Bristol

Around 100 people sat in an in-person climate summit meeting
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Bristol climate summit brings together radical fights

250 gathered to discuss climate justice
09 May 2022
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Keep fighting after Colston Four victory so more statues fall

Build on the court victory
11 January 2022
Defend David Miller and academic freedom
Alex Callinicos

Defend David Miller and academic freedom

In a serious attack on academic freedom, Bristol University has sacked one of its professors of sociology, David Miller.
05 October 2021
A city in revolt, seen through the eyes of its Labour mayor
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A city in revolt, seen through the eyes of its Labour mayor

This BBC documentary follows mayor Marvin Rees as he faces up to the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s interesting—and infuriating
08 June 2021
Key issues in the fight against the police bill
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Key issues in the fight against the police bill

With protests growing around Britain, Isabel Ringrose looks at what’s at stake—and what we can do
29 March 2021
Bristol police on the rampage against protesters for the second time in three days
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Bristol police on the rampage against protesters for the second time in three days

Riot cops attacked a peaceful protest on College Green in the centre of the city
24 March 2021
Tens of thousands march with Greta Thunberg in Bristol
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Tens of thousands march with Greta Thunberg in Bristol

School climate strikers poured on to the streets and demanded urgent action
28 February 2020
Bristol fights police racism after tasering of Judah Adunbi
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Bristol fights police racism after tasering of Judah Adunbi

Over 200 people packed an emergency meeting in St Pauls, Bristol, last Saturday. It was called in response to an assault on Judah Adunbi by police, which was captured on film.
31 January 2017
Labour councils should be fighting cuts—not implementing them
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Labour councils should be fighting cuts—not implementing them

Bristol City Council plans to axe one sixth of its workforce in a bid to plug gaps in its budget. Unions should mobilise in the streets against the plans. Meanwhile in Durham teaching assistants facing a Labour attack say they feel like they even have to fight their own union, which is not doing enough to resist the pay cut
30 August 2016
Cheers for Jeremy Corbyn in Bristol
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Cheers for Jeremy Corbyn in Bristol

Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn spoke to a meeting of over 500 people in Bristol on Thursday of last week. 
28 July 2015
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Angry march against a plague of flies in Bristol

Around 40 people protested at Bristol docks against a fly infestation and dust problem in the adjacent Avonmouth area last Saturday.
17 June 2014
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Racist EDL outnumbered in Bristol

Some 100 people turned up in Bristol to oppose the English Defence League (EDL) at very short notice on Tuesday of last week. 
14 January 2014
How we organised to break racism on Bristol buses
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How we organised to break racism on Bristol buses

Fifty years ago, black people in Bristol organised a boycott of Bristol buses. Paul Stephenson and other campaign leaders addressed an anniversary meeting last week and two of them, Guy Bailey and Roy Hackett, spoke to Ken Olende
08 October 2013
McCluskey challenged in Unite leadership election
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McCluskey challenged in Unite leadership election

Victimised former union convenor at Rolls-Royce in Bristol, Jerry Hicks, has put himself forward for Unite union’s general secretary election.
12 January 2013
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Reports round-up

Walkout for Bristol postal workers Around 100 postal workers at a delivery office in south Bristol struck on 17 December for a second time.
31 December 2012
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Reports round-up

Bristol post workers deliver solid strike A solid strike took place at Mead Street sorting office in Bristol on Monday of this week to defend national agreements and fight unreasonable workloads. Over 100 managers from across the south west were brought in to try and break the strike.
11 December 2012
Bristol marches against bosses' plan for NHS regional pay
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Bristol marches against bosses’ plan for NHS regional pay

Over 1,000 health workers and activists protested in Bristol last Saturday against regional pay. Radiographers marched with physiotherapists, nurses, ward clerks, medical secretaries, estates staff and midwives.
04 December 2012
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Bristol postal workers vote for strikes

Workers at a Bristol postal sorting office have voted to strike in a dispute over workload. Some 81 percent of the CWU union members at the Mead Street depot voted to stage walkouts.
27 November 2012
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Bristol post workers vote to strike against their management

Postal workers in the CWU union at the Royal Mail delivery depot in Mead Street, Bristol, have voted to strike by over 80 percent.
21 November 2012
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EDL arrest in Bristol

The leader of the racist English Defence League (EDL) in Bristol has been arrested in connection with racist graffiti sprayed on mosques and temples.
20 November 2012
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Socialists standing in by-elections

Voters were set to go to the polls this week in the Manchester Central by-election and the election for Bristol mayor. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is standing candidates in both.
13 November 2012
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Health workers call march against south west pay cartel

The Unite union’s health branch in Bristol has called a demonstration on 1 December against moves to slash pay across the south west of England.
06 November 2012
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Mail centre closure plan in Gloucester

Royal Mail last week announced plans to close Gloucester mail centre and transfer the bulk of its work to Bristol.
21 August 2012
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Transport round-up

Workers in the RMT union at Barton Hall rail depot in Bristol have voted to strike over a reduction in their hours.
24 July 2012