Socialist candidate Michael Lavalette has stormed back into Preston’s council chamber this morning, Friday, with a resounding vote against austerity, war and lack of political representation.
The police are once again sinking in a swamp of corruption and racism. Yet the Tory cuts are so severe that even the cops plan to march against them later this month.
David Cameron covered up his meetings with Rupert Murdoch.
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt colluded with James Murdoch to push through the controversial £8 billion Sky deal.
London Underground maintenance, upgrade and emergency workers employed by Tube Lines struck for 72 hours last week. They were demanding equal pension and travel pass rights to other tube workers.
Drivers at East Midlands Trains are set to strike over pensions this week. The Aslef union members voted in favour of action by 76 percent.
Library workers at Greenwich council began a two-day strike on Friday of last week to defend their terms and conditions.
Bereaved families and union members joined together to hold a rallies in towns and cities marking Workers’ Memorial Day last Saturday.
Delegates heard heartbreaking stories about staff shortages, stressed workers and attacks from bosses at the Unison union’s health conference last week.
Tanker drivers in the Unite union are being balloted on a new offer from oil distribution bosses. The union is urging them to reject, following an overwhelming vote at its oil conference on Thursday of last week.
Bus drivers in London are set to be balloted for strikes over the refusal of London bus companies to pay them an Olympic bonus.
The police and the Crown Prosecution Service have completed a report into the collapse of a murder trial last year.
