Workers at Astra Zeneca in Macclesfield, Cheshire, struck for the first time ever last week to fight attacks on their pensions.
The NUJ, Bectu and Unite unions representing workers at the BBC have announced dates for strikes against attacks on their pensions.
The solid 24-hour strike by around 10,000 workers on London Underground last week put pressure on management.
Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of the Unite union, has indicated that the dispute between cabin crew at British Airways and bullying boss Willie Walsh could be spread across the company.
Around 40 people attended a launch meeting of the Justice For All campaign in London last week.
Workers at the Coca‑Cola plant in Edmonton, north London, were set to strike on Wednesday and Thursday of this week over pay.
Jerry Hicks, the rank and file candidate in the Unite union’s general secretary election, is urging people to pull out all the stops to get him the biggest possible vote.
A significant shift in the battle against the Tories took place this week.
Firefighters from across Britain were set to descend on the capital on Thursday of this week with a simple message: London’s battle is everyone’s battle.
Some 300 delegates at the TUC came to the penultimate Labour Party leadership hustings on Monday night.
Some 60 people attended a lively and serious fringe meeting organised by Unite Against Fascism (UAF) at the TUC on Monday night.
The TUC passed a motion for the repeal of the anti-trade union laws.
