Solidarity 232
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Un éditorial qui a paru dans le numéro 232 du journal socialiste britannique Solidarity publié par l’Alliance for Workers Liberty.
Solidarity 232, 1 February 2012
Non à la guerre! Non à la bombe iranienne!
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Pensions: make unions commit to action now!
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Unions which have not accepted the Government’s so-called “final” formula for public sector pensions are talking about a further strike on the issue in late March, and more action beyond that.
Partial victory for Palestinian quarry workers
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The struggle of the Salit quarry workers, in the occupied West Bank (Palestine), has concluded in a partial victory, with workers winning a financial settlement but not securing a commitment from contractors taking over work at the quarry to re-employ them.
Seize the bankers' loot!
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Bonus payouts in banking and finance totalled £14 billion in 2011.
Syria: fighting draws closer to Damascus
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The Arab League has suspended its monitoring operation in Syria.
UCU strike on edge
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The remarkable turnaround which saw the University and College Union (UCU) name 1 March as the day for further action in the Teachers Pension Scheme dispute (TPS, which covers workers in “post-92” universities and FE colleges) was won by the UCU National Executive Committee in the face of stern opposition from UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt.
Reinstate Alberto Durango!
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The Industrial Workers of the World Cleaners and Allied Grades Branch Secretary Alberto Durango has been sacked from his job at the Heron Tower in London by the contractor Incentive FM Group Ltd.
Strikes at Barnet Council, Newsquest, Remploy
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Members of Barnet Unison local government branch will take their fourth one-day strike on Thursday 9 February against mass privatisation at the council.
HMRC strike pushes tax deadline
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HM Revenue and Customs workers struck on 31 January.