The bosses of the last steel plant in Redcar, Teesside, announced they were “mothballing” it on Monday of this week, with the loss of 1,700 jobs. Production was “paused” earlier this month.
College lecturers are balloting for strikes over pay.
The 24th day of protest with Sita Waste Management at the ICI Wilton complex near Redcar took place on Friday of last week.
Planned strikes at the National Museum Wales were suspended last weekend following talks with bosses.
Up to 2,000 Green Party members met for their conference in Bournemouth last weekend.
Around 200 workers at Carlsberg’s site in Northampton were set to begin a continuous overtime ban and work to rule on Thursday of this week.
The US government has announced it will release Shaker Aamer, the last British resident detained in Guantanamo Bay.
Academies leech millions, care services inadequate, rich still live longer
Fresh inquests are continuing into the deaths of fans who died as a result of the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster.
Traffic wardens in Camden, central London, began a seven-day strike against low pay on Wednesday of last week.
Around 200 people joined the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition’s (TUSC) annual conference in central London last Saturday.
Workers at Barnet Council in north London were set to strike during the Tory party conference to highlight the danger of outsourcing local government services.
