Monthly Archives: December 2016

School cleaners who went on strike over pay sacked before Christmas Jeremy Corbyn condemns dismissal of Kinsley school trio who protested against wage cuts after service was outsourced School cleaners (from left) Karen McGee, Leslie Leake and Marice Hall. Photograph: … Continue reading →

Positions of U.S. Trade Unions One of the biggest problems facing the American working class and people is that the voice of the working class is effectively silenced. Not only are relatively few workers unionized — the rate of unionization … Continue reading →

Need to Confront Government of Police Powers by Building the New – U.S. Marxist-Leninist Organization – The following presentation was given by Kathleen Chandler of the U.S. Marxist-Leninist Organization at the meeting on the significance of the U.S. election results … Continue reading →

Baggage handlers’ strike set to hit UK airports next week, says Unite 16 December 2016 Travellers at airports across the UK will be hit by two days of strikes as workers at Swissport, the world’s largest ground and cargo handler, … Continue reading →

Teaching Assistants rally at the Durham miners’ hall, Redhills Durham and Derby teaching assistants (TAs) have been taking strike action over the past month in defence of their rights and terms and conditions of work. These actions began with a … Continue reading →

BBC Post Office and rail workers have gone on strike in a week that could also see industrial action disrupting the airline industry. A strike at Crown post offices has closed about 50 High Street branches. Meanwhile the rail strike … Continue reading →

Volume 46 Number 25, December 17, 2016 ARCHIVE HOME JBCENTRE SUBSCRIBE The Syrian People Fighting to Defend their Sovereignty Against Interference of the Anglo-US Imperialists According to latest reports, tens of thousands of Syrians living in Aleppo have been evacuated … Continue reading →

= Teaching Assistants rally at the Durham miners’ hall, Redhills Durham and Derby teaching assistants (TAs) have been taking strike action over the past month in defence of their rights and terms and conditions of work. These actions began with … Continue reading →

A Greek pensioner at a protest against pension cuts in Athens last month The Greek parliament has defied the international creditors providing Athens’ bailout funds and voted through a one-off payment to pensioners. Plans for the €617m (£517m; $656m) pre-Christmas … Continue reading →

Striking train drivers bring the Southern network to a halt. Members of the Aslef union walked out for 48 hours. A further 24-hour strike is set for Friday. About 300,000 passengers usually travel on 2,242 Southern services every weekday. It … Continue reading →