Over 1,000 Royal Mail workers in four distribution centres across England have voted in favour of industrial action against heavy-handed management handling of changes to mail circulation.
Ambulance workers in Merseyside and Cheshire have won independent mediation in a bitter dispute over pay and conditions. The workers are members of the Ambulance Service Unison (ASU) - a breakaway from the Unison union.
Firefighters in the FBU union on Merseyside will strike for four days next week against a programme of job cuts.
Workers employed by Initial Rentokil at Whipps Cross hospital in Leytonstone, east London, plan a three-day strike to win the same terms and conditions as colleagues employed by the NHS.
South West Trains Drivers on South West Trains (SWT) are to stage three 24-hour strikes as part of a long running dispute.
Tommy Sheridan, and fellow member of the Scottish Parliament Rosemary Byrne, have called a meeting on 3 September to bring people together to discuss launching a new socialist party in Scotland.
Many socialists and working class people around the world celebrated Tommy Sheridan’s recent libel victory. We should also welcome his call to launch a new party in Scotland, and the momentum which this is gathering.
"I would join a new party set up by Tommy Sheridan. I think that a lot of students would join it.
Rail unions face a series of challenges over the coming weeks after declaring disputes in key areas.
About 500 GMB and T&G union members, working for Swissport at Stansted airport were due to strike this weekend.
First Centre West buses Members of the TSSA transport union working at First Centre West buses in west London planned a 48-hour strike from noon on Sunday.
Pilots at UK budget airline Bmibaby have voted to strike in a row over pay and pensions.
