Arthur Woodhead has been waiting seven years for compensation after exposure to asbestos left him ill.
The UCU union’s annual congress sent a clear message to the government last week—we are preparing a national fight against your cuts.
The battle against attacks on workers marked the UCU’s further education (FE) sector conference.
Some 500 delegates from the Prospect union met in Liverpool for the union’s conference last week.
Workers at British Airways (BA) were coming to the end of their latest round of strikes as Socialist Worker went to press.
"Our fight matters because if this can happen to us, with the strength our union has, it can happen to any worker."
Israel’s assault on the Freedom Flotilla last week was not an aberration. The state of Israel was born in violence—and continues to exist because of its perpetual use of violence.
The English Defence League (EDL) plans to whip up racism against one of Britain’s largest Muslim communities. It has announced plans to gather in Tower Hamlets, east London, on Sunday 20 June.
Unite Against Fascism (UAF) activists in Swansea and Cardiff far outnumbered Welsh Defence League (WDL) thugs and forced them to retreat onto trains and coaches last Saturday.
BP claims that its latest effort to stem the massive oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico is capturing about 10,000 barrels of oil a day. That is less than half of what BP estimates is leaking – and theirs is still one of the lower estimates.
Drivers at DHL Runcorn were set to strike for four days from Friday this week.
Drivers at FirstBus, in the Borders area of Scotland, took 24 hours strike action last Monday.
