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Firefighters in England and Wales walked out of work on one of the busiest nights of the year in the run up to bonfire night last night, Friday, in a row over pensions.

Pictures from today's higher education strike around the country

Workers in UCU, Unite and Unison walked out today, Thursday, over paltry pay deal. Students and workers join picket lines and hold occupations in support.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced today, Wednesday, that it has called off Monday’s planned national strike of post workers.

Sussex University students have gone into occupation this afternoon, Wednesday, in support of a national university staff strike tomorrow over pay.

Ealing traffic wardens called off a one day strike on Tuesday of this week after their employers NSL made an improved offer to settle.

Over 150 pickets converged on Ferrybridge power station in west Yorkshire last week to protest against an attack on national terms and conditions by local construction bosses.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently confirmed it holds documents relating to another blacklist in the construction industry.

We are told that Britain faces an energy crisis unless we build new nuclear power plants. Energy researcher Gerry Wolff told Socialist Worker that the crisis is fake—we don’t need nuclear

The national walkout involves the UCU, Unite and Unison unions. It’s the first action in a campaign to win decent pay after bosses offered a below-inflation 1 percent deal.

Campaigners marched through Manchester banging pots and pans last Saturday to highlight the growth of food poverty in Britain.

New evidence backs miners in the fight for justice over the Marikana massacre, reports Ken Olende