The CWU postal and telecom workers’ union today overturned its executive’s recent decision to back Alan Johnson for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party.
The CWU postal and telecom workers’ union today overturned its executive’s recent decision to back Alan Johnson for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party.
The opening minutes of the CWU postal and telecom workers’ conference laid down a clear challenge to the government over the way services have been sacrificed to corporate greed.
What an example for British workers to follow! On Friday South African public sector workers launched the biggest strike since the end of apartheid in 1994.
The UCU lecturers’ conference passed a series of motions on Wednesday supporting Palestinian rights, calling for discussions about solidarity, and supporting debate around a possible boycott of Israeli academic institutions
The private companies that run London Underground are facing a major financial crisis – and they want tube workers and the public to pay the price. These firms want increased fares, even greater public subsidies, job cuts and fewer safety regulations.
The Democrats last week betrayed the hopes of millions of Americans by approving a $100 billion package to fund the Iraq war. They gained control of the US Congress last November, due to a wave of anger against the war in Iraq.
New Labour minister Margaret Hodge is facing a growing backlash against her call for council housing to be "rationed" to prioritise "indigenous families" over "new migrants".
Protesters from across Germany and beyond will gather in the city of Rostock this weekend for a series of demonstrations against the G8 summit of world leaders that takes place there next week.
