Strike and wildcat - a day on the Underground The day-long strike of London Underground station staff ended last night, as 45 stations were closed.
BA sack second solidarity striker British Airways has sacked a second worker for taking part in the wildcat strike which paralysed the airline's Heathrow operations last summer.
5 million Britons work a day a week for free Nearly five million employees (4,759,000) worked on average an extra day a week in unpaid overtime in 2005 (7 hours 24 minutes) according to a Trades Union Congress analysis of official figures published today.
Massive boost to police and state powers Chris Marsden examines the recent growth in state and police powers in Britain, particularly since the introduction of the Serious and Organised Crime Act of 2005 on January 1st.
Pensions relapse - companies close final salary schemes Two FTSE 100 companies have followed the example of Rentokil in closing their final salary pension schemes, with another likely to follow.
New year's eve tube strike on safety and jobs London Underground (LU) gate line, platform and ticket office workers struck for 24 hours on New Year’s Eve against the imposition of new working patterns and the issuing of “at risk of displacement” letters.
P-P-Privatising the underground, and 'opposition' As London Underground (LU) workers strike once again, Daniel O’Rourke looks at Labour’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme which is largely behind the recent problems
Racist abuse continues in British prisons John Bowden reports on the endemic racism and violence which still permeates the UK prison system.
Mutinies 1917-1920 - Dave Lamb Solidarity's excellent pamphlet on mutinies in the British armed forces towards the end of World War I.
Unions to 'step up' pension fight Trades unions will need to "step up" their defence of pension schemes in the coming year, the TUC leader has said.
Opera workers to strike Staff at the English National Opera (ENO) have voted to strike over a pay dispute. Members of the broadcasting union Bectu voted 94% in favour of strike action.
Broadway Market cafe re-taken by residents On Boxing Day morning, a new group of supporters of the campaign managed to enter and re-occupy Café Francesca in Broadway Market, East London.