Some 17 women employed by Unique Care in Huddersfield were sacked on Thursday of last week after standing up to bullying and the sacking of one of their colleagues.
The crisis in the NHS becomes more urgent every week. Now James Johnson, head of the British Medical Association, has warned that the competitive market introduced by health secretary Patricia Hewitt is ruining the service.
Pressure is growing from postal workers for a national strike ballot. The CWU union’s executive has little choice but to discuss action after a national briefing last week for branch union reps gave an absolutely clear indication of the mood for action.
Fujitsu managers were rattled by the determination of their Manchester staff to stand up for their rights last week.
Over 200 people came to a meeting on Monday to campaign against the government’s attacks on one of the last and most important rights possessed by asylum seekers – the right to free English classes (Esol) and further education courses.
Chancellor Gordon Brown’s plan to slash over 100,000 jobs across the civil service will have a terrible effect on essential public services.
Gordon Brown’s civil service job cuts won’t just mean misery for the poor – they will also deliver an even easier ride for the richest in society.
Teachers in Devon have launched a campaign against the setting up of six trust schools in the county.
The ballot papers for the election of the general secretary and national executive members of the new UCU lecturers’ union are due to be sent out in two weeks.
The campaign against the suspension of Anthony "Chub" Czubkowski, the senior shop steward for the Amicus union at Central Networks, took a number of steps forward last week.
This month’s meeting of the South West regional council of the Unison union took place last Saturday.
Protesters gathered in Glasgow on Saturday in solidarity with Zahra Byansi and her sons, Faysal and Rahim aged 12 and five.
