from the Plymouth Herald 600 WORKERS have walked out in a wildcat strike at Langage Power Station in protest at the use of foreign workers. Jerry Pickford, regional officer for Unite South West, said the workers had walked out in support of similar action across the rest of the UK. The union, which says it does not

SOLIDARITY Editor Martin Wicks examines the implications of two recent injunctions against strike action by UNITE and the RMT. This is a SOLIDARITY discussion bulletin which can be downloaded  from the SOLIDARITY website here   The recent injunctions issued against strike action by UNITE and the RMT have grave implications for the whole

As I blogged last week today UNISON and UNITE members are taking co-ordinated strike action against pay cuts, in April, the City Council issued dismissal notices to all City Council workers in order to enforce pay cuts of up 15%! Solidarity to those striking today my branch have sent a message of solidarity and a cheque for the strike fund and I encourage others to ask branches to do the same. Let...

Unite’s press release is below. Our ballot for industrial action, including strike action, starts on 28th October. Unite has over 100,000 members in Health, in some key occupational groups. Strike action by Unite can have a real impact. An obvious point to make, but all health workers have...

COMPASS MAILING: Supporting our public service workers: demonstrate your solidarity for fair pay Local government workers in UNISON and Unite are planning to strike on 16 and 17 July over a 2.45% pay offer, the latest in ten years of below-inflation pay awards. This will be followed on the 18 July by a day of protest for

From SOLIDARITY Magazine This is a letter from UNITE NEC Health Sector members Gill George and Frank Wood to UNITE health workers. Since its distribution it has been adopted as UNITE policy. Dear Colleague We are writing to explain clearly our absolute opposition to the ‘Enabling Agreement’ being proposed by the NHS Employers. In our view (shared by

Around 450 workers at the Shelter housing charity struck for 48 hours last week, and were were set to strike again on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The workers, members of the Unite union, are fighting against the imposition of longer hours and low pay. The strike was solid at offices around the country. Many of the workers reported that they are particularly concerned at how the changes wi...

This is from the Bolton News. There is a ballot on it asking if people support the strike, which currently shows 82% in favour. POSTAL workers are to stage a 24-hour strike on one of the busiest mail days of the year. Up to 400 workers at the Bolton Mail Centre in Farnworth will walk out on

The recent strike at Lindsey Oil Refinery was the result of an unofficial walkout by the workers at the plant in both GMB and Unite. There were consequently a number of solidarity walkouts at a number of other sites around the UK, including UCATT members on some sites. The important issue to note though is that

I've sent solidarity greetings to the tube workers who will be walking out later today. Here's what Bob Crow has to say about the strike action. Statement from RMT General Secretary, Bob Crow: RMT doesn't resort to industrial action lightly, that's just a myth peddled by some sections of the media. The fact is that Tube workers have been driven into walking out today. Tube bosses h...