Campaigners in Sheffield are celebrating after forcing the council to reverse its plan to close two schools.
A series of one-day strikes could hit Breckland council in Norfolk.
Lecturers at Harlow college took three days of strike action on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in their ongoing fight against the imposition of a new, unnegotiated college plan.
Up to 20,000 people joined the Enough! demonstration in London last Saturday to demand the end of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
The results of the Unison union national executive elections show the enthusiasm for a more active fightback.
In a small block of flats a group of old people are becoming increasingly anxious. For years, they had been unable to get the council to do essential repairs and services. Then, seemingly out of the blue, came a solution – a housing association stacked with cash could take over the block, and all the jobs that needed doing would be done.
Socialist Worker congratulates Michael Rosen on becoming Children's Laureate. He received the award at a ceremony in London on Monday.
Experienced staff at the Royal London hospital in east London are facing the possibility of being unable to continue work because of the closure of a scandal-hit private on-site nursery.
The government is under renewed pressure to improve compensation for the 125,000 victims of failed company pensions after it lost a vital House of Lords vote recently.
Gordon Brown has declared war on public sector workers. The first offensive battles have broken out in what could be the biggest pay revolt for decades.
Socialist Worker supporters have thrown themselves into building support for the postal workers who have voted to take strike action.
