Scotland faces more council strikes after local government employers refused to increase a 2.5% pay offer.
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This text is a short sketch of the radical history of the Clerkenwell area, its characters and events.
1968
The experiences of Fundi, Carribean Situationist. " From the start we saw through the fraud of the "independent" unions ... We decided that the union bureaucracy must stop; that there should not be any mediation between us and the boss for this has been responsible for suppressing confidence in ourselves to take up the total task of ending capitalism. ... We developed the capacity for instant strike action. We had meetings on the factory compound and the farms during work hours against the wishes of the boss and traditional unionism. ... Such actions are the bedrock of direct participation which stands in truth against the lies of centralized leadership."
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First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.
British courts have denied an appeal against bye-laws which ban the 'women's peace camp' at Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment. The camp survived the cold war, IRA bombing campaigns and six Tory governments but has now been banned by a Labour Government.
This is a major blow to the peace movement since it could also affect many other protests outside military bases.
More info about the women's peace camp - http://www.aldermaston.net/
There is a demonstration at Aldermaston on Easter Monday (March 24th) to Celebrate (Commemorate?) 50 years since the first Aldermaston March.
More info at http://www.cnduk.org/aldermaston
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