Unison union members at Soas in central London are set to strike on Thursday of this week in defence of their victimised branch chair, Joseph Stalin Bermudez.
United action by teachers and cleaners at Lister school in Newham, east London, has won the reinstatement of Lorraine Mngadi, an activist in the Unison union.
The conference of the health group in the Unison union in Harrogate this week showed both the potential for a fightback and a lack of leadership from the top.
An Employment Appeal Tribunal judged in favour of victimised union activist Tony Staunton after he was barred from standing in union elections. The court rejected an appeal lodged by the Unison union to overturn a ruling in favour of Tony by the Certification Officer.