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UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

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Charter of Rights of Women Seeking Asylum

30-11-2009 14:10

Charter of Rights of Women Seeking Asylum
The Charter of rights of women seeking asylum officially launches its new campaign briefing and film today. This is timely as the government has just published its strategy to end violence against women and girls – disappointingly there is very little mention of women seeking asylum.

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Around the Campaigns Monday 30th November

30-11-2009 11:28

Detention of children at immigration 'prisons' attacked by MPs

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The Free Shop strikes again!

30-11-2009 02:40

Free Shop version 2.0...no updates required.
Once again, this Saturday (28-11-2009) the Free Shop was set up in front of Primark in Cambridge to spread the word about more sustainable lifestyles, and highlight just quite how bad some High Streets store's practices actually are!

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Picket at Polish Embassy as Cegielski Dispute Ends

29-11-2009 18:24

Putting the banner on the railings
Although the dispute at the Cegielski plant in Poznan, Poland had been settled earlier in the day, the picket at the Polish Embassy in London organised by the London branch of the IWW and the Polish Anarchists Society, London went ahead with around a dozen activists displaying a banner on the embassy railings and leafleting.

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March for jobs in London

29-11-2009 17:48

On Saturday 28 November, more than a thousand youth march for jobs in London

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Report of STUC anti-racism march in Glasgow Saturday 28th November 2009

28-11-2009 15:52

Here is a short account of the anti-racism march and rally held in Glasgow on Saturday 28th November 2009. 3 photos are included - please note that these photos are from the BBC Scotland website and the STUC website.

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U.S. Still Plans Assault on Latin America. Will We Stop this Madness?

28-11-2009 15:29

"In an explicit attempt to hide Washington’s military objectives in South America, a U.S. Air Force document submitted to Congress in May 2009 that provoked deep concerns in the region has been modified and re-published on November 16, 2009. The official U.S. Air Force document, revealed and denounced by this author on November 4th, explained the justification for a $46 million request to improve the military installations in one of the seven bases Washington will occupy under the military accord signed on October 30th between Colombia and the United States. The modified document has eliminated all mention of war and military operations in the region, as well as offensive language directed at Colombia’s neighbors, Venezuela and Ecuador."

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Vestas solidarity 'Magic Roundabout' Climate Camp evicted

28-11-2009 11:45

ahh... that's better, back to a bland corporate piece of faketure
After a court ruling on Tuesday granting a possesssion order to Hanslips (seemingly entirely at the behest of Vestas), the bailiffs arrived yesterday Friday 27th at 11:00am, demanding everything be moved from the camp by noon. This despite the Judge's ruling that the landowner negotiate a time for leaving the roundabout with the occupiers, and the roundbouters attempts to negotiate such a time being frustrated.

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Filipino Workers Condemn Maguindanao Massacre

28-11-2009 02:34

APL dares gov’t to severely punish brains, perpetrators of Maguindanao massacre

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Modern Post Office - Fingerprinting Minorities

27-11-2009 11:00

A trial of this surveillance technology is taking place in 17 Post Offices, if successful then it will form part of the model for attempting to enrol all citizens onto the Identity Register.

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Cegielski plant: Ceasefire with the management but the struggle continues!

26-11-2009 16:25

Industial dispute at Cegielski plant in Poznan, western Poland between independent trade union IP and the management of the plant ended up on Wednesday night with significant victory for IP: unlawfully sacked union stewards will come back to work (and the management will recognize 5 other IP activists as a stewards), there will be no further mass layoffs at the plant, and the salaries will not be decreased untill the end of the year. In exchange, IP will suspend further protests at the plant.

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Demo At Polish Embassy: Save The Cegielski Plant!

25-11-2009 10:13

Friday, 27th November, 4.30pm, Polish Embassy in London : 47 Portland Place W1B 1JH

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Stitched-Up In Honduras - Workers speaker tour - UK

24-11-2009 15:38

Come and hear how together we can fight sweatshops!

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Legal Threat to the Vestas Campaign 'Magic Roundabout' Camp:

24-11-2009 11:14

The Roundabout at Night, a few months ago...
The people remaining on the ‘Magic Roundabout’ protest camp down on the Isle of Wight outside the now closed Vestas factory have been officially handed their eviction order by the land owner (Hanslips?), and the court hearing is today Tuesday 24 November.
If people want to get in touch with the Roundabouters, please email  savevestas@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to get your message to them.

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Learning The Lessons Of Workplace Struggles - 4pm Sun 6 Dec Glasgow Social Centr

23-11-2009 22:43

Sunday 6th December
4pm
Glasgow Social Centre
66/68 Osborne Street
Glasgow
G1 5QH

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Xmas Social/Benefit Gig for the IWW - Reading - 12th December

23-11-2009 02:27

Please fwd to local email lists, activist friends etc...

Friends and comrades,

On the evening of the next IWW* BIROC meeting, the Reading IWW branch invite y'all to come on down to the 2009 IWW Xmas Social gig!

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Stop the repressions against the IP trade union! Save the Cegielski plant!

22-11-2009 17:32

On Friday, 27th of November Polish anarchist society in London together with London branch of IWW trade union is organising a solidarity demonstration with sacked union stewards from Cegielski plant in Poznan, against the repressions for union activity at the plant and further layoffs. The protest will start at 4:30 pm at the Polish Embassy in London: 47 Portland Place W1B 1JH.

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More intimidation tactics by Peter Tierney and Merseyside BNP

21-11-2009 18:18

Today, activists from Liverpool Antifascists delivered leaflets in Halewood. The event was an overall success, but once again Merseyside BNP revealed that they rely more on intimidation tactics than on politics to get their point across.

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Staff and Students Oppose Corporate Education in the University of Birmingham

21-11-2009 11:42

Students and staff protested this week against the University management's decision to put profit and the needs of business over those of education. And the fightback appears to be working!

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MMU set to axe support staff

21-11-2009 11:04

Manchester Metropolitan University has this week announced that it will be cutting 127 administrative and support staff roles.
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