Some 50 trade unionists and campaigners met at the North West anti academies conference in Manchester last Saturday.
Britain could be heading for another recession—the infamous double dip—according to predictions expected this week from the government’s Office for Budget Responsibility.
Electricians occupied the London headquarters of construction firm Gratte Brothers on Wednesday of last week. The workers are fighting to stop building bosses tearing up their national JIB agreement and slashing wages by up to 35 percent.
Every austerity measure the Tories push through seems designed to hit women hardest.
The government has come up with a bright idea to tackle youth unemployment—a new "youth contract".
Former Ucatt union general secretary Alan Ritchie intends to mount a High Court injunction to halt the union’s current leadership ballot.
One Hyde Park, the world’s most expensive block of flats, is home to the richest of the super-rich.
"Over the past week we’ve been given a date for Occupy London’s court date. This is part of the City of London’s attempts to evict the camp.
Unions balloting workers in the BBC have called off upcoming strikes. The NUJ, Bectu and Unite unions balloted together against plans for a wholesale attack on the service.
The latest UN climate change conference began in Durban, South Africa, on Monday of this week. But the Tories don’t seem too concerned.
Campaigners have scored an important victory against the attempt to privatise a large swathe of council services in Edinburgh.
Supporters of Bahraini medical staff who have been detained and tortured for tending to anti-regime protesters held a solidarity demonstration outside the Manchester Royal Infirmary last week.
