London cabbies make a stand against Uber
23 June 2016
With protests continuing, CPBML News has been speaking to a black cab driver about the controversial app-based transportation network.
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German courts bow to supremacy of EU
22 June 2016
Germany’s top judges have retreated on a crucial issue. Unable to assert their judicial supremacy, they are bowing to the EU.
European research funding diverted to prop up Private Finance Initiative
20 June 2016
Anyone relying on European Union funding from the Horizon 2020 programme should take note: when the Commission decides it, billions of euros can be siphoned off and used for its pet projects.
EU moves to remove national vetoes on trade deals
19 June 2016
Reports from Germany suggest that the European Commission is trying to find a way to block any national veto by the UK or any other member state of its free trade agreements.
EU to Ireland: charge for water or pay the price
17 June 2016
The European Commission has said that Ireland may face daily disciplinary fines if the Irish government continues to suspend water charges.
Fight EU trade deals, says African union leader
16 June 2016
African trade unionists are calling on their countries to reject the European Commission’s latest attempt to impose a free trade deals on the continent.
Fishing flotilla demands "leave the EU"
15 June 2016
Tower Bridge opened up this morning for over 50 vessels from the fishing industry as they sailed the Thames to Parliament to voice their demand to leave the European Union.
Vote Leave to protect Newcastle's NHS, says former union official
14 June 2016
The former trade union official who led a key strike at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary in the 1980s has contacted CPBML News calling on the staff and the public to vote to Leave – to save the NHS.
Desperate Greens spread TTIP fantasy
14 June 2016
While US and EU leaders call for accelerated talks on TTIP, some Green politicians are seeking to deny that a Leave vote is the surest way to defeat the planned treaty.
Brussels 'friend' calls for sweeping new EU powers
13 June 2016
A new book from a Brussels insider acknowledges the lack of democracy in the EU – but calls for even greater centralised powers.
'Trusted' Khan breaks key election pledge
10 June 2016
A poll found London Mayor Sadiq Khan trusted to make accurate claims about the EU than any other politician. That may change now he has broken his election pledge to freeze fares.
NATO’s Polish war games
9 June 2016
In a blatant show of aggression on the Russian border, NATO and friends are staging in Poland what are described as the largest military exercises in decades.
Paris rally shows support for Brexit
7 June 2016
An internationalist rally in Paris heard trade unionists and students from France, Germany, Italy, Greece and Belgium express their support for Britain leaving the European Union.
Plan for the future
7 June 2016
Across the country people are talking about the referendum and the future of Britain. Here’s what was said at a community meeting in north London.
Rail company declares war on staff
4 June 2016
Britain’s biggest rail franchise company, Govia Thameslink Railway, has launched an all-out war on its staff. Now the High Court has entered the fray, barring drivers’ union ASLEF from taking industrial action.
Action spreads in universities
31 May 2016
University academic staff in the University and College Union began their campaign of industrial action with two-day strike on 25 and 26 May. More action will follow.
CalMac to remain in public ownership
29 May 2016
Operation of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services is to remain in public ownership for at least the next eight years. This victory follows an RMT campaign against a possible takeover by Serco.
Unions say leave
20 May 2016
Three unions, RMT, Aslef and BAFWU have issued a joint statement explaining that they back Brexit because the EU acts against the interests of workers.
Coal free
16 May 2016
On 10 May 2016 no electricity was generated by burning coal in Britain. The previous day the National Grid had to issue a crisis call for additional generation to avoid power cuts. Deliberately taking out one source of power is reckless when Britain's energy supply is uncertain.
TTIP: the politically premature 'death' of a trade treaty
7 May 2016
Last week the headlines in the europhile press were all singing from the same hymn book. TTIP, they said, is effectively dead. Would it were so…
Ambulance workers ballot over pay
5 May 2016
Ambulance service workers are to be balloted this month on their attitude to a possible national ambulance strike over pay.
Cancer unit closure blocked
5 May 2016
Trade union Unison has managed to put the closure of a major cancer unit on hold – keeping, for the time being, a vital treatment centre run which serves over a million people.
EU: Why do Cameron's bidding?
4 May 2016
The CPBML’s London May Day rally heard a blistering attack on the European Union, and powerful arguments for leaving.
Doctors united
2 May 2016
The dispute over the junior hospital doctors’ contract has escalated further, with well supported strikes on 26 and 27 April. All health secretary Jeremy Hunt managed was an ill-advised attempt to paint doctors as the aggressors.
Economy: EU-driven decline
The UK’s overall balance of payments – now known as the current account deficit – deteriorated sharply last year.
Bankers: Voting with their snouts
No wonder the City of London and the banking mafia in Canary Wharf in their multitude of banking skyscrapers shriek so loudly about the “dangers” of Britain leaving the EU.
Safety requires strong union workplaces
28 April 2016
Workers Memorial Day was marked across Britain today, with construction workers taking the lead. Hundreds gathered by the Building Worker tatue in London.
Southern Railway strike over safety
27 April 2016
RMT members on Southern Railway have concluded a successful 24-hour strike over driver-only operation, forcing the employer back to the negotiating table.
Private ambulance chaos
Patients relying on Sussex ambulances for transport to and from appointments have been left stranded after the contract went to a private company.
Social care: children's report hidden
Two years after it was published the government is still refusing to publish a report it commissioned into children’s social care services.