Over 200 trade unionists marched through Halesowen in the Black Country last Saturday to demand the reinstatement of four sacked Halesowen College lecturers.
Elections in the UCU union are set to begin on Monday of next week. Members of the UCU Left are standing for national officer and national executive committee (NEC) positions.
Scottish teaching union EIS will hold a consultative ballot for industrial action over pensions. The union represents 80 percent of teachers and lecturers in Scotland.
The UCU union is set to ballot lecturers at the University of Birmingham for strikes against compulsory redundancies and an "aggressive" management style.
The scandal of the illegal blacklisting of building workers is getting attention in the mainstream media.
Two lively protests against plans to close local swimming pools took place in south Manchester last Saturday.
An official investigation has seriously criticised the policing of a pro-refugee demonstration in central Glasgow last June.
Millions of burgers have been withdrawn from Burger King and supermarkets, after horse DNA was found in meat during inspections of factories in Ireland.
State-owned bank RBS has revealed plans to pay a quarter of a billion pounds of bonuses to its investment banking arm.
The inquest into the police killing of Mark Duggan has been delayed once more. At a packed hearing on Monday, judge Keith Cutler told the court that the inquest will now begin in September.
Delivery drivers for Howdens joinery and kitchens in Widnes, near Liverpool, have voted to strike against plans to close their depot.
Over 25,000 health workers, patients and activists marched against planned cuts at Lewisham Hospital in south east London last Saturday.
