There have been two disturbing cases in recent years of counter-terrorism powers being used to clamp down on peaceful and legitimate protests.
In a magnificent show of solidarity, thousands of workers at Heathrow airport in London have walked out unofficially in support of sacked colleagues at caterers Gate Gourmet. At the moment check-in staff, baggage handlers and bus drivers are on strike at Terminals 1 and 4. Some 20 incoming flights have been re-routed away from Heathrow and outgoing flights halted.
The threat of strikes has forced Gate Gourmet to back off in the US.
"T&G union, zindabad! BA staff, zindabad!"
The family of the 27 year old Brazilian shot dead by armed police in south London, have cast further doubt on the police’s version of events leading up to the shooting.
I deal with Islamophobic attacks that are reported to us. Prior to 7 July I was getting about five a week, now it’s about 100. So far we’ve had at least 290 and there are more to be logged. We’ve been overwhelmed.
Workers at one of Asda supermarkets’ distribution centres began a three day strike over pay on Wednesday of last week.
The GMB union has organised a consultative ballot for its 4,500 members at the DHL Express parcel company. GMB members rejected the company’s 3 percent pay offer in a ballot earlier this summer.
Ford bosses have no Ansa to action Deliveries of new Ford cars to showrooms across Britain were hit this week by strike action at Ansa Logistics Ltd by members of the T&G Union.
Glasgow Over 150 people packed into a wonderful public meeting in the Carrington Street Mosque, Glasgow, on Friday of last week.
Management at London Metropolitan University have conceded an improved contract for lecturers after a 15 month long dispute.
Some 45 members of the NUJ journalists union at the Coventry Evening Telegraph, Coventry Citizen, Hinckley Times, Bedworth Echo and Nuneaton Tribune are continuing their long running dispute over pay and regrading.
