Britain and the US remained silent as 80 Red Shirt protesters were killed and hundreds injured in Thailand over the past three months. Troops violently cleared anti-government protesters out of central Bangkok last week.
Cabin crew at British Airways (BA) are fighting one of the most vicious bosses in Britain. They face attacks that will be familiar to millions of workers—job cuts, pay cuts and attacks on their union.
THE MEDIA and some trade union leaders have blamed a protest involving Socialist Workers Party members for the collapse of Acas conciliation service talks between British Airways and the Unite union last Saturday.
Cabin crew working for British Airways will strike from next Monday. The strikes are back on after the Appeal Court overturned a ban on industrial action.