People took part in vigils and protests across Britain this week after the tragic death of the 100th British soldier in Iraq.
Local Respect groups across England are currently in the process of selecting their council candidates for the council elections set to be held on 4 May.
Ambulance workers in the West Midlands were set to start industrial action short of a strike over pay and conditions from Thursday of this week.
After three days solid strike action over bonus pay last week, union members working for Laing O’Rourke at Heathrow Terminal 5 were set to vote on a new deal on Wednesday of this week.
Maryport marches for hospital beds Around 800 people from across Cumbria marched through Maryport on Friday of last week against plans close at least 118 cottage hospital beds countywide.
Hundreds of parents, pupils and teachers converged on Bury town hall last week to stop the closures of Prestwich, Broad Oak and Derby high schools.
Tony Blair's education White Paper strikes at the heart of comprehensive education. The compromise being brokered by John Prescott between the government and Labour rebels would leave the bulk of the attack in place.
PCS civil service workers’ union reps in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) were set to meet this Saturday to discuss the next step forward after our successful strike on 27 and 28 January.
About 100 people lobbied the Welsh assembly on Wednesday of last week over the threat to public sector pensions. Among those taking part were members of Caerphilly, Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf local government branches of the Unison union.
Council workers in Tower Hamlets, east London, walked out on a one day strike on Tuesday of this week. The workers, members of the Unison union, are protesting against the imposition of changes in the council’s sickness policy.
Tory run Northamptonshire County Council is planning to cut at least 1,000 jobs.
Action over unfair disciplinary procedures on London Undergound is escalating as 5,000 RMT union members join drivers in balloting for strike action.
