Some 120 angry but buoyant Unite Against Fascism supporters saw off the National Front in St Albans last week. The Nazis were trying to disrupt the appointment of gay cleric Jeffrey John as the new Dean in St Albans. Respect candidate Maz Cook, among other speakers, made it totally clear that Nazi bigotry wasn’t welcome here or in any other city.
HARINGEY COUNCIL in north London got a shock from the results of its roadshow to promote housing privatisation.
AMBULANCE workers in the Unison union in the north east of England are still in dispute with their management over changes to their meal breaks.
THIS YEAR’S Durham Miners’ Gala took place last week themed around the 20th anniversary of the Great Strike.
MEMBERS OF the Bectu broadcasting union at the BBC have voted overwhelmingly for strikes against the privatisation of the corporation’s information technology operation, BBC Technology.
WORKERS AT the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are continuing their programme of industrial action after management imposed a pay offer.
FIRE BRIGADES Union (FBU) members across Britain and Northern Ireland are debating how to take forward their campaign against huge attacks on their conditions.
HUNDREDS OF civil servants in the PCS union were set to lobby parliament on Wednesday of this week as part of our long-running dispute against low pay.
NEW LABOUR’S campaign in the Hodge Hill parliamentary by-election will send shivers down the spine of anyone on the left. Labour has issued a barrage of bigoted, right wing leaflets.
BLAIR’S FIVE-year plan for education will haunt ordinary parents and schoolchildren for generations to come.
Coppers caught out by figures THE RECENT statistics on police stop and search show that racism is still alive and kicking throughout the police force.
THE AMICUS union held its section conferences last week. About 80 delegates from both blue and white collar sections attended the aerospace conference.
