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1 Dec 2011

Tens of thousands join protests against government policies

Two-thirds of schools and thousands of agencies shut down yesterday as over 2 million workers joined 'the biggest strike in a generation', according to organisers.
30 Nov 2011

Workers plan to raise money for good causes during strike

A union initiative will give savings from today's 'pension robbery' and anti-cuts strike to grassroots groups fighting poverty in Britain.
29 Nov 2011

Green MSPs will back Scottish union rally and strikes

Green MSPs in Scotland have confirmed their support for 30 November coordinated strike action against the UK government's public sector 'assault'.
29 Nov 2011

Day of Action to target austerity and cuts as well as pensions robbery

Wednesday 30 November will see the first mass strike across Britain for four decades, as public sector workers protest against pension cuts.
2 Aug 2011

BBC hit by further waves of action over redundancies and cuts

Thousands of journalists across the BBC yesterday took part in a second 24-hour strike against compulsory redundancies at the Corporation.
30 Jun 2011

Greens say fair pensions are worth struggling for

The leader of the Green Party in England and Wales is among those backing the huge wave of public sector strikes across the country today.
29 Jun 2011

Huge wave of strikes and anti-cuts protests planned for 30 June

Anti-cuts activists will join public sector strikes on 30 June, as part of the largest day of action against the government’s cuts so far.
1 May 2011

Egypt must allow peaceful protest and the right to strike, says Amnesty

The Egyptian authorities must abolish a recent law criminalising peaceful protests and strikes, Amnesty International said on May Day this weekend.
26 Oct 2010

Guess the Daily Mail's latest scapegoat

Scapegoating is central to the Daily Mail. But if you've not yet seen today's issue (26 October), I challenge you to pause for a moment and have a guess at which group of people they are demonising today.

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