POA urges TUC–‘Consider General Strike’
THE TUC General Council is meeting in Brighton at 9.00am today to discuss a resolution calling for it to consider the practicalities of a...
PM Johnson refuses to resign despite damning Gray report!
TORY PRIME Minister Boris Johnson refused to resign yesterday despite calls to do so from MPs of all parties across the House of Commons,...
‘We have created a historic epic’ says Haniya
ISMAIL Haniya, the Palestinian prime minister in Gaza, has saluted the Palestinian people for their steadfastness in the harsh battle. ‘They have become the...
Turkey-US Deal!
ANKARA and Washington have reached an agreement to work together in their occupation of part of northern Syria, where the two NATO allies have...
George Floyd murder trial begins ‘Whole world is watching’
‘GEORGE Floyd was living, breathing, walking and talking just fine until the police put him face down in handcuffs and put a knee on...
Don’t bully GPs – BMA warns Tories
THE BMA has responded angrily to threats to GPs issued by the government’s new Chief Inspector of Primary Care, Professor Steve Field, who takes...
BBC strikes ‘suspended’ but mass sackings to continue
IN a major climbdown the BBC trade union leaders have suspended, ie cancelled, next week’s 48-hour BBC strike and will be holding a meeting...
CGT warns French fascists will attack the trade unions
‘ON THE EVE of a crucial election for our Republic,’ the CGT French trade union federation warned of the ‘alarming consequences for our freedoms...
‘I will continue asking nursing staff to take strike action!’ – RCN leader responds...
THE ROYAL College of Nursing has responded to the announcement of the new Prime Minister, Truss. RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:...
Junior Doctors Taking 5 Days Of Strike Action
JUNIOR DOCTORS in England will strike for five consecutive days in July, in what is thought to be the longest single period of industrial...
Bedroom Tax Evictions!
FAMILIES failing to pay their rent because of the ‘bedroom tax’ are already being threatened with eviction, just weeks after it came into force. Thousands...
‘We’ll do everything to avoid “No Deal” exit from EU’ says Corbyn
LABOUR leader Corbyn, appearing on the Sophy Ridge show on Sunday yesterday, was asked: ‘Can you guarantee that you’ll call a confidence motion before...
Mass Delhi rally called against power privatisation!
WORKERS in the power industry across India will hold a massive rally in Delhi on November 23 against the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022, which...
Ukraine compromise offer – as right wing gunmen mass in Kiev
UKRAINIAN President Viktor Yanukovych yesterday announced early presidential elections and a compromise agreement with the pro US-EU ‘opposition’. He said that the constitution of 2004,...
MAKE OUR DISPUTE OFFICIAL say Gate Gourmet locked-out workers
A DELEGATION of Gate Gourmet locked out workers is due to meet the TGWU head of civil aviation, Brendan Gold, at the union’s head...
Alarming teacher shortage
‘AN ALARMING teacher recruitment crisis is gripping England’s schools,’ teachers union NUT warned yesterday, adding that ‘no amount of “golden handshakes” will resolve the...
FIRST NHS TAKE-OVER – Heart of England Foundation Hospital swallows up Hood Hope NHS...
This Sunday April 8th will mark the first takeover by a foundation trust hospital of a ‘bankrupt’ NHS hospital. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust...
Gate Gourmet Workers Join Terminal 5 Picket
A DELEGATION of locked out Gate Gourmet workers joined the Terminal 5 building workers’ picket line at Heathrow Airport yesterday afternoon. Parmjit Bains, one of...
Brown Coalition Bid – Ready To Go
GORDON BROWN offered the Liberals a coalition yesterday evening, and his resignation as PM by the time of the Labour Party conference. Brown, speaking outside...
Corridor care ‘unsafe, undignified, unacceptable’ says RCN
‘CARE delivered in corridors and other non-clinical spaces is unsafe, undignified and unacceptable,’ the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said yesterday in response to...
Suspend Cqc Says Bma
GP LEADERS at the BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) have called on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to suspend its current inspection regime...
