Nurses strike
IRISH nurses and midwives are taking strike action from next week, with two-hour rolling stoppages commencing on Thursday, 14th January. Members of the Irish Nurses...
Northern journalists fight sackings
THE NUJ is fighting compulsory redundancies following a merger of journalist roles at the Manchester Evening News (MEN) and Huddersfield Daily Examiner, as part...
US threatens Ukraine intervention if conflict escalates
AMERICAN and allied forces may directly intervene in the ongoing Ukraine conflict against Russia even without a threat to any member of the US-led...
‘Deal of the Century’ LEAKED! – DEAL HAS BEEN STRONGLY REJECTED...
THE main points of the United States’ anticipated Middle East peace plan, the so-called ‘Deal of the Century’, were revealed by a Hebrew-language news...
Doctors warn of worst-ever winter crisis!
THE President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, has urged hospital boards to ‘take immediate action’ to reduce crowding in...
Rail unions demand permanent renationalisation of the whole rail network!
LAST WEEK Tory minority government Transport Secretary Grayling announced that the privately-run East Coast Mainline has collapsed again and will be ‘temporarily renationalised’ –...
The deal is Trump’s attempts to impose an extremist Israeli agenda
THE UNVEILING of the so called ‘Deal of the Century’ is yet another disgraceful act by the Trump Administration, today, said the US Palestinian...
International ‘Make Amazon Pay’ campaign
THE GMB trade union has called for a parliamentary inquiry into ‘dehumanising’ working conditions at Amazon warehouses, as the company enjoyed mammoth Black Friday sales. GMB...
‘Marikana massacre demonstrated the class character of the ANC’ says South...
‘WILL VICTIMS of Marikana ever get justice under the ANC (African National Congress) government?’ asked the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) on...
10,000 Rohingya shelters destroyed by fire in Bangladesh camp!
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said that it is ‘deeply saddened at the loss of life and immense suffering caused’ by Monday’s massive fire...
Aussie Journalist Oakes Will Not Be Prosecuted!
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP have confirmed that ABC journalist Dan Oakes will not be prosecuted over his reporting on alleged war crimes carried out...
Numsa Forging Ahead With Month Long Arcelormittal Strike Action
THE NATIONAL Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said last Wednesday that it is forging ahead with a month-long strike at the local...
US-led coalition troops quit Afghanistan a beaten and defeated force!
TWENTY years after invading Afghanistan, US-led coalition troops have vacated the largest military base in the war-torn country, located in the ancient city of...
NUMSA demands minimum wage increase South Africa: ‘The most unequal society...
THE NATIONAL Union of Metal workers of South Africa (NUMSA) is calling on workers to march on March 21 to defend the right to...
GAZA VICTORY BRINGS PALESTINIAN UNITY MUCH CLOSER says Hamas deputy
HAMAS Political Bureau Deputy Chief Musa Abu-Marzuq has said that the resistance’s victory in Gaza has brought unity and reconciliation between Palestinian factions much...
Amcu Demands A ‘Social Democracy’
SOUTH Africa should transition from a constitutional democracy to a ‘social democracy’ and implement more socialist policies to retain jobs in the mining sector,...
Iran Ready To Defend Missile Programme!
IRAN has rejected any foreign meddling in its domestic affairs, and says it is ready to defend its missile programme ‘with full strength’ in...
Israeli military demolishes Palestinian primary school
THE ISRAELI military has demolished a European Union-funded Palestinian primary school in the central part of the occupied West Bank as the Tel Aviv...
Kellogg factory will be ‘delivered to workers’ says Venezuelan President Maduro
AHEAD of this Sunday’s presidential election, the Venezuelan government has called on workers to occupy the Kellogg factory in Maracay after the firm announced...