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17 June 2013
Bin workers strike for seven days
Hundreds of people rallied in support of Brighton CityClean workers as they began a 7-day strike against pay cuts from the Green controlled council
16 June 2013
Turkey: Demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London
This demo will welcome back the trade union delegation from their solidarity visit to Turkey, which including Socialist Party member Martin Powell-Davies from the NUT and Steve Hedley from the RMT, writes Sunday 16 June, 1pm.
14 June 2013
Post Office strikes number 6 and 7
CWU has served notice for a further two rounds of strike action next Thursday 20 June and Saturday 29 June in its ongoing dispute over closures, job security and pay
12 June 2013
Historic event as Tamils and trade unions forge vital links
A 'Solidarity Day' event organised by Tamil Solidarity and the British Tamils Forum (BTF) on 8 June brought together up to 150 people from the Tamil community, the trade unions, and a number of other campaigns. Tamil Solidarity members write.
Defend the Four: protest against Unison witchhunt, 2009, photo Suzanne Beishon
12 June 2013
Unison conference - time to reclaim the union
How socialists fought off the witch-hunt: After six years, Unison's national leadership has thrown in the towel over a vicious witch-hunt against four Unison activists, all Socialist Party members
12 June 2013
Unison NEC elections - Socialist Party position strengthened
Socialist Party members on Unison's National Executive Council (NEC) now number five, one more than was the case on the old NEC
Len McCluskey addresses TUC demonstration, photo by Paul Mattsson
12 June 2013
Falkirk West: Labour bureaucracy blocks left Unite union candidate
New Labour has suspended its parliamentary selection process in Scottish constituency Falkirk West for the byelection to replace disgraced MP Eric Joyce, writes Kevin Parslow, Unite 1/1228 branch secretary (personal capacity).
12 June 2013
After Woolwich killing: Time for unions to lead anti-racist fight
In the aftermath of the Woolwich killing, a minority has been involved in an increased number of racist attacks
Cullum McAlpine of McAlpine Ltd giving evidence to a Commons Select Committee investigating the illegal activity of blacklisting, photo by BBC Panorama still
12 June 2013
TV review: "Unfortunately there are people in this life who do cause trouble. I can't say whether people on that list caused genuine trouble but certainly I know some of them would have.", writes Neil Cafferky.
Three-day strike of Mid Yorkshire Unison NHS staff against pay cuts and mass downgrading, photo Iain Dalton
12 June 2013
Mid Yorks health workers win important concessions
The dispute between admin and clerical staff and the Mid Yorkshire Health Trust has ended with the Unison and Unite members accepting an improved pay protection deal, writes Adrian O'Malley, Unison branch secretary, Mid Yorkshire Health, personal capacity.
12 June 2013
MoJ privatisation victory + rolling strikes across civil service
Following a successful campaign the post and stationery functions in the Ministry of Justice headquarters have been saved
12 June 2013
Scotland: Council workers strike ballot
During July and August, Scotland's council workers will be balloted by their trade unions on industrial action over the local government employers' (CoSLA) pay offer of 1% for 2013/14 and the introduction of the Scottish Living Wage (SLW) of £7.50, writes Brian Smith, Glasgow Unison, personal capacity.
12 June 2013
Teachers vote for action on workload and pensions
The biggest Scottish teachers' union the EIS has voted at its conference to ballot its members for industrial action over Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) workload and to protect teachers' pensions, writes Jim Halfpenny, EIS member and conference delegate.
12 June 2013
Leeds O2: Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) held a protest outside the Leeds O2 call centre on 5 June, opposing the company's plans to outsource four UK call centres to Capita, writes Iain Dalton.
11 June 2013
NUT members strike to defend teaching assistant posts
'Things are getting serious' a NUT member told me on the picket line at Uplands Junior School
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