Category Archives: Students

Pouring cold water on fire and rehire: workplace round-up for early February

Posted on February 7, 2021 by nothingiseverlost

A quick round-up of workplace and other news: Security guards at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading are taking strike action over a pay dispute, and are due to be out from Monday 8th February to Sunday 7th March. In Hackney, … Continue reading →

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Limping into the new year: class struggle round-up for mid-January

Posted on January 13, 2021 by nothingiseverlost

In workplace news, there’s been a lot going on over the past few weeks. Starting with the oldest stories first, in December outsourced staff at the University of Greenwich organised through the IWGB voted to strike for equality with directly … Continue reading →

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Late November round-up: Courier strikes, rent strike victory, upcoming deportation flight and much more

Posted on November 28, 2020 by nothingiseverlost

Another quick roundup: Deliveroo and UberEats couriers in Sheffield went out on strike on Wednesday November 25th, with demands including a living wage, due process and an end to arbitrary sackings, and a hiring freeze. This last demand is one … Continue reading →

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Housing and education round-up for mid-November

Posted on November 21, 2020 by nothingiseverlost

Continuing with the series of vaguely themed round-ups, a quick look at housing and education issues: Recent weeks have been dramatic at the University of Manchester. The No Safety No Work campaign has a good overview: “Staff at universities have … Continue reading →

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Early April round-up: wildcats, rent strikes, prison, Zoom calls and more…

Posted on April 7, 2020 by nothingiseverlost

A few notes and announcements of upcoming events: In work news, the Anarchist Communist Group have been doing a really good job of chronicling the ongoing walkouts by workers across the world refusing to risk their lives by going to … Continue reading →

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Class struggle news and events round-up for early March

Posted on March 3, 2020 by nothingiseverlost

Another round-up of recent news and upcoming events: In some good news for renters, two different women have won out-of-court settlements from “No DSS” letting agents – there’s no specific ban on the practice, but it seems that letting agents … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up outsourcing in London, taking on Deliveroo in Manchester: late Feb round-up of class struggle news and events

Posted on February 24, 2019 by nothingiseverlost

Posties in Bangor, Northern Ireland, and Wythenshaw, Greater Manchester, are due to walk out on Monday 25th against management bullying. Tuesday 26th is shaping up to be a busy day for self-organised workers’ struggles: in Manchester, Deliveroo riders will be … Continue reading →

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More repression news and upcoming events for mid-April

Posted on April 11, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A few assorted announcements: This weekend, the Land Justice Network have arranged a walking tour of London’s land and housing crisis, dropping in on a few of the capital’s biggest landlords and property speculators. The 14th is also the date … Continue reading →

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UCU strike – quick updates

Posted on March 14, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

Two quick pieces of news from the current UCU dispute: The latest edition of the University Worker rank-and-file bulletin, with updates on the situation now the stitch-up deal’s been beaten, is out now, ready for the rest of this week’s … Continue reading →

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UCU strike: the stitch-up melts down

Posted on March 13, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

On Monday night, it seemed like the UCU strike over pensions could be about to end in a humiliating climbdown, as union leadership recommended acceptance of a crap deal that would have increased the financial burden on staff, required them … Continue reading →

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