Education round-up 12 July 2012 Bournville School on strike next week. Worthing High out this week. Noel Park School, Haringey out.
Balfour Beatty construction workers win swift victory in unofficial action Balfour Beatty construction workers - the majority non-union - take successful unofficial strike…
On the buses - Solidarity An excellent pamphlet from 1976 by libertarian socialist group Solidarity about work and struggle on London's buses. Includes strikers' leaflets.
Workfare: Do Not Resuscitate Blog on workfare, and the response of Chris Grayling to the successful protest campaign which forced the withdrawal of Holland & Barrett.
Iain Duncan Smith receives a warm welcome in Bootle Iain Duncan Smith recently slithered into Liverpool for a tour of the DWP offices. This is a brief account of his welcoming committee.
IWW cleaners at John Lewis going on strike The independent union the Industrial Workers of the World has today served notice for strike action of cleaners at the John Lewis Partnership’s…
Holland & Barrett quit workfare after direct action Campaigners are claiming a major scalp in the fight against workfare after retailer Holland & Barrett announced they were pulling out of the…
Education round-up 2 July 2012 A few regional stories wound me up this week. Great Yarmouth academy long days. Waltham Forest strike ballot. Islington academy axes free meals…
Wildcat London bus action, complete with blockades A short piece in the Evening Standard yesterday mentioned a wildcat bus action in North London yesterday. This is the only place I could find any mention of it on the internet. Anyone know any thing else?
Is SYRIZA a workers’ government in waiting? Barry Biddulph disagrees with British Trotskyist group Workers Power and their view of the viability of a 'workers government' initiated by the…
Love don't pay the rent: Comments on Cameron's speech Collective Action offer some initial and cursory remarks on David Cameron's speech today in which…