COUNTING THE COSTS 2010 –many families go without heating–and parents miss...
WITH CPI inflation reaching 3.2 per cent (0.2 per cent down), inflation for June remained 1.2 per cent above the Bank of England target....
Settlers attack West Bank farmers on eve of peace talks
As Palestinian leaders were preparing for direct talks with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu in Washington today, the village mayor in the West Bank town...
Parliament & Peterloo Exhibition
‘Parliament & Peterloo’ Exhibition in Westminster Hall between 4th July and 26th September 2019 THE Parliamentary Archives invites people to visit the ‘Parliament & Peterloo’ exhibition...
SA broadcasting workers to strike against ‘jobs bloodbath’
SOUTH AFRICA’s CWU (Communication Workers Union) and BEMAWU (Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union) are organising for a full blown strike against the...
STAND UP AGAINST THE UNION BUSTERS! Honda convenor brings greetings to...
STRIKING British Airways cabin crew received great support from workers and other trade unionists over the weekend. Last Saturday, News Line interviewed cabin crew on...
NUMSA CONSIDERS BREAKING WITH COSATU – as South African miners strike...
THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says it’s considering forming a new independent labour federation. But only as a last resort....
Iran to target Israeli nuclear centres if it is attacked!
An IRGC official has issued a stern warning that Israel will face immediate reciprocal attacks on its nuclear centres if it targets Iran’s nuclear...
Numsa Leads Skychefs Strike In Sa!
WORKERS in the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, the National Transport Movement and the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union, on...
Boycott Wendy’s – demands fair food campaign
‘JOIN us in Palm Beach today as the Workers’ Voice Tour wraps up in Nelson Peltz’s hometown,’ said the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)...
Israel continues to hold bodies of slain Palestinians
ISRAELI authorities last Friday returned the body of Bahaa Imad al-Hirbawi, a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli forces near Qalandiya checkpoint last Tuesday...
Teamsters Mobilising Against ‘Flawed Pensions Bill’
The US Senate could take up the so-called Pension Protection Act, H.R. 4, by today, warns the Teamsters union. A Teamsters statement said: ‘This bad...
‘WORKERS ARE BEING THROWN TO THE WOLVES’ – ICTU national demonstration...
THE Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called a national demonstration on February 21 at 2pm in Dublin to mobilise workers against...
‘BRING DOWN THIS GOVERNMENT WITH A GENERAL STRIKE’ – YS editor...
It is young people who are leading the struggle. Young people demand a future and the only way is socialism. The Young Socialists stand...
Canadian Unions Demand Jail For Asbestos Polluters
AN asbestos-removal company is in court in Canada in a case which started on Monday facing accusations that it repeatedly exposed its workers to...
Building Safety Bill ‘vitally flawed’ says FBU’s Wrack
MATT WRACK – the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) – has responded to the passing of the Building Safety Bill in...
Abbas meets Greenblatt to ‘relaunch peace process’
PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas’ meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jason Greenblatt and their remarks hit the front page headlines in local Palestinian...
890 arrested on Palestine Action demonstration!
MORE than 890 people were arrested on Saturday at a demonstration against the government’s ban of campaign group Palestine Action. An estimated 1,500 gathered in...
US union to vote on Israel boycott
By Tithi Bhattacharya – a professor of South Asian History at Purdue University, and a long time activist for Palestinian justice THIS week UAW 2865,...
‘Collective Punishment Is Never Permissible!’
‘COLLECTIVE punishment is never permissible under any circumstances,’ human rights charity Amnesty International said, in response to Israeli forces demolishing yet another family home. ties...
French presidential election candidates hold rallies
LEFT WING French presidential candidate for the France Insoumise (Rebellious France) party Jean-Luc Mélenchon talked about climate change, feminism and the cost of living...
Greek Trotskyists Call For Indefinite General Strike
THE Greek working class delivered a most powerful notice to all concerned last Tuesday with a militant 24-hour general strike called by the GSEE...
300 garment factories shut down in Bangladesh!
BANGLADESH garment bosses have indefinitely shut down all operations in over 300 factories at a key industrial hub after five days of violent protests...
