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Union News- Teachers’ rallies send a message to government: Gove must listenParents, teachers, head teachers, governors and other members of the public will today be taking part in the third of […]
- Thompsons slams insurance/government stitch-up over mesotheliomaThe government’s Mesothelioma Bill will deprive hundreds of people with the fatal asbestos-relate cancer of compensation, Thompsons Solicitors says. The […]
- “Working people clobbered by a government that doesn’t care” – TUC backs FBU on pensions & privatisationFrances O\Grady says TUC stands ready to assist FBU in any way it can […]
- Unite urges members to attend London NHS demo todayUnion says lives are being put at risk as wards and A&E are being closed […]
- Knight Review is an excuse to make further cuts, says FBUTUC agrees Ken Knight is attempting to justify further cuts in the government’s forthcoming spending review […]
- Railway security and staff staff on strike todaySecurity and safety staff employed by STM Security Group on the London Overground contract are today on strike in a […]
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- Thousands rally for publicly run health services in MadridMore than 60,000 health workers and citizens turned out in the streets of Madrid in the fifth mass protest against the privatisation of the capital’s health services since the start of the year. Unions CCOO and UGT and the radical United Left party formed part of the ‘white tide’ rising against the plans of the … Continue reading » […]
- Italians say ‘enough’ in mass protest against new government“Enough. We can not wait any longer.” This was slogan behind which tens of thousands of workers, students, pensioners and radical left activists were marching in Rome Saturday in the first major protest against Italy’s new centre-left-right government. Led by metalworkers’ union Fiom, thousands of people marched to the beat of drums and whistles in … Continu […]
- A Week in Revolting EuropeThis is a weekly round-up of news, comment and analysis from Revolting Europe blog, plus our selection of the stories, photos and videos on the web. Click here A Week in Europe – Archive 2013 Friday May 10 Friday May 3 Friday April 26 Friday April 19 Friday April 12 Friday April 5 … Continue reading » […]
- Spain’s indignados at the crossroadsOne of the great weaknesses of Spain’s indignados movement, which this week celebrated its second birthday, has been its failure to pursue a strategy that turns power in the streets into the real power needed to change the world. In the November 2011 general elections, six months after Spaniards occupied town squares across the country, … Continue reading » […]
- Spain’s bad banking jokeDespite an infusion of tens of billions of euros funded by citizens now left with huge debts and a downsized welfare state, Spain’s nationalised banks are providing fewer loans to the credit-starved economy than private lenders. It’s all a very bad joke, says Vicente Clavero If something clearly reflects the huge bad joke being played … Continue reading » […]
- 929,903 reasons to oppose health privatisationOver 900,000 Madrileños have rejected plans to privatise state hospitals. In a popular consultation 99% of those who voted ((or 929,903) said No to proposals by the regional Popular Party government to hand over six hospitals and 27 health centres to privateers. The organizers of the petition, which closed Friday, are members of the ‘White Tide’ of health w […]
- Thousands rally for publicly run health services in Madrid
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