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New racist Tory rules will murder refugee children

A vicious Tory attack could kill more child refugees as they try to make it to safety in Britain

Deliver solidarity to Bootle post workers’ strikes

Royal Mail workers in Merseyside were set to strike for two days from Saturday of this week against a major attack on their CWU union.

Labour leader candidates promise lurch to the right

Labour MPs have decided overwhelmingly that the best candidate to take on the Tories as party leader is right wing, Remain-loving knight commander of the order of the bath sir Keir Starmer QC

True horror of housing benefits in Tory Britain

Hundreds of people are being driven into homelessness by errors in housing benefits appeals and overpayments.

Marchers on Glasgow demo demand Scottish independence and end to Tory rule

Tens of thousands of people joined the march

Huge victory in Newham schools academy battle

Workers at an east London secondary school have won a big victory in a fight against academisation.

Billionaires gather at Davos - the rich gloat as planet burns

“Without treating this as a real crisis we cannot solve it,” was the rallying cry from school climate strike leader Greta Thunberg to world leaders this week.

Carpet makers in Cleckheaton roll into third month of pay strike

Workers at Westex Carpets in West Yorkshire are in an all-out fight to pull the rug from under bosses’ feet.

Reports round-up—Two strikes at Heathrow and Rail Gourmet walkout

Two strikes at Heathrow?

Protest for child refugees

Protesters from charity Safe Passage and Stand Up To Racism held a demonstration in central London on Monday in defence of child refugees’ rights.

Cleaners win, but Birkbeck outsourcing fight isn’t over

Cleaners at Birkbeck college in central London are celebrating after winning their battle to be directly employed by the university.

An owl of rage at high speed rail line

Rebels took to Colne Valley, west London last Saturday in a day of direct action against the development of the high-speed HS2 train line.

Rising heat should raise alarm for catastrophe

Temperatures are smashing records, but climate rebels in Scotland are taking on those responsible, reports Sarah Bates

International round up: Stronger strikes can end France stalemate

The revolt in France against attacks on pensions has reached a critical moment.

Outrage after lesbian attacked in Sunderland

A lesbian woman was targeted in a vicious homophobic attack in Sunderland last week.

Anger after attack on workers at Soas

A group of workers at Soas University of London are discussing action over bosses’ plans to impose serious attacks on staff. The plan will effectively put workers on casual contracts out of a job.

Planned post walkout called off, but battle over bullying isn’t over in Bootle

Postal workers in Merseyside have called off a planned strike after bosses backed down in a dispute over victimisations.

Striking to secure end to outsourcing

Around 25 security staff at St George’s medical school in south London have unleashed a programme of 15 days of strikes as part of their battle to be brought inhouse.