Solidarity 214
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Nick Davies is the Guardian journalist whose investigations into the Murdoch media helped uncover the phone hacking practices, exploding the recent scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World.
Solidarity 214, 24 August 2011
The myth of an "objective media"
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A sophisticated apology for Castro
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Pablo Velasco reviews Workers in Cuba: Unions and labour relations. A 2011 update. (Institute of Employment Rights)
Barnet council workers to strike on 13 September
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Barnet council Unison is taking industrial action against privatisation of council services, and on Saturdays in August has picketed an attempt to break a work-to-rule in revenues and benefits. The branch is also organising a one-day strike on Tuesday 13 September.
Another win for London cleaners
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Cleaners working at the landmark Heron Tower near Liverpool Street in London have won a pay increase to a “living-wage” rate of £8.30 per hour, and have secured commitments from management to resolve issues of staff shortages and unfair dismissal practices.
Victory on the Tube
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Leytonstone-based driver Tunde Umanah, the latest tube worker to fall victim to London Underground’s attempts to victimise union activists, has won his job back on appeal.
Southampton workers vote to continue strikes
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A meeting of 600 workers involved in the long-running battle at Southampton city council has voted by 4 to 1 to reject council bosses' latest offer and continue with strike action.
Support the Johnston Press strikers!
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The media industry’s first all-out strike in decades has seen journalists working for Johnston Press titles in South Yorkshire, including Doncaster Free Press and the Selby Times, take over a month’s worth of action.
Construction bosses go to war against workers
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The UK’s major electrical and mechanical contractors have launched an unprecedented attack on collective bargaining by attempting to unilaterally impose a new agreement on the industry.
The Socialist Party and the workers: “Every sect is religious”
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By Sean Matgamna