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Asda suspended Hugh Bennett, a truck driver and GMB union shop steward in Wigan, last week for writing "vote yes" on an England flag attached to his cab. The words refer to a strike ballot currently under way.

The PCS civil service workers’ union conference in Brighton saw delegates vote to confront New Labour over job losses and national pay.

Workers at Burnley’s Aircelle aerospace company struck on Monday following a half-day strike on Wednesday of last week over pay.

Around 100 anti-war campaigners protested against the appearance of war criminal George Bush Senior at a conference in Harrogate on Friday of last week.

On 26 June a battle will begin that will decide the future of every postal worker for years to come. It will be the start of the national strike ballot process.

The first two days of the GMB union conference in Blackpool saw talk of fighting the bosses.

Condemnation of Islam’s "treatment of women" has been widespread in the press and among politicians as part of Tony Blair and George Bush’s "war on terror".

The two brothers seized in a police raid on their home in Forest Gate, east London, and released without charge last week, spoke out about their experiences on Tuesday.

Like many people, I am angered by the reaction of US authorities to the deaths of three men in Guantanamo Bay.

"We’ve been here so many times – the capture of Saddam, the transfer of sovereignty, the new government – all marked by euphoria, talk of tipping points, and then dismay as Iraq continues to spiral into oblivion." Dale Davis, a former US intelligence officer, on the killing of Al Qaida’s Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq

A top figure in the world of pensions finance has demanded a renewed assault on workers’ futures.

The long running campaign by firefighters in Hertfordshire against plans to close two fire stations and axe up to 40 frontline jobs is set to enter a critical phase this week.