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A "battlebus" organised by the CWU London division toured picket lines across the capital.

At the St Rollox office in Springburn, Glasgow, students visited the picket line to show support and one supporter – Stephen Dolan – brought a guitar and together with the strikers they sang a song.

Ayr At the Ayr post office in south-west Scotland there was a good turnout on the picket line. More people signed up for picket duty than last time. Everyone was furious at the news that the bosses will be getting £370,000 and managers up to £10,000 in bonuses for "meeting targets".

North London The strike was 100 percent solid at Highbury in Islington, North London. There were 13 people on a confident picket line out of fewer than 40 workers. Union rep Martin Gyan said, "They want to turn us into a part time company. If there is no work you’ll just be sitting at home.

Striking postal workers, in the CWU union, brought Royal Mail to a halt today in their second 24-hour strike.

Around 150 train drivers and station staff on London Underground’s Bakerloo line will strike for 24 hours from 10pm on Thursday July 19 in a safety dispute over lone working.

Mansour Osanloo, the President of the Syndicate of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed) was kidnapped on 10 July in Tehran, Iran by unknown assailants.

The strike action at Anglian Windows has been called off after workers voted to accept a deal that will see a change in the company's pay structure.