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‘SLAVE-DRIVING GATE GOURMET’ says Jarnail Singh, locked-out workers branch secretary

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GATE Gourmet locked-out workers’ branch secretary Jarnail Singh condemned the company for ‘slave driving’ yesterday. He said: ‘They made their plans a long time ago...
Peugeot workers from Ryton taking part in the May Day march in London

FRENCH AND BRITISH WORKERS UNITE – to keep Peugeot Ryton open

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‘Save Peugot Jobs!’ demanded over 400 French and British workers in Paris yesterday. Peugot workers and a delegation of Renault workers from across France joined...

Manchester bus strikers huge victory!

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‘THIS MUST be the end of “fire and rehire”. We now have a collectively bargained agreement,’ Unite NW-54 Branches Communities Rep Sam Harvey told...

‘GP’s WILL BE STRETCHED TO BREAKING POINT’ – warns Royal College of GPs

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The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned that the scale and pace of change contained in the government’s health White Paper risks...

Russia and China vetoes the UN resolution that condemns Hamas

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WASHINGTON – Russia and China exercised their veto power yesterday on a US draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council regarding Gaza. The draft...
Cousins of Jean Charles de Menezes and supporters arriving for the first day of the inquest on September 22nd

De Menezes Defiance

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Members of the Jean Charles de Menezes family refused to listen to the coroner’s summing up at the young Brazilian’s inquest yesterday, in protest...

One Hour Training For Serco Breast Cancer Screeners

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THE CANCER breast screening scandal has been exacerbated by news that the call handlers on the hotline set up by health secretary Jeremy Hunt...
Gate Gourmet sacked workers have led the fight against private equity capitalists

DOLLAR PLUNGES AGAINST EURO – as private equity boss warns of disaster ahead

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The dollar plunged to another record low against the European single currency yesterday in the face of new US recession fears. In morning deals,...
Workers Revolutionary Party and Young Socialists marching on May Day to kick out the Brown government and go forward to socialism

‘DON’T BANK WORKERS’ JOBS MATTER!’ – Accord condemns Brown and Darling

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‘IT seems to me that bank workers are treated as second-class citizens as though their jobs don’t matter.’ This is what Ged Nichols, general secretary...

Unis strike action Dec 3rd

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UNIVERSITY staff across the UK will walk out for a second day of strike action on Tuesday December 3rd, trade unions representing university...

Emi – 2,000 Jobs To Go

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EMI is to announce tomorrow that 2,000 jobs are to go as part of a major restructuring plan. Jobs will go throughout the company,...

Firefighters role under attack

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A PROPOSAL by fire chiefs to expand a firefighter’s role at will and without boundaries has been overwhelming rejected by firefighters by 97%. The proposals...

HARSH AUSTERITY MEASURES TO BE IMPOSED says Ex-BoE governor Mervyn King

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AUSTERITY measures set to be imposed on the working class by the collapsing Tory government will be harsher than those endured for the past...
Marchers with Luton MP KELVIN HOPKINS who voted against tuition fees in Parliament in 1997

Luton Mp Greets Ys March For Jobs

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THE Young Socialists March for Jobs and Free State Education started the day yesterday with an effective early morning campaign outside the Luton GMM...

Korean trade unions call general strike to force President to quit!

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SOUTH Korea’s biggest umbrella labour group, the Confederation of Korean Trade Unions (KCTU), yesterday called an indefinite nationwide strike to continue until president Yoon...
Nurses outside Chelsea & Westminster hospital during the last NHS pay strike on November 24th

Less than 1% of the £700m emergency care reached A&Es

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LESS than 1% of the £700m allocated by the government for emergency care in England this winter ended up directly in A&E departments, according...

‘We hail the struggle of the Palestinian workers and youth’ editor Jonty Leff...

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NEWS LINE Editor Jonty Leff told the News Line 52nd Anniversary Rally on Saturday: ‘We hail the struggle of the Palestinian workers and youth. ‘We...

Hamas Files A Legal Challenge In The UK

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PALESTINIAN resistance movement Hamas has filed a legal challenge in the UK against its designation as a ‘proscribed terrorist organisation’, marking a significant move...
Bryan Parras with Louisiana fishermen at Tuesday night’s meeting

‘We are all very angry with BP!’

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OVER 150 people attended a public meeting organised by the Tar-Sands Network in east London on Tuesday night, in preparation for today’s lobby of...

ROYAL MAIL PROFITS DOUBLE! –CWU determined to halt privatisation

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‘Our members are really angry,’ Bow, east London Communication Workers Union (CWU) E3 Unit Rep Vince Micaleff told News Line yesterday. He was responding to...

Workers pressure mounting but the TUC still won’t call a general strike!!

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WORKERS pressure is mounting on the TUC to call a general strike to bring down the Tories at its Annual Congress in Brighton next...

Windrush victim wins right to unite her family – High Court rules Home...

