Reports and campaigns
9 February 2012
BBC report: Unite may hold new NHS pensions strike ballot
"The Unite trade union says it may hold a fresh strike ballot of its 100,000 members in the NHS over their continuing pension dispute"...
9 February 2012
Funeral details for Rob Windsor, socialist councillor
Arrangements have been announced for the funeral of one of Coventry's most popular former councillors...
9 February 2012
Next construction workers' protests: Wednesday 15th February
Unite and the rank and file electricians committee have agreed the following protests for a day of action next Wednesday
9 February 2012
Jet tanker drivers force employers to negotiate
Following eight days of strike action Jet tanker drivers at Immingham, Stockton and Kingsbury have forced their employer, Wincanton, and its client, ConocoPhillips, to commit to talks
8 February 2012
Like many disabled people, I have followed the course of the Con-Dems' Welfare Reform Bill (WRB) with dread, writes Mark Wright, Harlow Socialist Party.
8 February 2012
Salford campaign saves day care centres
After several weeks of protest, two adult day care centres in Salford have been reprieved from closure by the council for 12 months
8 February 2012
Leeds City College Socialist Students (LCCSS) recently held its first meeting, writes Molly Allen
8 February 2012
Kingston Hospital: Save all NHS jobs
Kingston Hospital in south west London has announced the closure of Derwent Ward, part of the Esher wing, which deals with rheumatology and haematology
8 February 2012
Prince Philip Hospital Llanelli: We can defeat cuts plans
The proposals for Prince Philip Hospital are scandalous. The closure of the A&E unit in Llanelli, south west Wales, will mean patients having to travel to Carmarthen, Swansea or even Haverfordwest
8 February 2012
Leeds Trinity students fight canteen cuts
Leeds Trinity University College canteen services have been stopped on Saturdays and Sundays for the foreseeable future. Staff have been made redundant and others have had their hours cut, writes Samantha Garratt, Leeds Trinity Union general secretary.
8 February 2012
Tower Hamlets: Save Rushmead one stop shop - fight all cuts
It's almost unheard of to see Labour Party members campaigning in Tower Hamlets, east London, more than two months before an election, writes Naomi Byron, Tower Hamlets Socialist Party.
8 February 2012
Two years ago, University and College Union (UCU) honorary treasurer Alan Carr promised conference that UCU would deliver "the fight of our lives" if the government, whether Labour or Tory, attacked lecturers' pensions, writes Edmund Schluessel.
8 February 2012
Stop press: Victory!: Today, Tuesday 7 February, Len Hockey received a letter from his employer Initial stating that there is no case to answer in their attempt to discipline him...
8 February 2012
Reinstate sacked PCS steward, John Brookes!
A flying picket of a dozen civil service union PCS activists leafleted the Triage offices in Middlesbrough and Darlington on 23 January, writes Alan Docherty.
8 February 2012
Unions cautiously welcome talks with Unilever
Responding to the news that Unilever management has agreed to engage in ACAS talks, officers of the joint trade unions - Unite, Usdaw and GMB - make the following statement
8 February 2012
Stagecoach South Yorkshire - management getting desperate
It was -15C. Bus drivers started picketing in Rotherham at 4.30am, on their 11th strike day
7 February 2012
Hundreds of people turned out to oppose the racist English Defence League in Leicester on Saturday
7 February 2012
Victory! Health bosses back off from attack on Unison rep
Len Hockey, a Unison rep at Whipps Cross hospital in London, has received a letter from his employer Initial stating that there is no case to answer in their attempt to discipline him
7 February 2012
The scandalous role of London Unison - Demand that it defends Len Hockey!
Health workers across Whipps Cross hospital in north east London have rallied to the defence of Len Hockey, joint Unison branch secretary