Monthly Archives: October 2018

Late October round-up of UK work and social struggles and international repression news

Posted on October 30, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

In UK workplace-related news, the 30th of October saw simultaneous precarious workers’ demos in London and Glasgow, while security guards at the Ministry of Justice, organising through the grassroots UVW union, have just voted to strike for a living wage. … Continue reading →

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Bigger than a hexadecimal: some notes on the gender binary

Posted on October 29, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

One of the arguments made by trans-exclusionary feminists that can sound convincing, at least at first, concerns the question of gender essentialism: after all, if the categories of “man” and “woman” as we understand them are social constructs imposed by … Continue reading →

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For a World without Pogroms, for a Future without Fascism: November 8 – November 11, 2018

Posted on October 28, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

The following call is one I’d seen a week or so ago, and had been meaning to write something about, but obviously recent events have rendered it far more urgent than ever. A quick note on the UK context: while, … Continue reading →

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Thousands to strike for equal pay in Glasgow, and other quick updates

Posted on October 22, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

In Glasgow, 8000 mainly female workers will be striking on October 23rd and 24th to demand equal pay. Glasgow Unison write: “The dispute is about the council’s failure to make any real progress on agreeing compensation for past pay discrimination … Continue reading →

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The Frack Free Three are free – all out to Preston New Road on Saturday!

Posted on October 18, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

In an impressive reversal, the three anti-fracking protesters who were recently jailed have now been given conditional discharges and released following a successful appeal. On a related note, apparently another person who took direct action at the fracking site in … Continue reading →

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New resources: analysis of revolt in the service sector, and a database of known spycops

Posted on October 15, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A few resources that have come out over the last few days: Notes from Below have published a new mini-issue focusing on the service sector strikes at the start of October, which looks well worth a read: “This mini-issue reflects … Continue reading →

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Uber Drivers to strike for 24 hours in London, Birmingham and Nottingham on October 9-10th, and other upcoming events

Posted on October 8, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

From the IWGB: IWGB is calling 24 hour strike of Uber drivers in London, Birmingham and Nottingham from 1pm on 9 October Demonstrations to be scheduled at 1pm on 9 October at Uber’s offices in each of the cities. Drivers … Continue reading →

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“No Borders” beyond a slogan: brief comments on a recent Angry Workers text

Posted on October 7, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

Angry Workers of the World, the West London-based collective who consistently produce some of the best contemporary analysis out of the UK at the moment, have just published a new piece reviewing a book on the Grunswick and Gate Gourmet … Continue reading →

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The Vaughn/Smyrna 17 face trial, and other US prison/repression news for early October

Posted on October 4, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

The Vaughn/Smyrna 17, prisoners facing charges for alleged participation in a prison uprising at the time of Trump’s inauguration, will be going to trial from October 8th onwards, and are asking for displays of solidarity. Further info on the case … Continue reading →

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Ivy-ictory! Ivy House strike wins

Posted on October 2, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

The Ivy House strike which started earlier this week has now ended, after the strikers announced: “We are pleased to announce that the committee have written to us with an offer agreeing in full to all of our terms and … Continue reading →

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