‘Unite has aided mass sackings!’ – BA workers demand recall Unite conference to sack...

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BRITISH Airways workers yesterday accused their union leaders of ‘aiding and abetting’ BA in its mass sackings and contract-busting plans, and demanded the Unite...
WRP leader Gerry Healy leads the Wigan Builders Action Committee march through central London in February 1975 to free the Shrewsbury Two

‘Shrewsbury Conspiracy’ debate

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BLAYDON Labour MP Dave Anderson has secured a parliamentary debate on behalf of the Shrewsbury 24 campaign this Thursday, 23 January, over the government’s...

Oxford Youth Workers Take Strike Action!

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Prime minister Cameron’s ‘zero tolerance’ attack on youth comes as government cuts are decimating youth services. Unite the union announced at the weekend that youth...
RMT AND TSSA members lobbying against rail privatisation earlier this year

STOP CAMERON ADDRESSING TUC! – RMT begins a national campaign

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THE RMT transport union confirmed yesterday that it is mobilising grassroots opposition amongst rank and file trade unionists to an invitation to Tory Prime...

BLAIR THREATENS IRAN – as US battlegroups move into position

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PM BLAIR yesterday threatened that if the 15 Royal Navy personnel held by Iran for trespassing in Iranian waters are not released soon,...

CORUS SHUTDOWN OUTRAGE – 3,000 jobs threatened

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Steel union, Community, yesterday expressed ‘outrage’ at the announcement to ‘mothball’ Teesside Cast Products with a threat to 2,000 jobs. The union said that move...

Deport 1.5m Palestinians to Egypt & Jordan urges Trump – Hamas insists ‘We will...

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  US PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Saturday called for one-and-a-half million Palestinians to be deported to Egypt and Jordan. Describing Gaza as a ‘demolition site’, Trump...
Greek school youth demonstrating through Athens in support of their teachers last week

Salonica Teachers Clash With Police

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ANGRY teachers and students fought with police yesterday in Salonica, turning Tsimiski Street, a central highway of the city, into a battleground. The normally festive...
Generations of Chagos Islanders occupied Trafalgar Sq for 5 days during July demanding their right to return to their homeland – they protested at The Hague yesterday

Chagos Islanders protest at the Hague

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CHAGOS Islanders travelled from the UK to Holland yesterday to protest outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague to demand the right...
Nurses and junior doctors demonstrating against the attempt by Hunt to impose a contract. Both sections condemn Hunt’s thoughtless cuts

‘CUTS WITHOUT THOUGHT’ – condemned by RCN nurses

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‘THIS report highlights yet another case of cuts without thought for the impact on staff and patients,’ said Stephanie Aiken, RCN Deputy Director of...

DON’T ALLOW UKRAINE MISSILES TO STRIKE RUSSIA – President Putin warns the West

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PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has issued a stark warning to Western nations, cautioning them against allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike Russian territory. Addressing...
A section of the conference listening to the opening speech from BILL ROGERS Secretary of the North East London Council of Action

‘BUILD COUNCILS OF ACTION’ – organise general strike to defend the NHS

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BILL Rogers the secretary of the North East London Council of Action welcomed 100 workers and youth to yesterday’s conference in Enfield...
The North East London Council of Action lobbied the Barnet Care Commissioning Group meeting demanding that Chase Farm must not close

CLOSING CHASE FARM IS ILLEGAL says Enfield Council

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‘AFTER taking legal counsel’s advice, the closure of Chase Farm Hospital would be unlawful,’ Enfield Council warned yesterday. This was its response to the decision...
Confident CWU strikers at the Greenford Mail Centre in west London yesterday morning

THIS A WAR WE HAVE TO WIN! – postal workers tell News Line

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THE programme of rolling strike action by the Communication Workers Union – in opposition to Royal Mail’s plans to cut wages, add five years...

Tsipras sacks ”lefts” as prices soar

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THE Greek government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is presenting to the Vouli (Greek parliament) another austerity measures Bill. The vote is to be...
Palestinians demonstrate in Jerusalem against President Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Three Killed And Hundreds Injured In Palestine

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AT least two Palestinians have been killed and almost 300 others have sustained injuries when clashes broke out between Palestinians demonstrating in protest against...
Remploy workers occupying the Department of Work and Pensions head office yesterday, surrounded by police. The protesters demanded that the 28 Remploy factories be kept open

Remploy Workers Occupy Dwp Head Office

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Yesterday morning Remploy workers, fighting for their jobs against Labour plans to close 28 factories, occupied the foyer of the Department of Work and...

Ryanair Pilots Down Tools!

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RYANAIR pilots have downed tools today causing huge cost to the company after Ryanair managers again refused to enter talks to end the long...

Cases of police sexual abuse are rising! – Warns Independent Office for Police Conduct...

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CASES of police abusing their role for sexual gain have risen sharply, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) warned yesterday, revealing the fact...

‘It is illegal to leave home and travel abroad for leisure purposes!’

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‘WE MUST take additional steps to strengthen our borders,’ said Tory PM Johnson in Parliament yesterday, outlining the new Hotel Quarantine system. The system means...

Vauxhall And Cammell Laird Walkouts

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EVERY member of the GMB and Unite unions walked out last Friday evening at the Vauxhall car plant in Ellesmere Port in...
PCS strikers at the National Gallery yesterday morning, the second day of their second 5-day strike for the London Living wage and against privatisation

National Gallery strike against privatisation!

