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Mary Jackson speaking at the excellent pre-election rally attended by 55 people, many at their first TUSc meeting, 29 April 2013, photo by Mary4Mayor
1 May 2013
Doncaster: For a mayor that would really stop the bedroom tax!
On Saturday 27 April, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition supporters were out campaigning for 'Mary4Mayor' in Doncaster
Mary Jackson, photo Mary4Mayor
27 March 2013
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is an electoral alliance that stands candidates against all cuts and privatisation
13 March 2013
Ex-mining village shows it can still fight: The pit has gone but the miners' spirit still remains in Keresley Village, an ex-mining community located within the boundaries of both Labour cut-voting councils - Coventry, and Nuneaton and Bedworth, writes Natara Hunter, Nuneaton Socialist Party.
27 February 2013
Anti-cuts protester arrested for using right to free speech
Newcastle police arrested a youth worker for peacefully highlighting the devastating cuts being made by the Labour council
27 February 2013
Leicester protesters say no cuts!: On 20 February, 200 homeless people, trade unionists and campaigners lobbied Leicester's Labour council as they voted for cuts...
19 February 2013
Tyne & Wear metro cleaners up the ante
Churchill cleaners have stepped up their battle for a living wage, by now striking for seven days
18 February 2013
Save our Services demo in Newcastle attracts 3,000
On 16th February Newcastle saw a lively demonstration marching past services which are going to be devastated by the council
25 January 2013
Twelfth day of strike action by Tyne and Wear metro cleaners
Churchill cleaners are still battling against poverty pay
12 December 2012
Protesting against council cuts
Manchester: Greater Manchester Trades Council called a demonstration against austerity and Osborne's autumn statement, writes Paul Gerrard.
2 November 2012
Train cleaners striking for decent pay and conditions
RMT cleaners from across four railway networks have been taking strike action against unscrupulous employers
17 October 2012
Newcastle United football team has agreed a £24 million sponsorship deal with Wonga.com, the short-term payday loans company, writes Norman Hall, Newcastle fan.
10 September 2012
East Coast train cleaners on strike
Low paid cleaners from the East Coast train line working for cleaning contractor ISS were on strike today
8 August 2012
Newcastle's loudest protest! - Supporting Churchill cleaners
"Who are we - RMT" and "Low Pay - No Way", were amongst the deafening chants at a protest outside the front door of Nexus, the regional transport authority
25 July 2012
Commercialism vs politics: Newcastle Pride took place on Saturday 21 July. It soon became clear that the march was going to be bigger than last year.
20 July 2012
Reports and videos of the Remploy strike
Thirty Remploy workers formed a confident picket line across two entrances of the biggest Remploy factory in London
6 June 2012
Fighting cuts and sexism at Newcastle's Slutwalk
Seventy men and women of all ages took part in the second annual Newcastle SlutWalk on 2 June, writes Lizi Gray
4 April 2012
In October 2011 Youth Fight for Jobs re-created the Jarrow March for Jobs to highlight the massive rise in youth unemployment and to bring to the attention of the country the increasing hardships that young people are facing, writes Ryan Preston, Leeds.
27 January 2012
Low-paid Tyne and Wear Metro cleaners fight for free travel
"If Bernard gets up your nose - picket!", was the slogan on the leaflet handed out by cleaners from Churchill Contract Services who work on Tyne and Wear Metro.
6 July 2011
30 June pension strike reports
The 30 June coordinated strike action by the PCS civil service union and NUT, ATL and UCU teaching unions was a historic event
AEI Cables, sacked workers protesting, June 2011, photo Elaine Brunskill
24 June 2011
'AEI - You owe us' chanted sacked workers on a demonstration outside the factory gates of AEI cables in Birtley, in Tyne and Wear
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