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16 April 2008
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Lynn Worthington (left), photo Alison Hill |
SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE election canvassers are being well received on the doorsteps in Wythenshawe in Manchester, writes Lynn Worthington, Socialist Alternative candidate for Baguley ward, Manchester.
16 April 2008
Standing up for socialism: candidate list
Where SOCIALIST PARTY members are standing in local council and Greater London Assembly elections on Thursday 1 May
19 March 2008
Salford campaign reprieves women's centre
AFTER MONTHS of concerted pressure from staff, service users, trade unionists and others concerned with the future for women's services, Salford city council has pledged to re-invest in Salford Women's Centre, writes Steven North, Manchester Socialist Party
19 March 2008
Electricians Steve Acheson, Graham Bowker and Tony Jones were "unfairly selected for redundancy due to trade union activities" on the Manchester Royal Infirmary site, according to an industrial tribunal...
19 March 2008
At the last Manchester branch meeting, National Union of Journalists (NUJ) members decided to support Ken Loach's call to suspend standing orders giving money to Shelter until the Shelter dispute is resolved, writes Christian Bunke
12 March 2008
Iraq war - five years ago: On the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq we look back at the inspiring actions of school and college students that took place in opposition to the war...
12 March 2008
Hospital trusts... who makes the decisions?
"THE NHS of the future will be one of patient power; patients engaged and taking greater control over their own health and their healthcare too." So said prime minister Gordon Brown (as reported in the Guardian), writes Hugh Caffrey, Manchester Socialist Party.
27 February 2008
Student feature: Fighting fees
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Socialist Students in Manchester on the Campaign to Defeat Fees day of action, photo Abby Taylor |
20 February 2008
Socialist gains in Unison branch elections
Manchester: Break the Labour link, equal pay without pay cuts and public-sector unity to win this year's pay claim. These were the main demands of Socialist Party member and Manchester Advice senior steward Jim Cessford...
13 February 2008
Across our Manchester sky line, numerous tower cranes stand testimony to the billion pound construction industry... By Steve Acheson, EPIU-Unite steward and branch secretary, personal capacity.
6 February 2008
Prison officers prepare, Fighting unsafe staff cuts, National Shop Stewards Network Meetings Prison Officers Association (POA) members are gearing up to counter major attacks expected in the next few weeks. ... By Keith Dickinson
10 January 2008
Building workers fight for real union representation
Construction workers from across the north-west are demonstrating at Whiston Hospital on 11 January... By Hugh Caffrey, Manchester
13 December 2007
Manchester: Karen Reissmann sacked - and cuts still loom
If your hospital trust is £3 million in the red while you have £160 million sitting in the bank, what do you do...
6 December 2007
Manchester's striking mental health workers: Defending trade union rights
After four weeks in dispute, Manchester's striking mental health workers remain determined to win reinstatement of their union representative, Karen Reissmann... By Hugh Caffrey, Manchester Socialist Party
29 November 2007
Demo shows support for victimised nurse
They call it the city of rain and Manchester did itself proud on 24 November... By Christian Bunke
22 November 2007
Defend Karen Reissman: Defend free speech and trade union rights
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Manchester mental health workers on strike, photo Christian Bunke |
14 November 2007
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Ucatt members demonstrate against deaths on building sites |
14 November 2007
Manchester health workers: Over 150 mental health community nurses are continuing indefinite strike action, to win reinstatement of Unison activist Karen Reissman, sacked earlier this month... By Hugh Caffrey and Christian Bunke, Manchester
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