Solidarity 210
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Greece’s two union confederations, Gsee and Adedy, have called another general strike on 28 and 29 June, this time for 48 hours.
Solidarity 210, 29 June 2011
48 hour general strike in Greece
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Black men not safe in custody
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Demetre Fraser, 21, from Peckham, south London, has died in suspicious circumstances after a visit from the West Midlands police.
FE staff fight cuts
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Further education (FE) lecturers are bracing themselves for a round of cuts taking effect in the autumn. Some colleges are already in dispute with management.
Victory on the Tube: Arwyn Thomas reinstated
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Arwyn Thomas, an RMT (rail union) rep unfairly dismissed by London Underground management, was reinstated on 22 June to LU employment on drivers’ pay.
30 June round-up
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Public sector pensions strikers will be joined on June 30 by workers taking action in a number of local disputes.
Unison: tough talk, but...
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As the sovereign decision making body of over one million public sector workers, Unison’s National Delegate Conference 2011 (21-24 June) should have been one of the most significant labour movement events in recent years.
British Airways: uneasy truce in fight that deserved more
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British Airways cabin crew workers have voted overwhelmingly, by 92% on a 72% turnout, to accept a deal from management that restores an uneasy peace and ends a dispute which has seen nearly a month’s worth of strike action since 2009.
Southampton workers press onwards
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Southampton council workers’ strike movement continues after talks with ACAS broke down in late June.
F is for factions
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The ins-and-outs of revolutionary organisation may seem like a “side issue” when set against some of the bigger, weightier-sounding concepts. That there is such a lot of confusion surrounding the question of how socialists can and should organise is a symptom of wider political misunderstandings.