LEEDS COUNCIL workers in the GMB union have voted two to one against a single status pay deal.
Council workers in Newham, east London, struck today in defence of their sacked Unison branch chair Michael Gavan.
Some 400 people enjoyed the Cultures of Resistance concert on Friday of last week – with live drum and bass from from The Bays, a stunning performance of A Love Supreme by Denys Baptiste, reggae soul from Natty, and a superb DJ set from former Special Jerry Dammers. The event in central London raised £1,800 for the Socialist Worker Appeal.
Few places in Europe combine tradition and modernity as vibrantly as the Basque Country. The region enjoys a distinctive culture based on what may be the oldest language in Europe. It is also the scene of a booming economy, exemplified by the reinvention of the capital Bilbao through the Guggenheim museum.
New Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling appeared at a Labour fundraising breakfast last week hosted by a bank involved in the takeover bid for Northern Rock.
Gordon Brown’s government is complicit in the misery of tens of thousands of refugees attempting to flee the "war on terror".
An eight-week long strike by workers in Glasgow’s daycare centres came to an abrupt end on Thursday of last week – just as the action was on the verge of gaining significant momentum.
Workers at Birmingham council have been contacting Socialist Worker in response to the council’s imposition of single status pay cuts.
Over 200 angry council workers held a protest against Nottinghamshire County Council’s pay cuts last week.
Some 5,500 GMB union members who work for Leeds City Council are balloting on the council’s single status pay and grading system.
In Wolverhampton some workers have been forced to rely on rumours and speculation about radical reductions in their pay packets after problems with the delivery of letters.
