Here’s a list of Scottish Government sites where there’s (maybe) going to be pickets on the morning of June 30th. Go down & show support. We’ll keep this page updated best we can. Also look at J30 Strike. Saughton House (SW Edinburgh) Broomhouse Road EH11 3XD OSM link: http://osm.org/go/evfIz0VV- St. Andrews House (City Centre)...
Posts Tagged ‘ workers’ struggle ’
Bagpipes are a weapon of war
In the US, a far right state politician has found himself in a pickle after his attempt to force a bampot anti-union bill through their parliament using their National Guard no less, has backfired. It’s triggered a wave of grassroots militant action and solidarity that has seen the Wisconsin Capitol (that’s their Holyrood I...
Scabs and managers run over firefighters
You might know that your boss is a bastard but it’s still surprising if he were to run you over. This is in London but shocking enough to link here. Ian Lehair, FBU NEC member for London is run over by a scab fire engine. FBU members picket the LFB Southwark Training Centre where...
Another strike outlawed by the courts
If strike ballots with inconsistencies are illegal and invalid, why not apply the same logic to General Elections?
Update on Waste depot picket
The picket of the scab Council waste depot (mentioned here) has been going well – last Saturday saw around 50 hardy souls sending a strong message to Turley & the gang. Drew the eye of the Evening News ADHD massive as well. Same again this weekend, see you there!
Royal Mail Strike: Secret Plan, 30,000 Scabs, the last act of New Labour
A concerted strategy to break the organisation of workers in the Royal Mail - privatisation delivered by the Labour Party.
Inspiring, “Green Bans” free film screening this Sunday
On Sunday 24th May, 3pm, in ACE there will be a screening of ‘Rocking the Foundations’ a really inspiring film about a militant Australian union, The Builders Labourers Federation of New South Wales. The union took the struggle from wages and conditions to a new level, and initiated strikes, green bans, and other direct...
It’s not just London: Visteon factories occupied
Alongside the G20 meltdown London protests, news that workers in Enfield & N. Ireland have decided to occupy their factories in response to getting fucked over by Ford.
The Miners’ Strike 25 Years on
It's the 25th anniversary of the start of the Miners' Strike, the biggest industrial battle in living memory. Here are images of support cards produced in South Wales for Christmas 1984.
As the polls open, real politics happens elsewhere
A 2nd day of general strike in Greece, a meeting of the European Central Bank and the prospect of bond markets opening overnight to allow betting during the vote count. As well as this, British Airways continues its vendetta against its workers. With an online strike ballot due to finish this week and likely...
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