Department for Transport workers in the PCS union called off their strike last Friday after the government agreed to talks.
Ministry of Justice workers walked out for two hours on Wednesday of last week. They oppose the privatisation of the fines collection service that they work for.
The Unison union representing council workers in Southampton has blasted the Labour council’s budget.
Thousands of workers at the BBC are preparing to strike against job cuts at the corporation.The National Union of Journalists says management want to force through 30 compulsory redundancies as part of their cost-cutting programme.
Teachers at Redhill School began a two-day strike on Tuesday of this week against plans to turn the school into an academy. The teachers are members of the NASUWT union.
NASUWT union members at Newton-le-Willows Primary school in St Helens struck on Tuesday of this week against a punitive appraisal policy.
Lecturers at Halesowen College were set to strike on Thursday of next week in defence of four sacked lecturers.
Elections are underway in the lecturers’ UCU union. The UCU Left group, which Socialist Worker supporters are part of, is standing several candidates for national officer and national executive committee positions.
Some people on the government’s welfare to work scheme are being pushed into pretending to be self-employed so that private firms can make money.
Around 500 people joined a march against plans to close a swimming pool in south Manchester on Saturday of last week.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has condemned a decision by London mayor Boris Johnson to go ahead with swingeing cuts.
Rank and file candidate Jerry Hicks will challenge Len McCluskey for general secretary of the Unite union.
