Issues

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Issue - 2253
Dated - 28 May 2011
Spanish protests show the way... Revolt against austerity

The mass protests that have erupted across Spain against austerity and corruption are an inspiration to people fighting back everywhere.

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Egypt: Hossam el-Hamalawy and Reem Maged called before military judges

We condemn the decision to refer journalists Hossam el-Hamalawy and Reem Maged for questioning by military judges on Tuesday 31 May in relation to their discussion of violations of human rights by the Egyptian military police and the ruling Supreme Military Council on Reem’s political talkshow which aired on ONTV on 26 May 2011.
30 May 2011
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Message from the reclaimed camp in Barcelona: We will not be moved

An indignant people won’t be moved! Felip Puig must resign!
27 May 2011
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Free gay Tanzanian activist Edson Cosmas threatened with deportation from Britain

The UK border Agency is trying to deport a gay man back to Tanzania in east Africa where he faces arrest and persecution.
26 May 2011
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Islington teachers strike against redundancies

Teachers at Islington Arts and Media School in north London struck today, Thursday, against management plans to impose compulsory redundancies on four workers.
26 May 2011
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Students defy police to protest at Barnsley College cuts

Over 400 Barnsley College lecturers and students demonstrated through the south Yorkshire town yesterday, Wednesday, to protest at a threat to make 25 percent of the college’s lecturers redundant.
26 May 2011
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CWU conference unanimously votes to support London fightback

CWU postal conference has unanimously voted for postal workers nationally to actively support CWU members in London. London has just voted to strike against closures and redundancies.
25 May 2011
Not even a super-injunction can stop Spain
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Not even a super-injunction can stop Spain

24 May 2011
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Crew can win at British Airways

Thousands of British Airways (BA) workers are in the process of balloting over a new deal in their two-year dispute.
24 May 2011
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Libya: the costly, slippery slope of ‘humanitarian intervention’

The bombing of Libya’s capital Tripoli has intensified. Across Libya, civilians are dying in massive Nato air attacks as well as in bombardments by Gaddafi’s regime.
24 May 2011
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Across Europe, this is one fight

The austerity plans of Europe’s elite are devastating lives, pushing economies further into crisis—and sparking mass protests.
24 May 2011
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Lecturers’ union must keep up the fight

The UCU union goes into its Congress this weekend in the midst of several national disputes and on the back of a national strike on 24 March.
24 May 2011
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‘Teachers want to vote yes and strike’

Debs Gwynn is the NUT equalities officer for St Helen’s district. She told Socialist Worker that the ballot has galvanised teachers.
24 May 2011