Month: October 2012
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London’s new tube line – tax dodging disgrace
Below we republish a leaflet from unite on the construction of crossrail. Unite Crossrail flyer Unite construction workers – London’s new tube line – tax dodging disgrace London’s new 18 billion pound tube line, Crossrail is costing taxpayers double the cost of the Olympics. Yet tax avoidance scams by the contractors building it are rife and serious health and safety concerns for construction…
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First Cymru bus strike
Drivers and engineers strike for a pay rise without strings Bus services in Swansea, Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire were devastated by a one day strike for a decent pay rise without strings by drivers and engineers at First Cymru Bus. They had voted to reject an offer of 5% over 15 months despite it being…
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Save Heatherwood Hospital – Fight to Win!
Just over a year ago trade unionists and local activists from Bracknell, Ascot, Windsor, Slough and Wokingham joined together to launch a campaign to save our local Hospital. The local PCT bosses had announced that they planned to close Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot and sell off the land.We formed the Save Heatherwood Hospital Campaign and…
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NUT NEC report – Ready to move to strike action?
‘PHASE ONE’ NON-STRIKE ACTION ALREADY WINNING VICTORIES Even while the National Executive was meeting, reports were coming in of new victories being won over workload, appraisal and observations. These gains were being achieved by NUT members making clear to Heads that they will be sticking together and implementing the joint action guidelines.One Lewisham reps…
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Save our Ambulance services!
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is in a period of consultation over proposals that would mean the closure of around 60 stations. They are to be replaced with 13 super stations and ‘standby points’. These will probably be portable cabins or shared premises with the police or fire service. The chief executive says this plan…
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Bulletin 111
Ever since the con-dem government announced its austerity measures the PCS message has been that there is an alternative and that the cuts agenda is ideologically driven. The public sector is now facing the largest attacks in a generation with raids on our pensions, a pay freeze, job losses and the continued threats of privatisation. …
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UCU Barnfield College Strike over working hours
UCU members were on picket lines across all five of the college’s sites as the college faced its first strike action for over 30 years over new contracts. The union estimates that the new contracts would give the college around an extra 30,000 teaching hours a year. The college has refused to say what the…
