Court staff dispute escalates as solicitors strike Court staff are refusing to work over the Christmas and New Year holidays as pressure builds for strike action over pay. Meanwhile wildcat…
Heavy sentences for four anti-CPE protestors France: On Friday 10 November four people were jailed for their role in the struggle against the employment law the CPE.
Employers who fail to pay employee tax and National Insurance A guide for workers on dealing with employers who don't pay employee taxes or National Insurance…
Key employment rights Knowing your rights: The stuff your boss doesn't want you to know. A brief guide to your rights at work in the UK as of 2003-4.
Terrorism Act 2000 guide A quick guide and brief summary of the parts of the British Terrorism Act 2000 of relevance to radical workers.
Section 60 advice guide Some information and tips on the law, your rights, and how to react when police have enforced a "Section 60" order on a demonstration or picket.
US: Rail bosses sue over "sick-out" wildcat strike Between September 22 and 24, 80% of the Salt Lake City area's train engineers called in sick in a row over working hours. Now Union Pacific are…
Section 6 legal notice for squats A legal warning notice on Section 6 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 which protects the rights of occupiers of properties.
Bush seeks to avoid human rights violation charges Bush is trying to pass legislation that would immunise government personnel for abuses against detainees at Guantanamo, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq, including those abuses it authorised.
House OKs controversial detainee treatment trial bill The Bush administration’s controversial military commissions and detainee treatment bill is one step…
1915: The murder of Joe Hill The story of the death of the American trade unionist, revolutionary and popular song-writer Joe Hill, framed for murder and executed.