Lecturers at Leeds university called off a planned one-day strike last week after forcing management to climb down.
Sussex University campus was abuzz with activity last week as student and worker militancy came together. Lecturers struck while students were in occupation.
The UCU Left has increased its representation on the national executive committee of the UCU lecturers’ union.
More than 250 delegates from 45 areas signed up to a new Manifesto for Council Housing at Defend Council Housing’s annual conference in London last week.
Workers at British and Scottish Gas are set to strike. Some 8,000 GMB union members have voted by 82 percent for strikes against "macho management" in the company.
Activists in Cambridgeshire have launched a campaign against public sector cuts.
Members of the RMT and TSSA transport unions at Network Rail are on track for a major confrontation with their bosses over plans to cut 1,500 safety-critical jobs.
British Airways (BA) cabin crew stuck two fingers up to bullying boss Willie Walsh this week. They led an inspirational three-day strike to defend jobs, pay, conditions and their union.
The strike at British Airways is having a big political impact.
The Right to Work campaign is organising an emergency post-election conference on Saturday 22 May in central London.
Two crucial protests for those battling to defend the welfare state and public services will take place in London and Glasgow on Saturday 10 April.
Willie Walsh’s attack on cabin crew is part of a bigger assault on all BA workers.
