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Issue - 2111
Dated - 26 Jul 2008
‘My son was killed by a knife but he was failed by the system’

Leon Francis was just 24 years old when he was fatally stabbed in December last year.

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Video of London bus workers’ demo, 24 July

500 bus workers protested in central London demanding better pay and conditions, Thursday 24 July 2008
25 July 2008
London bus workers march for decent pay
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London bus workers march for decent pay

There was a mood of determination and defiance as up to 500 London bus workers took to the streets earlier today to demand an equal and higher rate of pay across the city.
24 July 2008
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Sacking of Aberdeen firefighter sparks industrial action ballot

Firefighters working for Grampian fire and rescue service have voted to ballot for strike action after a colleague with 22 years of experience was sacked for being overweight.
22 July 2008
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Unison postpone Yunus Bakhsh disciplinary

Supporters of Yunus Bakhsh – the high profile nurse and activist who has been sacked for his trade union activities – were encouraged this week as the Unison union decided to postpone its own disciplinary action against him.
22 July 2008
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Leeds demonstration for suspended ENEHL convenor

Over 30 Unison union members in Leeds demonstrated outside the Head Office of East North East Homes Leeds (ENEHL) last Thursday while a meeting of the board of directors was taking place.
22 July 2008
Unite NHS day of action
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Unite NHS day of action

Members of the Unite union working in the NHS organised a national day of action over the three-year below-inflation pay deal imposed on health workers. Union members in London, Brighton, Norwich, Liverpool, Manchester, Nuneaton, Leeds, Poole, Belfast and Nottingham all held protests.
22 July 2008
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Government workers striking over low pay

A number of government departments have seen hard-hitting action in the last few days as the PCS civil service workers’ union launched a week of action over low pay.
22 July 2008
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What We Think

Cheap potato blight

The grip of big business over the food industry means that the poor pay the price not just for rising prices, but also for sudden falls.
22 July 2008
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British use torture

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said last week, "The UK can no longer rely on US assurances that it does not use torture, and we recommend that the government does not rely on such assurances in the future."
22 July 2008
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Clinging to New Labour will benefit the right

Last week a senior trade union figure addressed his members in London. Warning that immigration scares could benefit the far right, he argued the need to keep up support for Labour.
22 July 2008
Powerful strike hits councils
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Powerful strike hits councils

Over half a million workers, including classroom assistants, refuse collectors, admin workers, street sweepers, and other local government staff in the Unison and Unite unions, struck against low pay on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
22 July 2008
Back the People Before Profit Charter for workers’ rights
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Back the People Before Profit Charter for workers’ rights

The People Before Profit Charter to defend workers’ rights and conditions in the face of a deepening economic crisis is winning wide support among working class people.
22 July 2008