Industrial news in brief
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Teachers at Bishop Challoner school in East London are balloting for strikes against management bullying.
Local Councils
Labour councillor says: “You don’t stand as Labour to cut services”
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Geoff Lumley is Labour Councillor for Newport East on the Isle of Wight.
Camden workers fight contract cuts
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Local government workers in the London borough of Camden are facing an attempt by bosses to bribe them into signing new, worse, contracts.
Better to break the whip than vote for cuts
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Gary Wareing is one of the “Hull Three”, three Labour councillors who voted against a cuts budget on the city’s Labour-controlled council. Along with Dean Kirk and Gill Kennett, Gary has been suspended from the Labour group.
Stop “bedroom tax” evictions!
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Across the country demonstrations and meetings have been held against the “Bedroom Tax”.
Barnet Spring march
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In a measure of Barnet residents’ determination to fight the Tory Council’s “One Barnet” outsourcing programme, more than 300 turned out in a blizzard on 23 March to march from Finchley Central to an inspiring rally at Friern Barnet Community Library.
Defend Don McDonald
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On Saturday 16 February, Michael (Don) MacDonald took part in the 1,500-strong anti-cuts march in Newcastle.
“One Barnet” on trial
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“One Barnet”, Barnet Tories’ plan to privatise most of Barnet Council services (probably in two contracts worth up to £1 billion to Capita), is being scrutinised in the High Court this week.
Anti-cuts councillors meet
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Around 60 activists and councillors met in Birmingham on 16 March to discuss the Councillors Against Cuts campaign.
"Barnet Spring" march - against cuts and privatisation
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Date:
23 March, 2013 - 11:00 - 15:00
Location:
Assemble Finchley Central tube for march to Friern Barnet Community Library
Description:
A march against Barnet Council's 'One Barnet' programme that seeks to outsourcing the bulk of council services, probably to Capita. Organised by Barnet Alliance for Public Services, barnetalliance.org. Follow @BarnetAlliance, hashtag #BarnetSpring