Post Office Limited bosses made a major privatisation move last week when they announced that up to 85 main high street post offices would be relocated to WH Smith branches.
‘The commemoration is a fantastically important moment for this country. It’s a chance to reflect, a chance to remember, a chance to honour a history of struggle.
Dundee postal workers at the East delivery office walked out this morning in support of a colleague sacked for being ill.
The attempt to cover up George Bush’s plan to bomb the Arabic television channel Al Jazeera has resulted in two men being put on trial for allegedly breaking the Official Secrets Act.
Over 130 Respect supporters from across England converged on Preston last weekend to campaign for the re-election of councillor Michael Lavalette in the Town Centre ward.
The US is planning to turn the Iraqi capital of Baghdad into a series of prison camps, surrounded by miles of 12 foot high concrete walls topped with barbed wire.
The body that reviews teachers’ pay has been forced to take steps towards reopening negotiations over the current pay settlement.
Wages excluding bonuses are rising at an average of only 3.6 percent a year while inflation is at 4.8 percent.
Nurses in Ireland are escalating a series of stoppages at hospitals across the country in a campaign over pay and the state of the health service. Their action shows that it is possible to organise national strike action in the NHS
As the conference opened, Unison announced a date for the long called for national demonstration in defence of the NHS – Saturday 13 October.
The question of Unison’s relationship to the Labour Party was a running sore through the conference.
The possibility of a nationwide strike in the NHS has taken a big step forward as health workers voted to reject the below inflation pay award they have been offered.