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‘PRIVATISATION No Way!’ a lively picket of at least 40 strikers, chanted outside The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square yesterday, on the second day...
RMT Southern rail guards and supporters lobbying parliament last November demanding that guards must be kept on the trains

RMT Calls National Protest

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THE RMT will hold a national protest outside Parliament at noon next Wednesday, 26th April, to mark the one year anniversary of RMT industrial...
Greek transport workers demonstration led by a cavalcade of 200 motorcyclists in Athens

‘AN UPRISING OF THE WORKING CLASS IS COMING’ – say Greek transport workers

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ABOUT 2,000 Greek public transport workers took part in a magnificent demonstration last Tuesday afternoon in Athens, against the government’s Transport Bill which slashes...

Life Terms Like ‘confetti’

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THE Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prison Reform Trust yesterday expressed concern over mandatory life sentences being extended to crimes other than...
The junior doctors’ decision to ballot for action and to organise mass demonstrations has forced health secretary Hunt to drop his threat to impose a contract

Junior Doctors Strike Ballot Makes Hunt Think Again!

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THE THREAT of industrial action by England’s 50,000 junior doctors has forced Tory health secretary Hunt to think again over plans to impose a...

NINE OUT OF TEN WORSE OFF – under Universal Credit

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‘Nine out of ten people are expected to be worse off under the new Universal Credit system,’ Tim Nichols of the Child Poverty Action...

1.300 Sacked At Northern Rock

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Northern Rock bosses yesterday confirmed that the nationalised bank has sacked 1,300 workers. Eight hundred of the redundancies were compulsory, with the remaining 500 being...
There have been a series of massive demonstrations in London in support of Palestine

‘A TOTAL ARMS & TRADE EMBARGO ON ISRAEL’ – says PCS

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THE PCS trade union responded to the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza with a declaration that ‘We support the trade unions enforcing a...
Youth on the TUC march last October demand an end to the attack on the Welfare State

Failing Universal Credit proceeds!

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THE disastrous Universal Credit scheme, despite being lambasted by the National Audit Office for wasting tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers...
A section of the massive rally at Hyde Park. Over 200,000 took part in the march and many called for the trade unions to match their words with action

Palestinians examining 72-hour ceasefire proposal

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PALESTINIAN negotiators in Cairo said yesterday they were examining an Egyptian proposal for a new, three-day cease-fire with Israel. ‘There is a proposal for another...

Food And Clothes Prices Soar

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SOARING food and clothing prices saw the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rate measure for March rising to 3.5% from 3.4% in February. The Office...

Unemployment set to soar

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UK bosses yesterday warned that the deepening UK slump will see unemployment soar further to 2.9 million next year. The manufacturing sector turned in its...
Workers on a defend council housing march to London’s City Hall in January fighting against government cuts to housing and mass evictions

Housing And Homeless Crisis!

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THE UK is in breach of its own UN human rights commitment to provide people with adequate homes, Just Fair, a consortium of leading...

Tanks and commandos storm al-Shifa Hospital

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ISRAELI occupation forces (IOF) stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City at dawn yesterday, kidnapping dozens of injured, displaced people, forcing them outside undressed, blindfolded...

Rees-Mogg prepares to eat his Brexit words for deal

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LEADER of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg indicated yesterday that Tory PM Boris Johnson is preparing to bring back to Parliament this Saturday...
Tens of thousands have marched through London determined to fight for a Palestinian victory

Israel demands Hamas disarm! – in attempt to undermine the ceasefire

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EGYPTIAN officials said yesterday that Israel was demanding that the Gaza Strip be ‘demilitarised’, and Hamas be disarmed, creating uncertainty over whether the...
NHS Logistics workers picketing last tuesday night at Bury St Edmunds determined they will not work for privateer DHL

‘I WILL BE SEEKING A BALLOT FOR MORE STRIKE ACTION’ says UNISON NHS Logistics...

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‘I will be seeking a fresh ballot for more strike action,’ NHS Logistics UNISON Maidstone assistant branch secretary Dean Lane told News Line yesterday. ‘Personally,...

Workers ‘will pay for recovery’ says Sunak

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‘I HAVE to be blunt with you, our recovery comes with a cost,’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak told the Tory Party conference yesterday outlining his...

Blair Whitewash –

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‘The way things are going they are going to wrap everything up – they are covering up everything,’ the cousin of murdered Brazilian Jean...

London Transport Strikes Escalating!

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LONDON transport strikes are escalating with 1,100 TfL and Tube Unite members joining the planned August 19th strike, said Unite the union yesterday. A pay...
On the front line – courageous youth march to remember the murder of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos who was killed by police a year ago

Tens Of Thousands Of Youth March In Greece

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Tens of thousands of Greek school and university students, young workers and unemployed youth participated on Sunday in mass and militant rallies in all...
A section of the over 120,000-strong march in London last Saturday against the Israeli onslaught on Gaza

Israel breaks ceasefire

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INTENSE clashes erupted yesterday morning between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the southeastern Gaza Strip amid confirmed reports that an Israeli soldier has...

GMB oppose Asda merger

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THE GMB union, ‘the trade union for Asda workers’, has come out in complete opposition to the proposed Asda/Sainsbury’s merger as the Competition and...
Radiographers on strike at St Thomas’ Hospital on October 20 – Pathology staff at the hospital are out today

Pathology Staff Strike

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PATHOLOGY staff at King’s College and Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals are today striking against privatisation at all three hospitals between 9am and 5pm. Pathology...