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06-09-2006 13:59 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Day 6 of Mersey Fire Strike: "We are not getting anywhere."

Firefighter Mark Rowe - Speaking up for Merseysiders
Even as he was announcing another eight dates of strike action against the Fire Authority's cuts agenda, Merseyside FBU secretary Les Skarratts admitted "We are not getting anywhere." Read more >>

06-09-2006 10:30

Keep Our NHS Public meeting in Merseyside

7:30 pm Wednesday 13th September
Lydiate Parish Hall
286 Southport Road, Lydiate
(near the 'Scotch Piper') Read more >>

05-09-2006 20:16

The NHS? We'll Take It From Here!

In a 'triumph of Blairism', the government has awarded a £1.5 billion NHS contract to DHL - a Germany-based air courier company. Workers in Runcorn are amongst those considering strike action. Read more >>

05-09-2006 18:51

Day 5 of Mersey Fire Strike: Talks Break Down

Firefighter Mark Rowe - Speaking up for Merseysiders
Talks seemed to have broken down between Merseyside FBU and the Fire Authority today, as allegations were slung backwards and forwards. Read more >>

04-09-2006 21:50

Wrexham Council votes for landfill

Residents of Johnstown vow to continue their protests at Hafod Quarry following failure by Wrexham Council to revoke planning permission for landfill at the site, part of which is a Special Area of Conservation and home to great crested newts. The landfill site is also just 150 yards from local houses. Several other landfill sites in the area have caused nuisance, noise and pollution for years and local people have had enough. Read more >>

04-09-2006 19:17

Save Frenchwood Rec - Save The Ribble!

Local people will be rambling around Frenchwood Recreation Ground on Sunday 10th September. The area, which includes popular football pitches and borders the beautiful River Ribble is under threat from ideas in Preston City Council's 'Riverworks' proposals - which include large housing developments over green areas including the rec, as well as the environmentally disastrous idea of building a barrage across the river, and concreting over the banks for boat moorings. Read more >>

04-09-2006 17:42

Day 4 of Mersey Fire Strike: More 'Negotiating' Amid Allegations

Firefighter Mark Rowe - Speaking up for Merseysiders
Merseyside firefighters today began the second part of their eight day strike, following a two hour return to work. Meanwhile, Merseyside FBU secretary Les Skarratts continued his secretive face-to-face "negotiating" with Assistant Chief Fire Officer Bill Evans. Read more >>

03-09-2006 15:25

Day 3 of Mersey Fire Strike: FBU's Skarratts Blinks First

Firefighter Mark Rowe - Speaking up for Merseysiders
Even though the firefighters' strike seems to be absolutely solid, there are worrying signs that Merseyside FBU secretary Les Skarratts may be preparing a retreat. Read more >>

02-09-2006 13:29

Day 2 of Mersey Fire Strike: Authority Calls On "Fantasy firefighters"

Firefighter Mark Rowe - Speaking up for Merseysiders
As Merseyside FBU Secretary Les Skarratts prepared for tonight's face-to-face talks with Assistant Chief Fire Officer Bill Evans, it was clear that fire chiefs were becoming increasingly desperate in the face of firefighter solidarity. Read more >>

01-09-2006 11:41 | 1 addition

Day 1 of Mersey Fire Strike: Great Show of Solidarity

Despite predictions that hundreds of scabs would cross the picket line, and offers of time and a half to anyone who betrayed their union, the Mersey Fire strike began with a tremendous show of solidarity amongst FBU firefighters. Read more >>

31-08-2006 12:31

Eight Day Strike For Liverpool Lives

Despite a massive and hypocritical media campaign against the firefighters, Merseyside FBU members today began what is effectively an eight day strike in protest against £3.5 million of cuts. Read more >>

24-08-2006 16:20 | 1 comment

Fire Scab Scandal

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority - whose 3 million pounds worth of cuts to services provoked the forthcoming strike - have found enough money to offer time and a half for strikebreakers! Firefighters must resist this attempt to divide and conquer! Read more >>

24-08-2006 12:46

Mersey waste dumped on Wrexham - report on today's protest

Mersey Waste Holdings faced determined opposition this morning when the first lorry carrying waste arrived at Hafod Quarry, Johnstown, near Wrexham. Anxious to get the lorry into the site with the minimum of delay, the Police used heavy-handed tactics to drag protesters out of the way with scant regard for health and safety. Welsh media were in attendance but didn't manage to film the blockaders being dragged away. Read more >>

23-08-2006 17:22 | 3 comments

Area Commander Dan Stephens Betrays Merseysiders

The face of a traitor
In an disgraceful betrayal of his fellow firefighters and the people of Merseyside in general, Area Commander Dan Stephens has used the Liverpool Echo to claim that "more than 100" scabs will cross FBU picket lines next week. Read more >>

23-08-2006 17:15 | 1 addition

Mersey's waste dumped in Wrexham - update and call for action

Mersey Waste Holdings began dumping Merseyside's waste in Wales today, at Hafod Quarry, Johnstown, near Wrexham. The entrance to the site was blockaded for a while this morning until police removed the protesters. More support needed from Wrexham and Merseyside people to stop this happening. Read more >>

22-08-2006 15:32 | 17 comments

BNP's canoe fundraiser sinks without trace...

...and a BNP member misses the bus! Read more >>

21-08-2006 19:15

Mersey Ambulance Workers Win Talks

Ambulance technicians in Merseyside and Cheshire have suspended their latest strike, having won talks on a pay deal their bosses had insisted was done and dusted. Read more >>

21-08-2006 18:45 | 3 comments

Firefighters to Strike Over Cuts

Firefighters on Merseyside have overwhelmingly voted to strike against plans to make 120 workers redundant and reduce night-time cover to just one engine for the whole of Liverpool city centre. The cuts are planned because the government ordered £3 million of savings. Read more >>

20-08-2006 18:35 | 3 comments

Merseyside Worker Killed by Fall

A workman has died after falling from a cherry-picker, police have said. Read more >>

18-08-2006 11:55

Breathtaking Hypocrisy of Mersey Fire Authority

In a despicable and transparent political move, councillors from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority have called on firefighters to strike 'reponsibly', should they vote for industrial action on Monday. Read more >>

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