Canadian Unions Battling Racial Discrimination!
‘MARCH 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day to reflect on racism in our communities and redouble our...
Greek schoolchildren and students rally against education cuts
SCHOOLCHILDREN and students across Greece protested on Monday against cutbacks to the education sector, and the ‘intensification of performance evaluation’ which is part of...
UNI holds its World Congress in Cape Town
TANSY Hoskins, the author of Anti-Capitalist Fashion, addressed the UNI International Union World Congress world Congress in Cape Town on December...
ISRAEL STILL SEEKS REVENGE FOR UNPRECEDENTED DEFEAT – warns Hezbollah
‘Three years have passed since the Israeli enemy launched its devastating war against Lebanon,’ said Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV on Sunday. It continued that this...
Fort Worth Teamsters Strike
TEAMSTERS Local Union 767 Members at Allied Waste Services, Fort Worth, Texas have been on strike since December 18th 2006. They have taken action...
Mining companies dispossess communities in South Africa ‘in conduct reminiscent of...
‘A CHINESE mining company is taking over plots of land in South Africa, paying residents small lump sums to give over mining rights to...
The Nehawu trade union is battling against South African Parliament!
A DISPUTE between workers in the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and the South African Parliament is building. The workers are employees...
Withdraw suspension of 400 UNRWA workers in Gaza
UNRWA Staff Union and UNRWA Head Union in Gaza warned the agency’s administration against taking unprecedented extreme measures and withdrawing from sent notices suspending...
Marchers call for Tories to be brought down on ‘Britain is...
Over 10,000 workers and youth joined the ‘Britain is Broken’ march through London on Saturday, called by the People’s Assembly, with big delegations from...
Drop the charges against Gambian journalists
CHARGES against two journalists detained after they applied for permission to hold a peaceful protest over the executions of nine death row inmates must...
IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE! – demands powerful east London march for Palestine
A POWERFUL march of 500 protesters for Palestine marched through east London on Saturday, setting off from Mile End and marching to Aktab Ali...
Israeli forces raid Bethlehem arresting Hamas lawmakers!
ISRAELI state forces raided Bethlehem on Tuesday night, detaining Hamas members and Palestinian lawmakers, locals said on Wednesday. Witnesses said that Israeli forces arrested Khalid...
ALL Greek state-owned properties handed over to EU-IMF control
Every single Greek state-owned building is being passed by the government over to the EU-IMF controlled EESYP (Greek Properties Company) to pay back...
‘We live in a moment where everything is at stake’ –...
‘WE LIVE in a moment which feels like everything is at stake,’ Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) National President Mark Hancock told convention...
US Homeless Are Being Criminalised
‘To some people, the Land of the Free doesn’t always seem so free. And America the Beautiful doesn’t look so pretty.’ This is the viewpoint...
Israeli military attacks the Gaza Strip!
JERUSALEM – Early on Friday, the Israeli military’s press service confirmed that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) launched a rocket strike on the Gaza Strip...
‘US RETREATING FROM ATTACKING IRAN’ – claims Iranian newspaper
The US is retreating from an attack on Iran, says an article in Iran’s newspaper Jaam-e Jam, published last Tuesday. It reports: ‘The Israeli Haretz...
German bosses want Greece to be a giant Economic Zone –as...
THE President of the German bosses association ASSON has called for Greece to be turned into a huge ‘Special Economic Zone’. Hans-Peter Keitel, President...
‘Lives sacrificed in the uncaring pursuit of profit’
CONTROVERSIAL India-based mining company Vedanta was again the subject of an angry protest in London yesterday. London Mining Network, Amnesty International, Survival International and other...
KEEP ST HELIER HOSPITAL OPEN! – 1,500 demonstrate against A&E closure
Over 1,500 trade unionists, youth and local residents last Saturday defied the rain to march and rally outside St Helier Hospital, near Sutton in...
‘FORWARD TO STATE OF PALESTINE’ – demand 5,000 marchers
OVER 5,000 workers and youth demonstrated against the Israeli occupation of Palestine on Saturday, marking the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, with a march...
‘ISRAEL ON ITS WAY TO COLLAPSE’ says Iranian President
Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Israel was on its way to collapse, as Iran’s military displayed a range of home-built drones...
BARNET COUNCIL TO SCRAP ITS HOUSING REGISTER –Housing the homeless will...
