Tens of thousands of teachers struck on Thursday of last week. The action shut schools in London, the North East, South East and South West of England.
Teachers won support for their strike from across Britain and the world.
Bosses at Scotland’s biggest oil refinery are holding nearly 1,400 workers and the Scottish government to ransom.
Ineos has threatened to close Grangemouth if it doesn’t get its own way.
More than 500 activists from struggles across the workers’ movement came to the Unite the Resistance conference last Saturday to debate the way forward, reports?Sarah Ensor
The Unite the Resistance conference was also a chance to debate strategy in some of the key national disputes.
The Scottish Anti Bedroom Tax Federation lobbied the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference in Perth last Saturday.
Baggage handlers and check-in staff for Swissport have voted overwhelmingly for strikes over pay at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports.
Workers on Network Warrington buses were set to walk out on Wednesday of this week in a continuing dispute over pay.
The Unite union’s health sector committee voted last week for strikes to defend the NHS, and health workers’ pay and conditions.
The Unite union, along with John Lister, Polly Toynbee and health campaigners, has initiated a series of five “People’s inquiries for London’s NHS”.
The future of Bridlington Hospital in east Yorkshire is under threat.
