The Unison union is urging council workers across England and Wales to reject the employers 2.45 percent pay offer.
More than 300 workers at the Findus factory in Longbenton, North Tyneside, struck on Wednesday of last week in protest at a planned two-week annual summer shut-down.
Journalists in the NUJ union at Express Newspapers called off a strike over pay set for Friday of last week. The workers at the Daily Express, the Sunday Express, the Daily Star and the Daily Star Sunday in London and Preston had struck solidly on Friday 4 April.
The Strike vote by further education lecturers vote is brilliant. It reflects the fact that a lot of hard work from UCU union members has gone into the campaign. People are absolutely thrilled – we now have a two to one in favour of strike action and a seven to one vote in favour of some sort of action.
Over 4,000 further education (FE) lecturers in Wales were set to strike on Wednesday of this week.
The UCU lecturers’ union has organised a tour of Palestinian academics, who will be visiting towns across Britain from this Sunday.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, which is due to be debated in the House of Commons in May, is proving to be highly controversial.
Gordon Brown’s government is pushing ahead with plans to extend the period that people can be held without charge.
Anti-war campaigner Rose Gentle has reacted angrily to the decision by nine Law Lords to rule against the right to hold a public inquiry over the invasion of Iraq.
The US is laying siege to the Baghdad slum of Sadr City in an attempt to crush the Iraqi resistance.
Campaigners in Cardiff are to highlight New Labour's brutal treatment of asylum seekers this Saturday at a protest in memory of Ama Sumani.
The final line-up for the free Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) carnival to be held in east London on Sunday 27 April has been confirmed.
