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Over 1,100 people crammed into Friends House in central London for a packed opening rally of the Marxism 2010 festival tonight, Thursday.

"Manchester College hear us say – our union is here to stay!" That was the chant taken up by college teachers on their march round Manchester city centre today.

Workers at Cadbury College, Birmingham, struck on Tuesday this week and on Thursday last week over restructuring plans. Workers in the NUT, ATL and NASUWT unions took united action.

IT giant Fujitsu has sent more than 50 top bosses on an all-expenses paid holiday to Bermuda—while the firm’s 14,000 workers face a pay freeze.

Workers at Maple Leaf bakery in Walsall were to announce the result of their ballot as Socialist Worker went to press.

Around 250 trade unionists and other activists met for the annual conference of the National Shop Stewards Network on Saturday.

In his own words, Colin Gill was an "experienced time traveller and rebel".

Refuse workers in Sandwell, West Midlands, have begun an unofficial work-to-rule. They are set to lose up to £8,000 a year under a "single status" pay deal.

The left within the NUT union met at a Campaign Teacher conference last Saturday.

Teachers at Lister Community school, east London, began a three-day strike this week. They also struck on Wednesday and Thursday of last week over plans to sack three teachers and increase the workload.

The lecturers’ UCU union is set to hold national strike ballots of members over jobs and pay.

The cuts planned by the Tories will cause up to 38,000 extra deaths in Britain over the next ten years due to their impact on poor people’s health and stress levels.