Mustafa Barghouti Slams US-Israeli Campaign Against Palestinian State
Dr Mustafa Barghouti, speaking at the 200-strong Solidarity for Palestine trade union conference on Saturday, warned of the massive campaign by US president Trump...
TUC and rail unions launch campaign to fight rail and job...
THE TUC, railway unions and transport campaigners have launched a campaign to fight job cuts, service reductions, ticket office closures and fare hikes in...
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...
Angry South African workers march on municipal offices!
THE South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) held a demonstration on Thursday marching to the Midvaal Municipal offices, south of Johannesburg, in protest against...
NUMSA considering legal action against MAHLE Bher after striking worker shot...
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) (which is affiliated to the IndustriALL Global Union) is considering taking legal action against employers...
‘We want justice for myself and my family’ – Mohammed Abdul...
THE anger of the local community against the police raid in Forest Gate on June 2 burst onto the streets of Newham, east London,...
BRING THE ZIONIST WAR CRIMINALS TO TRIAL – urges Hamas
HAMAS has issued a statement headed: ‘Open letter to legal and international organisations: Let all efforts and energies unite to bring the Zionist war...
Syria: ‘festivities turning into funerals’ after crimes by ‘moderate opposition’
PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad stressed on Sunday that Syria is keen to keep working to push forward Russia’s efforts for holding a second round of...
RAJAPAKSE GIVEN ‘A LICENCE TO KILL’ –by the International Community
THE British Tamil Forum has condemned the statement by the Co-Chairs (US, EU, Japan and Norway) of the international community demanding that...
Fast Food Workers Demand $15 An Hour!
FAST food workers backed by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in New York, St Louis and Kansas City, Missouri have launched strikes demanding...
90% Of The Bedouins Were Expelled By Israel
THE killing of two Bedouin youths in southern Israel by police over the last fortnight has shocked the nation’s Palestinian community and has brought...
Crs Riot Police Attack Weather Service Workers
CRS riot police were used against striking Meteo-France weather service workers who were picketing and blockading the organisation’s Toulouse site at 22.30 on...
Greek seafarers & dockers in 24-hour national strike
GREEK seafarers along with dockers and all other ports workers staged a solid 24-hour national strike last Wednesday against two separate government Bills to...
‘Jerusalem–the eternal capital of Palestine & nothing else’ says Mahmoud Abbas
IN A speech on Saturday evening, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas called Jerusalem ‘the eternal capital of the state of Palestine and nothing...
NURSING STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH DEBT – finds RCN survey
Today’s nursing students face many challenges – which may be financial, personal or relate to their studies, says a just-published Royal College of Nursing...
Massive Support For Care UK Strikers
UP to six hundred Care UK workers and their supporters got fantastic support as they marched round Doncaster on Saturday afternoon. The workers have been...
‘Brutal impact of Covid-19 on our healthcare services has been laid...
NHS STATISTICS highlight the ‘brutal impact’ of Covid-19 on healthcare services and patient care, doctor’s union the BMA said. Responding to the latest NHS performance...
‘WORK TOGETHER TO FIGHT GLOBAL CAPITAL’ – Teamsters President tells ICTU
THE Teamsters General President James Hoffa gave the fraternal address from the AFL-CIO US trade union federation to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions...
‘Murder with impunity’ Stop appeasing Saudi regime says International Federation of...
AS MORE and more evidence emerges about the gruesome nature of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called...
STOP RAISING EXCESSIVE DEMANDS – Iran warns P5+1 group
A SENIOR Iranian official says a final deal with the P5+1 group of countries over Tehran’s nuclear programme will be achieved should the six...
‘This is Jerusalem: Violence and Dispossession’ – report by B’Tselem Israeli...
ISRAEL’S policy regarding Palestinian neighbourhoods in occupied East Jerusalem is driven by its goal to take over as much land as possible and expand...
GAZA AIR STRIKES CONTINUE AS HUNGER STRIKERS ENTER 30th DAY!
ISRAELI warplanes early Saturday carried out several air strikes targeting different locations in the Gaza Strip, injuring Palestinians and causing destruction to Palestinian properties. A...
‘I AM READY FOR THE GALLOWS’ – Says Rajapaksa as...
SRI Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa, during a meeting held at Temple Trees with electoral officers, declared that he is willing to go even to ...