UNISON ROCHDALE STRIKE VOTE! – In defence of pay and conditions
UNISON members at Rochdale Council have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in defence of their terms and conditions of employment. The ballot was held after...
30th Anniversary of Red Army’s withdrawal from Afghanistan! Sputnik interview General Gromov
THE 15th of February marked the 30th anniversary of the pullout of Soviet troops from the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The Soviet-Afghan War lasted...
Victimisation At Carillion
Carillion workers were supported by Unite workers from Honda and BMW and officials from GMB yesterday lunch time, outside The Great Western Hospital in...
100,000 Demand Smash Fees!
OVER 100,000 students, lecturers and college youth filled the streets of Westminster yesterday, in a massive demonstration against the Tory-Lib Dem coalition’s announcement of...
NHS WORK FOR NOTHING MEMO CONDEMNED! – by BMA and UNISON
‘It’s outrageous – asking workers to work more hours for nothing and hand back a day’s pay,’ Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust UNISON...
80,000 vote for strike action!
The 80,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have voted two to...
Nurses pay cut plan a ‘death knell’ for Truss!
TORY leadership candidate Liz Truss was forced into a humiliating U-Turn yesterday, after saying in a ‘hustings’ meeting on Monday night that, as Prime...
Bank Alarm Over Inflation Rate – Prices Still Above Target
BANK of England Governor Mervyn King was rattled yesterday after the latest UK inflation figures showed that prices are still soaring. Although the figures for...
Tories Starve The Disabled!
DISABLED people in Scotland are being starved by the Tory government, with some people waiting as long as 15 months without receiving a single...
‘take Action To Defend NHS’
Despite Tory leader Cameron’s protestations that he supports the NHS, it emerged yesterday that several leading Tory shadow cabinet members put their names to...
McCluskey surrenders! before a shot is even fired
ADDRESSING a meeting of the Unite Executive Council and Regional Political Committees yesterday, General Secretary Len McCluskey made clear that he intends to surrender...
Russia demands joint investigation with UK
‘TODAY, Scotland Yard and the British government are refusing to communicate with us, no answer, the telephones are switched off. And that brings...
1,000 WORKERS MARCH ON ORGREAVE ANNIVERSARY – Corbyn pledges Labour government inquiry!
UP TO A thousand workers from both Yorkshire and across the country marched to the 35th Battle of Orgreave memorial rally on Saturday. They marched...
GPs DEPORTATION THREAT – RCGP warns of visa crisis
THE RCGP (Royal College of General Practitioners) has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel demanding that the government must act ‘urgently’ to prevent newly-qualified...
20,000 are threatened with eviction during corona crisis
THE TORIES had promised a ‘complete ban’ on evictions from both council and private social housing. However, anger erupted yesterday as it emerged that...
UNITY IN ACTION – German & British Gate Gourmet workers picket Texas Pacific
TWENTY SIX Gate Gourmet strikers and supporters from Düsseldorf, Germany, arrived in London yesterday to join Gate Gourmet locked-out workers from Heathrow. They met at...
GMB ‘Coach and horses’ victory
THE GMB trade union yesterday won its first victory in the battle over trade union rights at Asda, on the eve of a five-day...
‘WE DEFEND OUR RIGHTS’ – Gate Gormet locked-out workers tell AGM
‘IF we sign the compromise deal we cut off our hands – the company sacked us in five minutes and the union signed the...
VOTE NO TO ID CARDS – Trade unions and Liberty urge MPs
Yesterday claims were made that the government was in discussions with businesses on the sale of personal information that will be contained in the...
Occupied!
Ealing Hospital is Occupied! Local residents, workers and youth occupied the entrance to the Maternity Department of Ealing Hospital yesterday to stop its closure. The...
International support for UK rail workers!
STRIKING RMT railway workers were boosted by the leader of the US Amazon Labour Union joining their picket line at Euston Station yesterday morning. ALU...
‘Hospitals a thing of the past’ – vicious Tory attack on NHS
HOSPITALS as we know them will become a thing of the past ‘over the course of the next decade’, with patients being treated...
More Than 20,000 Troops For Helmand Province
Prime Minister Brown yesterday announced the UK is sending 500 extra troops to Afghanistan early this month. He revealed that, along with special forces operating...
