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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 12

25-06-2013 10:27

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 12

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 11

25-06-2013 10:21

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 11

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 10

25-06-2013 10:16

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 10

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

25-06-2013 10:09

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

25-06-2013 10:02

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 8

25-06-2013 09:56

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 8

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 7

25-06-2013 09:51

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 7

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 6

25-06-2013 09:46

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 6

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 5

25-06-2013 09:38

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 5

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Unite Bus Comes To Cambridge

25-06-2013 00:57

A big blue bus comes to town...
Yesterday afternoon "Unite the Union"'s tour bus came to town, promoting the newest (and possibly most affordable) trade union, which, unlike many other unions also includes membership options for the unemployed.

This is part of a countrywide tour to promote the union.

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People’s Assembly marks new stage in cuts resistance

24-06-2013 10:41

Thousands of people gather at the People's Assembly
A report from Islington Hands Off Our Public Services about the People's Assembly Against Austerity on 22 June 2013. 4,000-plus delegates heard that they should set up local assemblies against austerity and debate a draft statement. Union leaders said they would back industrial action supported by workers.

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The Facts About Boycott Workfare and the Unions

21-06-2013 11:25

stickers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62261498@N07/9085246931/lightbox/

We feel we should publicly state the facts as they are at present regarding relations between Boycott Workfare and a number of trade unions. This follows the recent appearance of some misleading reports which suggest that the GMB, PCS, and Unite trade unions are affiliated to the campaign or working with us.

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Open Letter to Secretary of State (DWP assumed) and Seetec Romford!

20-06-2013 17:35

Open Letter to SoS DWP and Seetec relating to Mandatory Work Activity. Letter delivered by hand to Seetec Romford.

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Brighton Council Strike on after overwhelming vote in favour of action

07-06-2013 11:53

GMB members employed by Brighton and Hove City Council have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking industrial action in response to Green Party plans to reduce their take home pay.

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David Rovics to play at a venue in Brum that uses Workfare!

07-06-2013 09:00

On Monday 10th June 2013 David Rovics will be playing at the 'Kitchen Garden Cafe' in the suburbs of Kings Heath in Birmingham.

The Kitchen Garden Cafe models itself as some kind of locally sourced organic ethical eatery. It's a shame it doesn't extend this consideration to how it treats it staff. The fact is this business, the deli in particular, has definitely had workfare placements. We know this from speaking to staff although the boss has been very evasive and patronising towards customers raising this as an issue.

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Birmingham's Turkish community show solidarity for the protests in Turkey

06-06-2013 16:39

Turkish people in Birmingham on the 5th June demonstrated in solidarity to support of their countrymen's defence of their democratic rights in the face of the brutal onslaught by the AKP-led government and against the police killing of demonstrators

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Anti-Capitalist sectarianism. (Part - 1)

06-06-2013 09:32

Given the persistence of political and religious sectarianism and its rapid proliferation into extreme forms throughout the world it is worth considering in considerable detail the characteristics of this reactionary tendency. In this the first of three articles the opinions of Marx and Engels in the 19th century on this vexed question are considered.

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Anti-Bedroom Tax tenants to protest at Housing 2013 conference

05-06-2013 20:28

Protest Lord Freud
Bedroom tax tenants, supporters, trade unionists and other campaigners from across the country will flock to Manchester at the end of June - to demonstrate and lobby at the biggest corporate event in the social housing calendar.
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