The current strike wave
Many workers are now standing up to fight. The ruling class and the Tory government, aided and abetted by the Labour leadership, are
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strikes
University Workers Prepare to Strike
The University and College Union (UCU) have announced strikes for 24th, 25th and 30th November which would involve 70,000 workers in 150 universities.
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College workers strike in East London
College workers in further education at New City College’s (NCC) campuses went out on strike at Hackney, Havering, Redbridge, and Tower Hamlets on
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OCS workers win!
Fifty health workers employed by the contractor OCS at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust have won their strike. They have been taking
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Wildcat strikes on the North Sea
Oil and gas workers on the North Sea rigs went out on wildcat strike at 1pm on Thursday September 8th. The workers are
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Workplace notes
Fawley Refinery Workers voted to strike at Fawley Refinery near Southampton on 8th April. The refinery is owned by Exxon. The forthcoming strike
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Victory for GOSH cleaners
Hundreds of cleaners, members of the base union United Voices of the World (UVW) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) will get full
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Going off the rails
London Underground Strike In a ballot, which closed on February 4th, of over ten thousand members of the RMT union across all grades
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French teachers give a lesson
On January 13th, 75% of primary school teachers went out on strike against the health situation in schools, together with 62% of secondary
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On the boil: unrest in Iran
Life for teachers in Iran is tough. They are paid on average 58 million rials (just over £160) per month. Sometimes salaries are
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