More than 1,000 workers at Southampton council were set to strike on Thursday of this week—the biggest walkout yet in their long-running battle.
Industrial action by IT workers at Fujitsu in Greater Manchester has been suspended after a last minute agreement with company management.
Around 1,000 people marched down Cable Street in east London last Sunday to mark 75 years since the Battle of Cable Street. The battle saw a mass mobilisation of workers uniting to stop a fascist march.
Tube unions are recommending a four-year pay deal they have agreed with London Underground’s management.
Postal workers in Cheshire are taking a stand against their bullying bosses. The workers are to "do the job safely" this Friday in protest at disciplinary measures being used to get rid of workers.
Workers at Middlesex university, north London, struck on Tuesday of this week in protest at planned job cuts. The action involved workers in both the UCU and Unison unions at the university.
Stow college Workers at Stow college in Glasgow walked out on Monday in a strike against low pay. Over 60 Unison union members picketed the college. They included support workers, admin staff, caretakers and caterers.
The trial continues in Zimbabwe of six socialists threatened with long prison terms for showing a video about the Arab Spring.
The Tories met in Manchester this week to celebrate and deepen their war on the poor.
Tory prime minister David Cameron bleated this week, "We were living beyond our means, so part of the boom was a very false boom.
New rights for agency workers came into force last week.
