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25 January 2012
Greenwich Unite members oppose cuts, privatisation and racism
Unite members in Greenwich, south London, were out in force for the second Saturday running on 21 January, fighting to stop the council privatising the library service, writes Onay Kasab, Greenwich Unite.
23 November 2011
Rock bottom: Northern Rock, the failed bank rescued by the previous Labour government, has been sold off on the cheap to Virgin Money by the Con-Dems...
13 October 2011
Greenwich Unite criticises privatisation of welfare services
In light of recent figures on unemployment and child poverty, Greenwich Unite has slammed Greenwich council for failing to reconsider the decision to privatise and effectively kill off the Welfare Rights Service
28 September 2011
Greenwich Unite takes fight to cuts councillors
Unite union members from across Greenwich took the fight against the cuts to the south London borough's council, writes Onay Kasab.
Onay Kasab addresses 200 trade unionists, community campaigners and service users marched in Greenwich borough, south London, against the local council's brutal cuts package, photo Lorraine Dardis
16 September 2011
Expelled from Unison for effective anti-cuts leadership
"The appeals committee unanimously rejected your appeal". These were the words that ended my over 20 years of membership of Unison
14 September 2011
Greenwich: As we reported last week, Socialist Party member Onay Kasab (Kaz) has been expelled from Unison for allegedly encouraging Greenwich branch members to leave Unison and join Unite...
6 July 2011
No to McNulty: The annual meeting of rail union RMT has endorsed plans for a massive national campaign, including a cross-industry strike ballot if necessary, to resist any attempts by the government to roll out its McNulty Rail Review assault on Britain's railways...
1 May 2011
Socialists elected to leading positions in Greenwich Unite
On 26th April Unite union members working for Greenwich council, south London, elected Socialist Party members Onay Kasab and Chris Slater into the positions of branch secretary and treasurer respectively. (An edited version of this article appeared in The Socialist issue 669.)
Onay Kasab addresses 200 trade unionists, community campaigners and service users marched in Greenwich borough, south London, against the local council's brutal cuts package, photo Lorraine Dardis
10 March 2011
One of the ‘Unison Four’ now expelled
Disgracefully, Unison has now expelled Greenwich anti-cuts activist Onay Kasab from the union despite a recent employment tribunal ruling that he had been unjustifiably banned from holding union office
200 trade unionists, community campaigners and service users marched in Greenwich borough, south London, against the local council's brutal cuts package, photo Lorraine Dardis
16 February 2011
Greenwich marches against brutal council cuts
On Saturday 12 February around 200 trade unionists, community campaigners and service users marched in Greenwich borough, south London, against the local council's brutal cuts package, writes Paul Callanan, Greenwich Save Our Services.
9 February 2011
March against the job losses in Greenwich
On Saturday 12 February workers and community campaigners will march against savage cuts being proposed by Greenwich council, writes Paul Callanan, Greenwich Socialist Party.
Greenwich protest against council cuts 29 November 2010 - riot police were called
12 January 2011
Jobs cut while the rich carry on partying
On 6 January nearly 8,000 council workers employed by Greenwich received notices of dismissal. The council wants to sack its entire workforce, with no entitlement to redundancy pay, and offer new contracts...
14 October 2010
Greenwich council threatens mass sackings
Labour controlled Greenwich council in south London has sent letters to 8,000 staff threatening mass sackings unless unions agree to pay cuts, writes Paul Callanan.
29 September 2010
Greenwich, Reading, Hackney, Bristol, Cardiff: Sixty people, mainly local government workers in the Unite union, gathered at Greenwich town hall in Woolwich on Tuesday 21 September to protest at the council's plan to make £70 million worth of cuts to jobs and services...
23 September 2010
Libraries and voluntary organisations under attack
60 people, mainly Unite local government workers protested against Greenwich council's plan to cut £70 million from jobs and services, writes Paul Callanan, Greenwich Socialist Party.
Onay Kasab, TUSC candidate for Greenwich and Woolwich
29 July 2010
Trade Unionist and Socialist candidate for Greenwich and Woolwich in general election
28 April 2010
TUSC: 'Hear your candidate' meetings
A chance to put your questions to your local Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidates. Listing of meetings around the country.
28 April 2010
The Socialist Party's TUSC stall in Woolwich has now become a regular feature for shoppers. Less familiar was the Labour Party stall that made its debut appearance last week. As the TUSC candidate I wasted...
Defend the Four protest lobby against Unison outside Congress House, photo B. Severn
17 March 2010
Unison leadership's "scorched earth policy"
EIGHTY PEOPLE from Unison branches across London took part in a protest against the appalling actions of the union's leadership in the witch-hunt against four Socialist Party members.
Outside Congress House, where the London region of Unison has its offices, Unison members burned letters from the regional secretary, Linda Perks.
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