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Issue - 2048
Dated - 28 Apr 2007
Arrests at Zimbabwe power protests

The "Power to the People" campaign organised by Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) spread to Harare on Monday 23 April. Protesters assembled in the morning and held simultaneous ‘tough love’ protests at offices of state power company, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), in Kuwadzana, Warren Park and Zengeza. Over 470 members from 10 different areas of Harare took part.

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Arrests at Zimbabwe power protests

The "Power to the People" campaign organised by Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) spread to Harare on Monday 23 April. Protesters assembled in the morning and held simultaneous ‘tough love’ protests at offices of state power company, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), in Kuwadzana, Warren Park and Zengeza. Over 470 members from 10 different areas of Harare took part.
26 April 2007
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Videos of Paul Gilroy and Weyman Bennett on the end of the slave trade

Some 300 people packed into a Socialist Worker meeting in central London on Tuesday 18 April on 'Who Really Ended The Slave Trade?'. Here are videos of speeches by Weyman Bennett and Paul Gilroy, as well as the floor debate.
25 April 2007
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Success of Love Music Hate Racism Wakefield gig

Another highly successful Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) gig was held in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Thursday of last week.
24 April 2007
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Unison United Left calls for left vote in Unison national executive elections

Voting has started in the elections for the Unison national executive.
24 April 2007
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Council workers in Breckland return gift bunnies

Tensions are rising between workers and bosses at Breckland council in East Anglia.
24 April 2007
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Cleaning strike called of at Neath Port Talbot Hospital after offer

A strike by cleaning staff at Neath Port Talbot Hospital has been called off after a last minute offer. Staff were due to walk out last week for two days over cuts in cleaning at the hospital which they feared would endanger patients.
24 April 2007
Cleaners protest at Lloyds building
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Cleaners protest at Lloyds building

A Justice for Cleaners protest took place recently at the Lloyd’s Building on Leadenhall Street in London. T&G union organiser Anita Ceravolo said, "We demonstrated because McLellan, the cleaning company, is refusing to negotiate with us over wages and conditions.
24 April 2007
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Crunch coming in post as no pay rise offered

Unless Royal Mail backs off, a battle is coming soon in the post.
24 April 2007
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High street post offices to be relocated to WH Smiths

Post Office Limited bosses made a major privatisation move last week when they announced that up to 85 main high street post offices would be relocated to WH Smith branches.
24 April 2007
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The SW View

Blair’s legacy leaves its mark on the polls

In a true reckoning of Tony Blair’s legacy, Labour has slipped to its lowest poll ratings since 1983. A poll in the Independent this week found support for Labour had slumped to 27 percent.
24 April 2007
Paul Gilroy on commemorations of the end of the slave trade
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Paul Gilroy on commemorations of the end of the slave trade

‘The commemoration is a fantastically important moment for this country. It’s a chance to reflect, a chance to remember, a chance to honour a history of struggle.
24 April 2007
Boris Yeltsin 1931-2007
Obituaries

Boris Yeltsin 1931-2007

The media reaction to the death of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin was curiously split. Right wing newspapers couldn’t decide whether to celebrate Yeltsin as "the man who brought down Communism" or lampoon him as a drunken fool who wrecked Russia’s economy.
24 April 2007