Thousands of BT telecoms and call centre staff could strike within weeks. On June 15, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) balloted workers in three categories—BT, Openreach and EE subsidiaries—across the BT group. If the strike goes ahead it will be the first national stoppage of BT workers in 35 years. …
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A third day of strike action on the railways takes place Saturday. Pickets and rallies have been organised throughout the country, with the network to be largely paralysed again. Support for the strike remains solid in the working class, particularly among young workers. Some of the rail strikers on the …
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MASSIVE votes for strike action at Heathrow airport came as railway workers shut down the network for a second day today. British Airways’ attempt to maintain a 10 per cent pay cut — one it imposed alongside job cuts during the pandemic despite receiving public money to protect its workers …
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Rail workers in the UK will walk out again Thursday for the second of three days of national strike action. This is no ordinary industrial dispute. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government of political gangsters want to emulate Margaret Thatcher’s targeting of the miners in 1984-85, which ended in …
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The Rail Maritime and Transport union has announced that 50,000 of its members will strike on June 21, 23 and 25, bringing much of Britain’s rail network to a standstill. On the first day of strikes, 40,000 workers from Network Rail and the train operating companies will be joined by …
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Thousands of people in Britain are set to lose their jobs after a raft of companies announced plans to reduce the size of their workforce. Businesses in all sectors are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but retail and aerospace are being hit particularly hard. Many firms across …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1068/30088 From The Socialist newspaper, 8 January 2020 RMT and NSSN protest outside parliament against the Tory government’s threat to the right to strike. 19.12.19, photo JB (Click to enlarge) Rob Williams, Socialist Party industrial organiser The mask has slipped – almost the first act of …
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BALPA trade union sells out British Airways pilots struggle By Barry Mason 24 December 2019 The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) have betrayed the struggle of its British Airways (BA) members after recommending they accept an offer from the company. Prior to the deal being signed, there were fears …
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