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On November 21 the National Union of Students (NUS) will march in London under the slogan ‘Educate, Employ, Empower’. The protest is supported by the National Campaign Against Fees and…
November 15, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
London’s sparks have targeted rogue construction outfit BFK for some special treatment - flying pickets, direct action and brand contamination. The capital’s high-profile Crossrail project has received some unwelcome publicity when…
October 15, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
Protesters picketed the BFK (Bam-Ferrovial-Kiers) Leeds Arena construction site this morning, demanding the reinstatement of workers sacked for trade union activities. The company, subcontracted by Crossrail, has been fiercely resisting…
October 5, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
JUST WEEKS after London was touted as a multicultural paradise during the Olympics, international students at London Metropolitan University have been told to find a new university place or face deportation.…
September 10, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
In a dramatic turn of events on the eve of the second London bus strike, the employers appear to have conceded. Clearly the private bus operators and Tory Mayor Boris…
July 4, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
Today’s strike saw hundreds of bus drivers from 17 companies putting on some of the biggest and most militant pickets seen in recent years. Up to 25,000 drivers are on…
June 22, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
By Peter Main Hundreds of demonstrators have prevented Sri Lanka’s President Rajapakse from addressing a business meeting in the heart of the City of London. He had been due to…
June 12, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
By Rix Bragg This summer London will play host to the 30th Olympiad, a sporting extravaganza touted as a showcase of the best of British, as providing unparalleled opportunities for…
June 12, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
By Marcus Halaby THE HEADY combination of big business, land development, local and national politics, and the struggle for international prestige has always ensured that major sporting events like…
May 12, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
BUS DRIVERS in the capital are to ballot for strike action in pursuit of a £500 Olympic bonus to compensate for the 800,000 extra passengers expected during the summer Games. The…
May 12, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More