Workers at food giant Heinz struck today (Tuesday) as part of their continuing fight for decent pay.
Street cleaners were in upbeat mood on the Lifford Lane depot picket line today during the strike by refuse workers in Birmingham. No workers crossed the picket line and reports from other areas confirm that the strike by Unite, GMB, Ucatt and Unison union members was solid across the city.
Protests against corporate tax dodgers have shut down dozens of high street shops in more than 50 towns and cities across Britain – on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Over 100 low paid porters, cleaners, catering staff and domestics at Southampton general hospital took to the picket lines on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Gail Sheridan was cleared of perjury today (Friday). Gail had been accused of lying in court during her husband, Tommy's, successful libel action against the News of the World. Police responded to that successful action with a huge investigation leading to the couple's current perjury trial.
Low paid NHS workers struck for 48 hours from Wednesday against bosses’ refusal to honour their agreed terms of contract. Over 100 domestics, porters, and catering staff employed by Medirest at Amersham and Wycombe hospitals in Buckinghamshire walked out.
A strike by more than 1,000 workers at Heinz’s factory in Wigan meant that millions of cans of beans and other foods were not produced at the Kitt Green site this week.
Occupying students in two universities are planning to stay in occupation over the Christmas holidays.
Around 300 local trade unionists marched through Islington yesterday. They were joined by students from the London Metropolitan University occupation.
Solidarity with British Students!
We, current and former students and staff of Middlesex University, wish to make plain our disgust at the behaviour of the Metropolitan police at the demonstration against tuition fee rises in London on 9th December. A Middlesex student, Alfie Meadows, sustained life-threatening injuries and underwent brain surgery as a result of an attack by the police. Protesters wishing to leave the demonstration had been told by police to exit via Whitehall, where many were then kettled and attacked. At around 6pm, the police launched a series of unprovoked charges, using horses, truncheons and shields on protesters trapped in Whitehall. Hundreds of peaceful protesters were lined up on the south side o
Leaders of the postal workers’ union today warned the government that plans to privatise Royal Mail could be met by strikes.
