Tag: firefighters
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Support locked-out Essex firefighters & hardship fund
Essex Firefighters took strike action from 9am on Wednesday 14 Jan. The three days of planned partial actions have been escalated as the employers effectively chose to temporarily lock firefighters out rather than accept three days of more limited strikes. The current dispute is over changes to conditions for control room staff – with…
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FBU strike over pensions 12-4 Today
Full support from the NSSN on the FBU strike today in England & Wales. Please visit picket lines, wave, honk your support! (Leyton Picket via Suz B & wee James) As Martin Powell-Davies NSSN steering committee (& NUT NEC member) puts it: ‘ It’s hard enough to be expected to teach at 60+ – even…
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Stop Evictions (Spain)
STOP EVICTIONS CAMPAIGN GROWS IN SPAIN Thousands took to the streets of Zaragoza and other major cities across Spain at the weekend to protest against the ever-increasing numbers of evictions. Since the economic crisis began in 2008 many workers have lost their jobs and as unemployment benefits start to run out many people are unable…