Schoolchildren to be served smaller portions!
SCHOOL caterers will have to serve children smaller portions or use cheaper ingredients, they were warned yesterday. Andrew Selley, boss of Bidfood, one of the...
Manchester jobs bombshell!
Trade unions yesterday reacted angrily to Manchester City Council’s announcement of 2,000 job cuts. The Labour-run council said it needed to reduce its workforce by...
Managers Ignored Doctors Warnings!
THE BMA issued a powerful statement yesterday calling for ‘non-clinical managers in the NHS and other health service providers to be regulated, in line...
Night of Hell in Rafah! – All hospitals overwhelmed says WHO
The ISRAELI occupation forces (IOF) have committed new massacres on what was described as ‘a night of hell’ in Rafah yesterday, killing at least...
South African variant spreading across UK
THE SOUTH African variant has begun to spread across the UK, the Tories confirmed yesterday. Tory Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the 5.00pm briefing: ‘We...
Richards Call For Libya Shock And Awe Campaign
UK Chief of General Staff, General Sir David Richards has called for an easing of restrictions on NATO targets to allow the bombing of...
‘NO TIME FOR NATIONALISM!’ – 5,000 car workers march to Antwerp plant
5,000 European workers marched to the Opel plant in Antwerp yesterday afternoon to demand that it must not close as a result of the...
UCU is in dispute with 88 English College employers – ready for biggest ever...
ENGLAND’S biggest-ever strike ballot is on the cards, confirmed the University and College Union (UCU) yesterday, after it entered into dispute with 88 English...
Unions recommend Tata deal – despite pension cuts and no job guarantees
UNITE, Community and GMB trade unions yesterday called on Tata steel workers at Port Talbot to vote ‘YES’ when the...
‘The worst public health response in UK history’ – No test & trace –...
THE TORY government’s failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early on in the pandemic was one of the ‘worst public health failures’...
Workers hit by global gas hike – Unison warns of big shocks to come
An unprecedented rise in the price of gas has sent shock waves through the UK energy market, forcing energy suppliers out of business, threatening...
RMT INQUIRY – into Potters Bar crash and Greyrigg derailment
ON THE eve of the fifth anniversary of the Potters Bar rail crash which killed seven people and injured 70, Britain’s biggest rail union...
BoE raises bank rate to 5.25% – predicts ‘shocks and disturbances ahead!’
THE Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), at its meeting ending on 2nd August 2023, voted by a majority of 6-3 to increase...
Miliband won’t restore £3,000 fees cap – Balls volunteers for a coalition
LABOUR Party leader Ed Miliband pledged yesterday to cut tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000 a year if returned to government, as the party’s...
Belfast Hosptals Closure Crisis!
HOSPITAL workers in Northern Ireland are prepared to take industrial action against hospital closures, Unison said yesterday, after a ‘major incident’ occurred at the...
Blair ‘To Proceed’ – 100,000 NHS Jobs Axe Predicted
Prime Minister Blair yesterday told hospital trust executives at a Downing Street meeting that his NHS privatisation ‘reform’ programme will proceed. That was his message...
Palestinians Form Unity Government
Palestinian leaders unveiled a new unity government yesterday that they hope will stop months of deadly factional violence and end a crippling international aid...
OCCUPY GM PLANTS – Nationalise motor car industry
‘THE news that General Motors is heading into bankruptcy means that the future of all GM plants is in the balance, especially the two...
Secret Shrewsbury papers to be revealed this week
DOCUMENTS kept secret by the Cabinet Office that implicate former prime minister Edward Heath in a concerted attempt to influence the jury in the...
‘WE SUFFERED A NIGHTMARE’ says sister of jailed men
,?her innocent family should be forced to go through the same nightmare we went through,’ said Humeya Kalam, the sister of brothers Abdul Kahar...
Blair Gang Turn On Each Other
LEADING people at the centre of the three Blair governments have published their memoirs for big cash payments, knowing full well that...
‘SHOW NHS NO MERCY’ – says Cameron advisor
Prime minister Cameron’s adviser Mark Britnell has urged that the NHS be ‘shown no mercy’, adding that the government’s planned health ‘reform’ is a...