Trade: their freedom, not ours
With the prospect of Britain leaving the EU, we’re starting to hear a lot about “free trade”. Workers should be wary.
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Mini and Rolls workers fight pension cuts
23 February 2017
Talks between the Unite union and BMW over the German carmaker’s plans to close its final salary pension scheme are set to continue, but the threat of industrial action remains.
Cleaning workers take on outsourcing giant
23 February 2017
Cleaners at King’s College London have been offered higher staffing levels after going on strike over excessive workload and a threat of reorganisation.
The EU's propaganda war
Despite the decision in June 2016 to leave the European Union, the European Commission is continuing to try and widen its network of propaganda outlets in Britain.
Rail: Shovelling money abroad
Last year more than £90 million was paid out in dividends to the mainly state-owned Italian, French, Dutch and German rail companies running British rail franchises.
Another banking bailout on the way?
In a demonstration of the failure of free market economics, the Co-op Bank has been put up for sale by its largely US hedge fund controllers.
Whitechapel bell foundry to close
Britain’s oldest surviving bell foundries is scheduled to close in May. The foundry in Whitechapel, London, has been on site for nearly 200 years.
Millwall land grab exposed
23 February 2017
A multimillion-pound scheme to develop land around Millwall Football Club in south London is unravelling thanks to the concerted efforts of the club, its supporters, a fanzine and a locally based newspaper journalist.
Millions more struggle to make ends meet
20 February 2017
New research on living standards shows that four million more people in Britain are living below an adequate standard of living.
Glasgow privatisation plans in turmoil
12 February 2017
Successful strikes by IT workers at Glasgow City Council have halted the attempt to privatise £400 million worth of services.
Doctors seize the opportunity of Brexit to enhance public safety
The General Medical Council has made a timely move to rectify a dangerous situation which exists while we are in the EU.
British Airways facing six days of strike action by cabin crew
7 February 2017
Almost 3,000 British Airways cabin crew are stepping up strike action with a six-day walkout in an escalating dispute about poverty pay.