British Airways has relied upon an army of nearly 300 pilots volunteering to do the work of striking cabin crew. These pilots are actively participating in breaking the unity of workers, who overwhelmingly voted to defend themselves from BA’s attacks on their terms and conditions.
On the day Apple launched its much coveted iPhone4, protests were held in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany and the United States to commemorate the victims of the Foxconn group whose workers assemble products for Apple, Dell, Nokia and others.
Yesteday, the day the iPhone4 was released, saw a global day of remembrance for the 11 workers who have died at the Foxconn factory in the Shenzhen province of China in the past 12 months.
Interview with Aristides Papadokostopoulos - who was on board the “Free Mediterranean” and held until today as a hostage of the Israeli army - to greek newspaper ‘Dromos’
John Pilger inverts the perception of Greece as a "junk country" and sees hope in the uprising of ordinary Greeks protesting against the "bailout" of an economy plunged into debt by the tax-evading rich.
Last October it was a blow when the Lib Dem’s attempt to get the government to take up 10:10 was voted down by Parliament. It seems great that the government has now signed up to it.
The new coalition government’s policy to end detention in Scotland immediately has meant children as young as 8 months old are being driven hundreds of miles to be locked up in Yarl’s Wood instead
The second injunction in less than six months was granted to British Airways yesterday, stopping its cabin crew from taking strike action which would have started today.
David Cameron has been forced to issue a formal state apology for the British Army's killing of civil rights marchers in 1972.
"Demonstrating is like a sport here in Athens" said a member of one Greek socialist group. And he didn't mean in the Saturday-passtime type of way.
British Airways has relied upon an army of nearly 300 pilots volunteering to do the work of striking cabin crew. These pilots are actively participating in breaking the unity of workers, who overwhelmingly voted to defend themselves from BA’s attacks on their terms and conditions.
Following a massive demonstration by public sector workers in Spain, unions warn of a general strike if labour market reforms are imposed.
Yet again the UN Security Council, under US government coercion and lobbying, has voted for a fresh round of sanctions on Iran.
Yesteday, the day the iPhone4 was released, saw a global day of remembrance for the 11 workers who have died at the Foxconn factory in the Shenzhen province of China in the past 12 months.
Interview with Aristides Papadokostopoulos - who was on board the “Free Mediterranean” and held until today as a hostage of the Israeli army - to greek newspaper ‘Dromos’
John Pilger inverts the perception of Greece as a "junk country" and sees hope in the uprising of ordinary Greeks protesting against the "bailout" of an economy plunged into debt by the tax-evading rich.
Last October it was a blow when the Lib Dem’s attempt to get the government to take up 10:10 was voted down by Parliament. It seems great that the government has now signed up to it.
The new coalition government’s policy to end detention in Scotland immediately has meant children as young as 8 months old are being driven hundreds of miles to be locked up in Yarl’s Wood instead
The second injunction in less than six months was granted to British Airways yesterday, stopping its cabin crew from taking strike action which would have started today.