6.49pm: From BoltonNearly all anti-fascist protesters who were arrested in Bolton during the demonstrations have now been released. Most have not been charged or have been fined £80.
The Bolton News is reporting that a man was stabbed in the shoulder with a "cut-throat" blade after trying to stop his friend being attacked by alleged supporters of the English Defence League who had earlier been protesting in Bolton.
With 80 percent of cabin crew standing strong on the first day of the BA stoppage, Unite has issued an update of how the strike is biting so far, which reveals that BA's much-vaunted contingencies plans are failing:
Striking cabin crew at British Airways (BA) won tremendous support from fellow BA workers, other airport workers, trade unionists and climate campaigners on their picket lines today.
BA cabin crew started a three-day strike this morning. They are fighting to stop attacks on jobs, pay, conditions and their Unite union. The picket lines are electric. Pickets cheer as cars beep their horns in support. Even some of the police are giving the thumbs up!
6.49pm: From BoltonNearly all anti-fascist protesters who were arrested in Bolton during the demonstrations have now been released. Most have not been charged or have been fined £80.
The wave of opposition to the racist English Defence League’s march in Bolton this Saturday is growing as hundreds activists make their final push to build the Unite Against Fascism counter demonstration.