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THE HIGH COURT ruled yesterday that the Home Office unlawfully prevented the family of Trinidadian national Lynda Mahabir, who came to the UK aged...

Hospital consultants to strike on 20 & 21 July!

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HOSPITAL  consultants in England will go on strike on 20th and 21st July if their ballot, which closes at the end of June, is...
Kingston Hospital UNISON members demonstrate outside the hospital last month against cuts

Walk-Out At Unison Health Conference

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The UNISON Health Conference in Brighton yesterday gave environment secretary Hilary Benn a heated reception. He was booed and heckled when he tried to defend...

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...

RISE UP! Imran Khan urges students

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‘My whole thing is that the students must rise up today,’ said Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan yesterday. Khan emerged to give a brief news...
Marchers greeted by bakers and food workers union (BFAWU) who told them of the struggle the union had waged at Hovis where they kept out zero-hours contracts. The marchers were told that jobs for young people were one of the major concerns of the union

Manchester workers greet march!

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‘Victory to Palestine!’ rang out through the streets of Central Manchester on Day 15 of the Young Socialists March for Jobs to the TUC...

Cameron Ready For War Against Syria

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TERRORIST snipers opened fire on the UN inspection team in Damascus yesterday, with one car shot at ‘multiple times’, forcing the convoy to turn...
In April 2012 Kenyans took their case to the High Court demanding compensation for the massive slaughter of up to 90,000 Kenyans by the British colonial  administration in the 1950s and 60s

90,000 Kenyans executed – £19.9m compensation

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UK Foreign Secretary Hague yesterday expressed ‘sincere regret’ and announced compensation totalling £19.9m for Kenyans who were tortured during the Mau Mau uprising in...

NHS workers need 15% pay rise now! – TUC must call a general strike...

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UNISON’S campaign for an immediate pay rise for health workers goes up a level this week – with a plea to the public and...

Johnson cannot rule out Xmas lockdown!

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THE TORY government ‘can’t make hard, fast guarantees’ that there will not be a Christmas lockdown, Deputy PM Dominic Raab said yesterday. The cabinet met...
Two New Books Out Now

Two New Books Out Now

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Imperialism – the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Lenin and Genesis of Capital by Marx have just been reprinted. These new editions cost just...

Stop Post Office Wipe-Out!

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POST Offices are being wiped out, depriving the public of a vital service, leaders of the Communications Workers’ Union and the National Federation of...

Sixteen and 17 year olds will be able to vote at the next general...

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Democracy Minister Rushanara Ali said the ‘seismic’ change would ensure young people’s voices were heard. She confirmed the pledge would be part of a raft...

Big Workers Protest As Netanyahu & Tories Meet

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ON FRIDAY, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street in central London to protest the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was...

Scrap The Bill!

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Public sector union Unison said yesterday that the NHS Future Forum’s report shows a Health Bill beyond repair and that it should be scrapped. The...
Demonstrators make clear their opposition to NHS privatisation on a march organised by the BMA earlier this year

HINCHINBROOKE JOBS FREEZE! – Circle-run hospital deep in debt

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THE privately-run Hinchinbrooke Healthcare Trust in Cambridgeshire has imposed a jobs freeze after making a £2.3m loss in the three months to the end...
Junior doctors leader JEEVES WIJESURIYA (2nd left) joins SERCO strikers yesterday on the picket line at the Royal London Hospital

‘We are determined to win a pay rise!’ say SERCO strikers

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‘WE ARE determined to have a pay rise,’ Unite shop steward Melissa Manso declared at a lively morning picket line outside the Royal London...
London Region FBU banner on the picket line outside Ealing Hospital yesterday morning. Most workers agreed that hospital and fire station closures should be stopped with occupations and a general strike

Stop hospital closures with occupations and a general strike!

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THE London Fire Brigades Union banner will be on today’s mass march to stop the closure of Lewisham Hospital. Yesterday it was outside Ealing...

RMT joins striking barristers outside Old Bailey

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STRIKING barristers were supported by the RMT at their rally outside the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in central London yesterday, while...
Lively ASLEF picket line at London Bridge Station yesterday morning – Southern rail was brought to a complete standstill

‘Southern Are Bullies!’

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‘WE HAVE been forced to go on strike by an intransigent management that has not been prepared to negotiate with us. Southern are bullies,’...
The marchers were given a great reception by Unison and GMB members as they arrived in Harrow

Workers support march to TUC!

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ON THE first day of the Young Socialists March for Jobs from London to Liverpool, as the marchers made their way through Harrow, on...

Israeli forces storm Gaza school and kill fifteen Palestinians!

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AT LEAST 15 Palestinians were killed when Israeli forces stormed a Gaza school sheltering displaced families, amid a wave of attacks across the besieged...

Youth Rise Up Against Capitalism

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A THOUSAND school youth walked out of classes yesterday to join the mass protest in Parliament Square, furious at how capitalism is destroying the...