TORY-controlled Barnet Council in north London has announced plans to scrap its housing register. At the Council’s Cabinet on June 21, the Cabinet Member for...
Independent trades union candidates to stand in Egyptian general election
A court in the governorate of Qalioubiya, north of Cairo, has ruled in favour of independent trade union candidates taking part in the...
48-Hour Strike By Health Workers In Germany
HEALTH workers in in the Ver.di trade union in Germany have been out on a 48-hour strike which started on Tuesday which and continued...
Youth from poor backgrounds hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic
YOUNG people, particularly those from deprived backgrounds, have had their earnings and job prospects hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, adding to fears...
PULL-BACK FROM IRAQ MUST START WITHIN 30 DAYS – say US...
THE Democratic-led House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat on Wednesday and inserted timelines for an immediate troop withdrawal, in a 50...
Afl-Cio Supports Wage Act!
ON THURSDAY, members of Congress, led by Senator Patty Murray (Democrat-Washington) and Representative Bobby Scott (Democrat-Virginia), proposed the Workplace Action for a Growing Economy...
Safe routes needed for refugees to reach UK
THE UK government ‘needs to pay much more attention to establishing safe and regular routes for people to reach safety and their loved ones...
‘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,...
HUNDREDS OF TAMIL YOUTH TORTURED –as Rajapakse strengthens his dictatorship
TAMILNET reports that the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of the Sri Lankan government continues to torture hundreds of Tamil youths arrested and detained under...
THE ISRAELIS ARE EXPLODING MINES UNDER THE PROXIMITY TALKS says Fatah
THE Palestinian Presidency spokesperson, Nabil Abu-Rudaynah said yesterday, the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on continuing settlement activity in East Jerusalem, proves...
THE KILLING OF JULIANO MER-KHAMIS ‘A heinous crime’ – SAYS PALESTINIAN...
JULIANO Mer-Khamis, an Israeli film director and founder of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp, was shot dead on Monday April 4th after...
Numsa Has Won A Victory For Ford Workers In South Africa!
NUMSA has won a victory for Ford workers in South Africa after the union was able to fight off over 500 jobs cuts, and...
Performance Tables disadvantage poorer schools!
‘SCHOOL performance tables are not an accurate or reliable indicator of school effectiveness. The Progress 8 measure that is used to compile these tables...
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Storm’ was the turning point in the history of...
IRAN’S President Ebrahim Raeisi says Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was a turning point in the history of the Palestinian cause. The region and the wider world,...
US warns India of ‘consequences’ of evading sanctions on Russia!
A TOP US national security official has called on India to scale back its economic and military ties with Russia, warning of ‘consequences’ for...
Abbas hopes US Deal of the Century ‘will all go to...
PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has reiterated his hopes that the US-proposed peace plan, dubbed Deal of the Century, will go to hell. ‘I hope that the...
Australian government planning wage-cutting anti-worker legislation
AUSTRALIA’S Prime Minister Scott Morrison used the cover of the Easter long weekend to announce his government’s plan, if re-elected, to bring in anti-worker...
PULL THE TROOPS OUT NOW! – say anti war marchers
Over 10,000 workers and youth on Saturday marched through central London against the Afghan war, calling for the troops to be brought out now. Organised...
AFGHAN PUPPETS IN TALKS WITH TALEBAN ‘FOR SOME TIME’ says Karzai
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai confirmed that his administration has been holding unofficial talks with the Taleban ‘for quite some time’. ‘We have been talking to...
ISRAELI SETTLEMENT EXPANSION AND KILLINGS HAVE SCUPPERED NEGOTIATIONS – says...
RECENT Israeli actions against the Palestinian people indicate that Israel has given priority to settlement expansion and the demands of settlers over peace and...
1,000 March In Norwich Against Arts Cuts
On Saturday, Norwich saw an impressively large, cheerful and determined demonstration as a thousand arts workers marched against the funding cuts imposed without consultation...
Congresswoman sleeps out against evictions
CONGRESSWOMAN Cori Bush has spent a night on the steps of the US Capitol to protest against the end of a Covid-related moratorium on...
Drop the extradition case! Free Assange! – answers demanded over destruction...
From an article by Di Stefania Maurizi FOR the last six years, the Crown Prosecution Service have rejected all of our attempts to shed light...