On Wednesday of last week I had to get a 7.25am train to Nottingham for a court case. I ran for the train, but was stopped at the barrier and told that I wasn’t able to board without a ticket.
Over 100 workers in the test area at Rolls Royce’s Bristol plant were to begin a snap ballot for official strike action this week after management turned down an appeal for the reinstatement of their union convenor, Jerry Hicks.
About 120 ordinary shareholders, CWU union activists and O2 workers protested on Wednesday of last week at the company’s annual general meeting.
IMMIGRATION officers dragged a Pakistani family from the community that they had made their home as part of an attempt to deport them.
NEW LABOUR is planning to bring in discriminatory measures for migrant workers. It wants to pick and choose the most highly skilled people from poor countries who will be allowed to come to Britain.
Glasgow ABOUT 300 people attended a peace vigil in Glasgow’s George Square on Sunday 17 July in response to the bombings in London.
THE GOVERNMENT has given the clearest indication yet that it is going to privatise the post. It won’t admit it is privatisation, but all the indications are that ministers are ready to end the Royal Mail’s present structure.
FORTY ASIAN workers at Bardons Aggregates in west London are protesting outside their depot against mass dismissal.
Conventry Newspapers JOURNALISTS IN the NUJ union at Coventry Newspapers are continuing their long running dispute against low pay.
Coventry ABOUT 100 council workers from many areas met up on Saturday of last week in Coventry to discuss how to respond to a wave of attacks on pay, terms and conditions stemming from the government’s "single status" restructuring scheme.
CONTRACT CLEANERS at the houses of parliament held a one day strike on Wednesday of last week.
LOTHIAN REGION bus workers were set to strike for two days this weekend following their first strike earlier this month.
