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22 July 2020
Iran: Renewed wave of protests and strikes
A brief attempt to intimidate the thousands of Haft Tappeh sugar cane workers who have been on strike since 14 June (see 'Haft Tappeh sugar cane factory workers return to strike action' on socialistworld.net) was pushed back
11 March 2020
East London uni and bin worker strikes
Over 250 lecturers at University of East London (UEL) have contracts no longer than one term. We went down to support the University and College Union (UCU) before they start a week of strikes next week
4 March 2020
Anti-academy strikes kick off in Redbridge
The snow didn't stop staff, parents, children and supporters turning out on the picket line. St Bede's in Redbridge took their first day of strike action against the school becoming a privatised academy.
26 February 2020
The anti-academy strikes in east London are growing. St Bede's in Redbridge is joining St Michael's and St Bon's already on strike.
12 February 2020
East London school strikes against academisation continue
When will schools in Newham see sense? We do not want academisation.
4 February 2020
14 more days of university strikes over pensions, pay and conditions
The UCU has announced 14 days of further strike action
15 January 2020
In November, none of England's 118 major A&E departments met their targets - In December the situation got worse.
15 January 2020
Hackney school bus workers win pay increase following strikes
A long-running dispute between Hackney council and school bus staff has been brought to an end after workers secured increased pay and a commitment to make agency roles permanent
9 December 2019
Last Thursday's strike in France against pension 'reform' was massive
4 December 2019
UCU strikes: more determined than ever
At Cardiff University, every strike day UCU members have picketed over a dozen university buildings and held strike rallies of hundreds. Students have been involved on the strike committee
4 December 2019
Climate strikes: Students and trade unionists protest together
On Friday 29 November Parliament Square filled with striking school students. They marched off around central London before meeting up with the University and College Union (UCU) strikers as the latter's march was ending.
27 November 2019
Sixth-form college strikes: 'Sticking two fingers up at the Tories'
Socialist Party members in Leicester gave support to striking National Education Union members at Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I sixth-form College.
20 November 2019
NEU members' sixth-form walkouts
National Education Union members will strike at over 30 sixth-form colleges on 20 November over pay and conditions
13 November 2019
UCU strikes: Union means business in fight against employers
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) have backed strike action in two separate ballots - one over pensions and one over pay and conditions in higher education.
13 November 2019
Frimley NHS Trust strikes: Health workers walkout against privatisation
Facilities staff at Wexham Park and Heatherwood hospitals in Berkshire, and at Frimley Park in Surrey (members of Unite, Unison and GMB trade unions) will strike on 18 and 19 November, in an escalation of their campaign to stay in the National Health Service (NHS).
6 November 2019
UCU votes for pay and pension strikes
The University and College Union (UCU) has decisively voted to back strike action in two separate ballots over pensions, pay and conditions in higher education.
6 November 2019
Elections, strikes and revolutions: Socialism '19 - daring to fight
"Just two words: At last!" This year's Socialism event - Socialism 2019, came as the parliamentary logjam finally burst apart into a general election.
23 October 2019
Catalonia: Draconian prison sentences of independence leaders provokes mass protests and strikes
The attempt to crush the aspirations of the majority of Catalans for self-determination by the Spanish state - now headed by the Psoe-led government of prime minister Pedro Sánchez - has not succeeded but instead has ignited widespread anger.
15 October 2019
Flooring workers strike, Derbyshire
More than 70 production workers at Forbo Flooring UK in Ripley, Derbyshire began a series of 48-hour strikes on Tuesday 15 October
25 September 2019
4m on climate strikes as workers join students
Thousands of cities across 150 countries held protests.
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