For information on the Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into to the death of Ian Tomlinson, and the campaign for justice, follow this website set up by Ian’s family. »
The Labour Blog
- Bring them downNo immunity, no Parliamentary privilege, “Corruption, a serious and insidious offence, can only be dealt with effectively by using the police and the courts,” so said a Parliamentary committee in 1999.Elliot Morley, a former minister, David Chaytor, the MP for Bury North, Jim Devine, the MP for Livingston, and Lord Hanningfield, Who do these people think the […]
- Blair misleadingMisleading is how Claire Short describes the process in the run up to the Iraq war in her evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry. Deceitful is another word and I am sure we can think of many more to describe Blair's years in office.Bring him to court, support this site www.arrestblair.org to arrest Bliar for war crimes. […]
LabourStart
- UK : Focussing on bisexual trade unionistsSource: TUC […]
- UK : Workers face continued pay freezesSource: Press Association […]
- UK : GMB announces pub strike roadshowsSource: Morning Advertiser […]
New Events
New events posted to the calendar, Smash EDO, RMT lobby of Parliament and the Aldermaston Big Blockade. »
Vestival
The police, following orders from on high have forced the cancellation of the Big Green Gathering. This coincides with the Vestas workers on the Isle of Wight going to court due to their week long sit in. Around 25 workers have occupied the factory which is set to close 31st July, losing 600 green jobs. Vestas... »
Vestas – What YOU Can Do
Send messages of support from yourself or your organisation to savevestas@googlemail.com. Send a donation from your trade union or other organisation, or make a personal donation: cheques payable to Ryde and East Wight Trades Union Council, 22 Church Lane, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2NB. Contact energy minister Ed Miliband. His e-address is ps.ed.miliband@decc.gsi.gov.uk. His phone... »
Rage Against New Labour
Fight For The Right To Work London Victoria to Brighton (return train ticket) Sunday 27 September 2009. Time tbc. For more details call 07986 936 094 or 07973 640 057 Tickets: £20 full price £10 concs »
Vestas
VESTAS WORKERS BESIEGED BY RIOT POLICE (Updated Press Release) Workers staging a sit-in at the soon-to-close Vestas wind turbine plant on the Isle of Wight are being starved out by police. The police, many inside the factory and dressed in riot gear, have denied food to the workers who took over the factory offices last night,... »
Vestas – Factory Under Occupation
- Vestas profiting in low-wage ChinaInteresting story by Keith Bradsher in the New York Times, more on the theme of the rapid expansion of renewables manufacturing in China. Vestas has opened a big factory there – and pays its assembly line workers $4,100 a year. […]
- Isle of Wight council workers vote ‘no confidence’ in their bossesSal draws our attention to the latest events in the conflict between workers and the management at the Isle of Wight council. At a meeting yesterday 150 Unison members passed a vote of ‘no confidence’ in Chief Executive Steve Beynon and Leader of the council, David Pugh. Read more on VentnorBlog. [...] […]
- Isle of Wight council leans on Labour Parliamentary candidateRyde and East Wight TUC drew our attention to shenanigans at Isle of Wight council, where the Labour Parliamentary candidate and council Unison branch secretary Mark Chiverton has been leant on to resign his job at the council. It’s a knotty tale, but we’re backing Mark who backed the sacked Vestas workers last summer. Follow the story [...] […]
- UK struggling to meet green targetsThe UK is only succeeding in cutting its carbon emissions now because of the recession. It will not meet future targets for increasing its use of renewable energy and cutting future emissions, according to this report from Reuters. […]