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Workers in the UCU, Unison and Unite unions in universities are set to strike over pay on Thursday 31 October. 

Unions representing higher education workers call Halloween strike over pay

Manufacturing workers at Ardagh Glass have won an improved pay rise after threatening strikes.

The Unite union and Grangemouth oil refinery bosses Ineos were in talks at the Acas conciliation service as Socialist Worker went to press.

Drivers for Network Warrington buses in the Unite union struck for 24 hours on Tuesday of this week against a zero percent pay offer. Further strikes are planned for Wednesday of next week and Thursday 31 October. Send messages of support to [email protected]

Unions in Higher Education (HE)—UCU, UNISON and UNITE—have all won industrial action ballots over this year’s pay award, writes Liz Lawrence, UCU vice president (pc)

Visteon pensioners staged four protests last Saturday—in Rayleigh, Enfield, Belfast and Swansea (pictured). They are demanding Ford returns their pensions to the level they would be if it had not sold them off to a new company.

Workers began a work to rule at Grangemouth oil refinery in Falkirk on Monday of this week.

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Workers at Grangemouth oil refinery have voted by more than 80 percent in favour of strikes against the victimisation of union rep Stephen Deans.

Workers in universities across Britain are balloting for strikes over pay.