UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive
UK universities in internation Hall of Shame
08-06-2007 10:10
Two UK universities - Imperial College and Wolverhamptom - have received the inaugural 'Divestors in People' © award. ‘Divestors of People’© is a standard awarded to Higher Education institutions that excel in mismanaging, bullying, and harassing their staff.Nominations remain open for the Hall of Shame.
Letter to the international labour movement
07-06-2007 17:12
On May 31, at 7:00 am, 150 police armed to the teeth invaded Cipla, a factory controlled by the workers, and "installed" an administrator appointed by the federal judge at the request of the INSS (Social Security). The management elected by the workers along with other selected workers were expelled or prevented from entering the plant. Armed terror has been imposed in the factory. One of the first measures taken by the administrator was to cover with a black canvas the plaque at the entrance of the factory which said: "CIPLA, company controlled by the workers."A marvelous national and international compaign demanding the end of the intervention at Cipla was launched just a few hours after the Federal Police carried out their war operations. Messages began to arrive to the Lula government and the Minister of Justice, Tarso Genro, who is responsible for the Federal Police and Luis Marinho, Minister of Social Security, from whose ministry the request for the intervention in Cipla came. Messages were also sent to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Carlos Lupi. This strong and immediate reaction gave us the strength and energy to organize the resistance against these riduculous events.
Urgent Action Needed! - Demirci family Must Stay
07-06-2007 08:29
Joseph Kakembo Belongs on Teesside!
07-06-2007 08:26
Starbucks Workers' Union - IWW activist and film showing this thurs!
06-06-2007 10:30
Together We Win: The Fight To Organise Starbucks
Plus a Previously Unseen Undercover Documentary - Union Busting In Starbucks
Down With Police Terror Against the Anti-G8 Demonstrators!
05-06-2007 23:15
For Mass Protests Against State Terror Based on the Social Power of the Working Class!
Down With the Witchhunt Against the “Black Block”!
Spartakist Leaflet - see attached PDF files: statement in English, German and French and Spartakist Jugend (Young Spartacus) statement from 27 May 2007
CWU conference overturns executive support for Alan Johnson as Labour deputy
05-06-2007 13:42
by Charlie Kimber in BournemouthASDA Hyson Green Expansion
05-06-2007 09:28
Rostock Sunday. Global Agricultural day of action.
04-06-2007 23:36
Police use massive force against G8 demonstrators in Rostock
04-06-2007 19:39
Starbucks Workers Union event - Jun3 7 London
04-06-2007 15:48
Work Slowly: Radio Alice. Great free film, Camberwell, Wed 6th
04-06-2007 12:42
WORK SLOWLY (Lavorare Con Lentezza)Fantastic feature film from Italy about the rebellions in Bologna in the late 70's and the story of the free radio Radio Alice. (English Subtitles)
G8 is a "democratic" sham,its a trap & a distraction,
04-06-2007 06:39
When not getting cigarettes sold to children in asia as a top man in BAT, Kenneth Clarke Rushcliffe MP & BAT tobbaco magnet is the most regular "democratic" UK member of a shady group of illegal corporate oligarchs.
So Ken why are you smoking cigars at meeting that doesnt exist to most of the mainstream media?
Turkish Forces Shell Northern Iraq
03-06-2007 17:37
Iraq said Turkish forces shelled a mountain stronghold of Turkish Kurd rebels in the north of the country on Sunday, a day after it urged Turkey to use diplomacy to resolve rising tensions in the region.The current counter-revolutionary offensive in Venezuela – what it means and ho
03-06-2007 16:47
The non-renewal of the broadcasting licence to private TV station RCTV in Venezuela has been used by the Venezuelan oligarchy and imperialism to unleash the coup-plotting campaign they were unable to launch at the time of the December 3rd elections.
Despite all the hue and cry over "freedom of expression" the real aim of the oligarchy in Venezuela is to create a situation of chaos, violence and confusion, and if they can, get someone killed in one of the demonstrations. This would allow them to create a favourable international climate and launch an open offensive against the Venezuelan revolution with a combination of the following methods: military coup, assassination of Chávez, imperialist intervention.
UK union considers Israeli boycott
03-06-2007 10:11
UNISON, the union of public service officials in the UK, has suggested that it will consider a proposal to boycott Israel.Elección Porteña 2007: Un gran desafío a la izquierda
03-06-2007 02:55
Elección Porteña 2007: Un gran desafío a la izquierda -Buenos Aires - Argentina
Call for a Scottish ABC
02-06-2007 01:18
Turkish army ready to cross into Iraq
01-06-2007 20:26
Turkey's military, building up troops on the Iraqi border, said Thursday it was ready to launch a cross-border offensive to fight Kurdish fighters — pressuring the government to support the idea which could strain ties with Washington and lead to tensions with Iraqi Kurds.At what cost: the loss of integrity?
01-06-2007 11:58
A view from the outside is far more revealing than the myopia offered from within. We are all apt to overlook the elephant for its trunk or ears when we are drawn too near a subject/object. In such a distorted world teacup ‘storms’ appear as hurricanes; the loss of perspective is the precursor to the loss of FREEDOM as the scope narrows, so our consciousness. Few in Oz seem to be aware that the opposition Labor party no longer has an ideological platform, the values of the traditional Australian Labor Party have been jettisoned for short-term gain, opportunism and expediency!
