Israel’s president Moshe Katsav says of the Arab states "they do not stand behind us, but they do understand why we could not allow Hizbollah to shed our blood".
There were two brutal racist murders last weekend. Both victims were Asian men. In both cases the police have received reports of racist language being used towards the victims and both murders are being treated as racially aggravated.
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The CWU union's postal executive met on Thursday 20 July and once more rejected the latest deal from Royal Mail. The executive demanded more amendments and rejected any attempt to link new government investment with privatisation. However, the votes to reject the deal was very close, and the executive did not reinstate the strike ballot. Socialist Worker supporters in the post are circulating this leaflet.
Health unions and campaigners have condemned a new attempt by the government to privatise NHS bodies responsible for a £64 billion budget.
Tony Blair’s envoy to the Middle East is a very busy man. Not with Palestine or Lebanon or even Iraq - but helping the police with their inquiries.
Around 300 workers at an Iceland supermarket depot in North Wales struck on Friday last week.
Some 40 education workers attended a meeting in Oldham on Monday of last week. It was organised by the local NUT teachers’ union branch to oppose plans to turn four schools into two academies.
Firefighters on Teesside have voted three to one for strike action against plans by Cleveland fire authority to cut 66 frontline firefighter posts, and axe specialist rescue equipment and fire engines.
Unions at the BBC called off their strike ballot over pay, pensions and compulsory redundancies after talks with management resulted in a new offer.
Driving Standards Agency strike Over 1,600 members of the PCS civil service workers’ union at the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) struck on Monday of this week over the threat of office closures, job losses and changes to working practices.
