27 January 2021

British Gas engineers continue strike against fire-and-rehire plans

"This is a pivotal moment for workers in this country. If this happens at British Gas, if they are allowed to fire and rehire their workforce on worse terms and conditions, the contract of employment

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20 January 2021

British Gas strike continues

British Gas engineers in the GMB union have announced seven new strike dates, for 24 hours each day, on 20, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31 January and 1 February

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Protesting in Cardiff following the death of Mohamud Mohammed Hassan, photo by Cardiff SP

13 January 2021

British Gas workers strike against 'fire and rehire' plans

The gas engineers received tremendous support at a Leicester picket

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6 January 2021

British Gas workers on strike against fire and re-hire pay cut

British Gas workers begin five days of strike action on Thursday 7 January, with potentially more to follow

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16 December 2020

Stop 'fire and rehire' at British Gas

As a loyal employee of over 20 years I am disgusted with the way senior management at British Gas are treating their staff.

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9 December 2020

The Socialist Inbox

Send your news, views and criticism, in not more than 150 words, to [email protected] - or if you're not online, PO Box 1398, Enfield EN1 9GT

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2 December 2020

'Building back greener' - yet more Tory greenwash

The Tories announced on 17 November their ten-point plan to tackle climate change, and reach a net-zero emissions target by 2050

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2 December 2020

Socialist Inbox

Send your news, views and criticism, in not more than 150 words, to [email protected] - or if you're not online, PO Box 1398, Enfield EN1 9GT

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25 November 2020

Heathrow workers to strike against 'fire and rehire' plans

Workers at Heathrow Airport are to take strike action for four days in December against the bosses' "fire and rehire" plans, cutting pay in the process.

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29 October 2020

Tree-cutting council must admit it was wrong

Thousands of trees were felled under the privatised Streets Ahead programme

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21 October 2020

Truth about Zane: Cover-up Tories crack

Cracks are beginning to appear in the state's cover-up of the death of seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola

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30 September 2020

Trump's failure over western US wildfires

On 24 July, lightning sparked the first fires of what would become one of the worst wildfire seasons in US history

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16 September 2020

Reinstate Tony Smith

Sacked Unison rep Tony Smith in Hull has attended his appeal hearing, accompanied by supporters

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9 September 2020

XR blockade: Don't let the Tories criminalise protest

The billionaire-owned UK newspapers, along with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, decried the blockade by Extinction Rebellion (XR) environmental activists outside a number of printing presses last weekend

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9 September 2020

Nottingham City Council: The (mis)adventures of Robin Hood Energy

The 'not-for-profit' energy company set up by Nottingham's Labour council has collapsed with the loss of 250 jobs

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2 September 2020

No to polluting incinerator, dumped in working-class Edmonton

A plan to build a giant new waste incinerator in Edmonton Green would produce health-threatening air pollution across north London and Essex. The current incinerator is coming to the end of its life

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27 August 2020

London protest on Phulbari Day demands delisting of GMC from the London Stock Exchange

A vibrant rally and meeting was held in front of the London Stock exchange

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8 July 2020

Them and us

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1 July 2020

Plastic waste ignored

Plastic waste pollution is one of the biggest challenges facing society. So why the lack of enthusiasm by the government to curb manufacturing practices that generate tonnes of it which leech into the air, waterways, oceans and food?

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24 June 2020

The Socialist inbox

Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist's editors

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