Category Archives: Unions

Mid-May round-up of upcoming events, housing disputes and more

Posted on May 17, 2020 by

To start off, a quick plug for some upcoming events: On Monday 18th, the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom are hosting a zoom about “when is it right to stop the job?” featuring speakers from the Blacklist Support Group/Shut the … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Beaver, virtual Orgreave rally, and more

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

A quick link round-up: The UVW union’s coronavirus-related know your rights guides, and particularly the one on refusing to work on health and safety grounds, unfortunately continue to be very very relevant, perhaps now more than ever. The IWGB have … Continue reading →

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Wallsend woe: Shut Smulders and more

Posted on May 5, 2020 by

A few quick updates: Reel News have an urgent callout for the North East: SMULDERS: TAKE ACTION TO SHUT THIS DANGEROUS SITE DOWN Today Reel News are putting out a call to take action at a particularly dangerous site – … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

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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A disciplinary hearing in the middle of a pandemic: reinstate Percy!

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

From the United Voices of the World union, and via the South Essex Heckler:   SOLIDARITY CALL OUT FOR PERCY Percy is a cleaner at King’s college with 5 years on the job, and a UVW executive committee member, who’s … Continue reading →

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Upcoming online events and new base union support groups: Russian anarchists, the poll tax and more

Posted on March 20, 2020 by

A few online events that you can sort-of-join-in-with while you’re self-isolating/social distancing/recovering from another day at work if you work at a really vital institution that can’t be closed down, like the NHS or Wetherspoons: On Saturday 21st March, Russian … Continue reading →

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Class struggle news and events round-up for early March

Posted on March 3, 2020 by

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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