On holding your nose to vote Labour
Submitted by Phil on Jan 31 2015 16:15
As the 2015 General Election looms ever closer, more and more media commentary is going to be dedicated to who people should vote for. Rather than talking generally about the problems and limitations of representative democracy, this is the first of several posts looking at and debunking specific 'tactical voting' strategies from an anti-electoral perspective.
Wage-stealing bosses can't hide: The struggle at the Leicester Square School of English marches on
Submitted by Angry Language ... on Jan 25 2015 17:29
Monday the 26th will see the workers at the Leicester School of English organise a mass email campaign as the next step in their effort to bring their wage-stealing boss, Craig Tallents, to the negotiating table.
Government union busting and the PCS response
Submitted by Phil on Jan 22 2015 23:06
The PCS union is facing concerted union busting activity from the government. However, despite its rhetoric it has fallen into a retreat that helps nobody
Picket at the Leicester Square School of English
Submitted by Angry Language ... on Jan 21 2015 22:33
A re-blog from our friends at the Trade Onion detailing a joint IWW/ALB picket that occurred at the Leicester Square School of English last Saturday.
What the Evening Standard's definition of London tells us about the capital
Submitted by Jambon Bertolli on Jan 16 2015 18:44
Some thoughts on the Evening Standard's coverage of this week's bus workers' strike.
The struggle at Leicester Square School of English: The story so far
Submitted by Angry Language ... on Jan 15 2015 08:03
Having already occupied their school, staff at the Leicester Square School of English are organising a picket this Saturday, 17th of January. Here's why.
Angry Language Brigade on front cover of the EL Gazette
Submitted by Angry Language ... on Jan 12 2015 21:53
As part of a successful campaign to help a fellow EFL teacher recover thousands in stolen wages, the Angry Language Brigade appears on the front page of this month's English Language Gazette!
Cartoons from the 2014 Warwick University Occupation
Submitted by For a New Formulary on Jan 7 2015 17:47
Warwick University Students to Continue Campaign Against Brutality
Submitted by For a New Formulary on Jan 7 2015 17:27
After police and security attacked a Free Education sit in on Dec 3rd 2014, students at Warwick responded with a 1000 strong demo, followed by an 8 day occupation of university conference facilities - only leaving when the university got an injunction, rendering the occupation illegal.
The university has not responded their demands by the deadline they gave (6th Jan 2015) and so they have declared their intention to continue the campaign.
The Carr Report: The Report of the Independent Review of the Law Governing Industrial Disputes
Independent Government Inquiry, commissioned by Department for Business Innovation and Skills, into the law governing industrial disputes. Published Oct 2014, it's aim was to investigate "alleged use of extreme tactics in industrial disputes, including so-called ‘leverage’ tactics, and the effectiveness of the existing legal framework to prevent inappropriate or intimidatory actions in trade disputes".
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