Electricians’ protests are growing against bosses’ attempts to slash pay by over a third.
Up to 80 electricians and supporters met in Manchester last Saturday. They elected a regional rank‑and-file committee .
Disabled activists held a national day of action against Atos, the private firm that assesses people who claim sickness and disability benefits.
Hundreds of delegates gathered in London last Saturday for the European Conference Against Austerity and Privatisation.
Bosses at Wyndeham Impact printers in Basingstoke have locked out 58 workers after protests over redundancies and wage cuts. They now intend to shut the factory down.
The campaign to reinstate victimised trade unionist Abdul Omer Mohsin was boosted on Sunday when his colleagues at Harrow bus garage voted 17-0 to support him.
Ballot papers will go out to over a million members of the Unison union this week.
The rich rabble gathered at the Tory conference in Manchester could barely contain their delight.
Joe Glenton, the anti-war soldier who refused to go back to Afghanistan, is to deliver a letter to Downing Street demanding the troops be withdrawn.
Leading trade unionists have called a national convention, Unite the Resistance, as part of building the 30 November strikes. It will be in a major venue, the Royal Horticultural Halls, which seats 1,500.
"Several unions met in Islington, north London, last week to prepare for united strikes on 30 November. Myself and a few other workers called the meeting.
