Saturday, 7 May 2011
The Fiddler by Karl Marx
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The Fiddler saws the strings, His light brown hair he tosses and flings. He carries a sabre at his side, He wears a pleated habit w...
Friday, 6 May 2011
Election Analysis - Trapdoors and golden gateways
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Many council election results in England are yet to declare but the emerging picture is that Labour can’t afford to be complacent. So far th...
SNP victory: What now for Labour and public services?
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With the SNP winning an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament - the thing no party was ever meant to be able to do - what will this me...
Slight fall in UK union density in 2010 but collective bargaining coverage plummets
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'The best measure of union power is the union density figures... The level of density approximates the level of power because the higher...
Thursday, 5 May 2011
The right to strike - no let up from Raab-id Tory attack dog
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Yesterday’s decision of the RMT to mount strike action on London Underground in defence of two victimised union members, has triggered anoth...
We give you our consent to govern, don’t pocket it and ride away
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Quoting poet Edwin Morgan, Mike Kirby urges UNISON members in Scotland to vote for public services in today's Scottish Parliament electi...
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
More toxic propaganda from the Tax Dodgers Alliance
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Hardly a day goes by without the Tory party front organisation the Tax Dodgers Alliance having a go at the public sector and trade unions. H...
The courage and tenacity of the emergency workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant
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The heroism of workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been honoured by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC): htt...
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Media wakes up to union austerity concerns
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Amidst the flim-flam of the electoral reform debate and the play station triumphalism following the USA’s elimination of its self created ne...
Monday, 2 May 2011
BBC News - 'Living wage' campaign backed by investors worth £13bn
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The BBC reports that a group of investors worth £13bn are holding a rally today to push major companies into paying a "living wage...
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