UK
Vestas occupiers sacked
On Tuesday night, eleven of the twenty-five Vestas wind turbine workers occupying their plant against closure were fired without offer of redundancy pay.
Eleven of the 25 workers at the Vestas factory in Newport, Isle of Wight, England who have been carrying out a sit-in since Monday July 20 have been sacked with immediate effect.
South London stress - Practical History
Leaflet distributed at a Reclaim The Streets party in South London in June 1998, to place the event in context, and explain the radical history of the South London area.
Reclaim the Streets,
Today Reclaim the Streets are planning to turn part of South London into a free festival zone for the day. Most non-residential streets in South London are dominated by bumper to bumper traffic with nothing much to do except shop. RTS parties are about creating our own space where we can dance, play, eat and drink - all without any money changing hands.
Tottenham 3 denied "right to appeal" - The Red Menace
Analysis of the state's response to the death of a police officer in anti-police riots.
On 12th December 1988, Judges of the Court of Appeal announced the state’s decision not to grant leave of appeal to Mark Braithwaite, Engin Raghip and Winston Silcott - the three hostages taken in response to the death of PC Blakelock.
Reclaim the streets for children - Practical History
Leaflet distributed before and during the Reclaim the Streets party in Brixton, South London in June 1998, looking at how streets and car culture effect the lives of children.
The streets used to be a place where children could run around, play and hang out with their friends. Today children are taught that the streets are dangerous and that they should keep off them.
War damages health...and the Health Service: health workers and the 1991 Gulf war - Practical History
Detailed account of the impact of the 1991 Gulf War on the health service in Britain, including anti-war leaflets produced by health workers and a brief account of the impact of the war on health in Iraq.
Clearly the main effects of the Gulf War were felt by people living in the Middle East war zone. Nevertheless our rulers can only successfully wage war abroad by attacking at home the people who are expected to pay for it (and have most to lose from it): the working class.
A good day out in London? Some reflections on May Day 2000 - Practical History
Reflections on the May Day 2000 actions in London and the development of the anti-capitalist movement.
This was written as a contribution to a collection of articles called 'Reflections on May Day'. Unfortunately it didn't make it into the magazine as I missed the publication deadline. This was not just due to me slacking - I was hesitant about the content because the conclusion of 'well it wasn't so bad' didn't seem to be saying very much.
On burning and building bridges: contradictions in the movement around the Liverpool dock strike
Leaflet handed out at a demonstration of striking Liverpool dockers, in April 1997.
The struggle around the Liverpool docks has become a focus point for a whole range of different social groups; proletarians both in and out of work, members and non-members of trade unions, lefties, radical journalists, eco-warriors and others.
The ambulance dispute - Anarchist Communist Federation
Leaflet produced in response to a 1989 dispute amongst National Health Service ambulance workers, who were trying to prevent a restructuring of the ambulance service.
Despite the government continually proclaiming its non-intervention in trade disputes, with the Ambulance dispute, we once again have a fight against the government’s unofficial pay policy. BR, LRT, Nurses have all been in dispute over the same issue. The government’s attacks have been carefully planned so that workers fightback has been kept divided.
The poll tax: a nightmare on your street
Leaflet produced as part of the movement against the Poll Tax
Coming soon: A nightmare on your street!
The underground is going down the tube - Anarchist Communist Federation
Leaflet distributed to commuters during a 1989 strike of tube drivers.
The tube strike is obviously going to cause anger and frustration amongst nearly all commuters. Even if you support the strike, we all need to get to work to pay our bills, rates and mortgages. The anger, however, needs to be focused in the right direction - at the management - whose failure to please commuters and staff is well evident.
