More than 400 noisy, angry protesters greeted Bolton’s councillors as they came to the town hall to vote through cuts on Wednesday of last week.
Around 500 people protested against deputy prime minister Nick Clegg’s visit to Sheffield last Friday.
Council workers in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, will take to the streets this Saturday to protest against massive council cuts.
Some 250 parents, children and campaigners gathered in Salford’s sunny Buile Hill Park last Saturday to defend their local maternity unit.
Campaigners from across north east England packed into a victory party for Yunus Bakhsh last week. An Employment Tribunal recently found that Yunus, a nurse and union activist, had been illegally sacked.
The proposed ballot of 8,500 Unison union members at Kirklees Council, West Yorkshire, has been suspended as the council blinked first in the long running dispute over cuts.
Scottish local government workers may be moving towards action against an imposed three year pay deal.
British Airways (BA) cabin crew will vote in a fresh ballot for industrial action—but as yet there is no timetable for the ballot.
Trade unions and community groups are set to hold a rally in Walthamstow, north east London, on Saturday.
The Tories this week began to push through legislation that would slash civil service workers’ redundancy payments.
Hundreds of trade unionists and activists descended on the Norfolk village of Burston on Sunday to celebrate the longest strike in history.
More than 150 bakers at Maple Leaf in Walsall, West Midlands, were set to strike on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