‘IT’S LIKE HELL HERE NOW’ – Doctor Mads Gilbert condemns Israeli invasion
Fifteen Palestinian civilians were killed yesterday and at least 40 others were wounded when Israeli shells hit Gaza City shopping centre. Among those killed by...
UCU Fights Mass Sackings
The University and College Union (UCU) has slammed Manchester College after it was revealed that it is paying its top earner almost £200,000, while...
Unison National NHS Demo On June 30
UNISON confirmed yesterday that it is holding a National Demonstration in London on Saturday June 30 in defence of the NHS. A spokeswoman told...
SEND families take Tories to High Court over funding
PARENTS taking the government to court over SEND funding were cheered by a crowd of over 40 as they entered the High Court yesterday...
Massive Cuts In Ambulance Trusts
THE latest NHS ‘reorganisation’ came into force last Saturday. This is the slashing of the number of Strategic Health Authorities in England from 28 to...
‘WE WILL NOT CHANGE COURSE’ – Cameron challenges trade unions
Prime Minister Cameron yesterday refused to rule out increases in fuel duty, and said the VAT increase to 20 per cent is here to...
Cuts to be met by sustained industrial action
A delegation of over 40 Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members and officials lobbied the Treasury as Chancellor Osborne was making his budget...
Labour MPs to attend CWU pickets today!
LARGE numbers of Labour MPs will attend Communication Workers Union (CWU) picket lines again today, in defiance of the anti-union stance taken by party...
TONY HALL 12th November 1936 – 21st February 2008
WE are very sad to have to announce the death from lung cancer of Tony Hall, a very good friend of the News Line,...
28 Remploy Factories To Close
The GMB trade union yesterday slammed ‘failed Remploy management’ over plans to close 28 factories for disabled workers. Responding to proposals from Remploy management, GMB...
MET POLICE SPYING BREACHED HUMAN RIGHTS! – says Investigatory Powers Tribunal
AN activist who was deceived into a relationship with an undercover, spying police officer has won a tribunal case for breaches of her human...
Sports Direct workers victory!
SPORTS Direct has been forced to pay out £1 million after admitting it was not paying its workers the minimum wage, it was announced...
Syria – nationwide ceasefire proposed
RUSSIA and Turkey have reached an agreement on a proposal for a nationwide ceasefire in Syria from midnight, Turkey’s Anadolu state news agency...
Angry Nurses To Escalate Strikes!
NURSES’ strike action will escalate and spread across the UK in the new year, after RCN Scotland members overwhelmingly voted to reject the Scottish...
£512 billion propping up banks!
Banks are relying on the taxpayer for £512 billion support this year, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee reported yesterday. The parliamentary...
Hands off fire service says Norfolk
THE Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) proposal to take control of Norfolk fire service will put ‘public safety at risk’, a councillor has said. Norfolk...
‘WE’RE READY TO FIGHT FOR VICTORY’ say Gate Gourmet workers
GATE Gourmet shop stewards went to a meeting at the Trades Union Congress in central London yesterday with leaders of their union, the TGWU,...
TUC MUST CALL GENERAL STRIKE! – bring down Tories – bring in a workers...
THE railways will be shut down for 3 days on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, when workers from Network Rail and 13 train operating companies...
3-quarters of medium-rises use combustible material!
THREE-QUARTERS of cladding systems on new medium-rise buildings use combustible materials, data show. These include 76 schools, 25 hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and older people’s...
USDAW delighted at Tory defeat!
SHOPWORKERS trade union leader John Hannett is delighted with the House of Commons vote that defeated the government and removed Sunday trading changes...
Israeli forces intensify West Bank demolitions!
ISRAELI forces have intensified demolitions in the occupied West Bank and face growing accusations of pursuing a coordinated campaign to erase Palestinian presence and...
Police confront students
OVER 200 students from London universities and supporters from other universities demonstrating yesterday against police violence, were themselves confronted by Police. They marched from ULU...
25% of CCG members – with £65bn of NHS funds–linked to private healthcare
A QUARTER of Clinical Commissioning Group board members, who are responsible for £65bn of NHS money are linked to private healthcare companies. Unite has called...