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Brighton residents stop deportation of Iranian journalist
Brighton campaigers successfully prevented the deportation of an Iranian dissident journalist who faced torture and persecution.
“Brighton’s first ever anti-deportation campaign, fought by Amir’s friends and supporters from grassroots groups!!! We did it!” - Friends of Amir
One in the eye for the Home Office last week as a swift intervention by Brighton campaigners prevented the deportation of an asylum seeker.
Irish Ferries - Thousands of workers say no to slavery on the high seas
An estimated 150,000 took part in the day of action in solidarity with Irish Ferries workers across Ireland.
In the south’s biggest working class mobilisation since the seventies between 50,000 and 100,000 marched through Dublin, 10,000 to 15,000 Limerick, 15,000 in Waterford, thousands marched in Cork, over 1,000 marched in Galway, while thousands more marched in Sligo, Athlone, and Rosslare.
Possible strikes at Luton, Birmingham and Heathrow
Fire and security staff at Birmingham airport have voted for 2-1 in favour of strike action in December over the sacking of two union organisers.
There is also likely to be a ballot on strike action at Luton airport after the Transport and General Workers' Union discovered Polish agency workers were being paid substantially less than British workers at Big Orange Handling - the luggage handlers for Easy Jet.
Marx and Makhno Meet McDonald's
An account of the French "Solidarity Collective" group. Casualised workers in Paris win several strikes, honorably lose another with combined union and extra-union, legal and illegal tactics.
