UPDATE: And now it’s bad and bad news. In a move denounced by the ITUC as “crass and cynical”, Ebrahim was rearrested yesterday. You can read more here. There’s so much going on in Britain at the moment that it can be easy to forget what’s going on elsewhere. But we won’t – we remember…
I’m writing this post having just returned from the Liverpool TUC March and Rally for Pensions Justice so you may have to excuse some post march euphoria. However it’s clear that in terms of the support the Day of Action has received from public sector workers, it has been an enormous success. My Twitter feed is…
Today’s Day of Action on public service pensions is the biggest strike in a generation, so it’s going to set a lot of firsts, but one I’ve noticed is how connected the day is going to be online. Many unions are going to be maintaining liveblogs to keep their members in the loop, and many…
As mentioned before, building stronger unions anywhere makes for stronger unions everywhere, and solidarity breeds solidarity. So as well as the support we’re receiveing from the US National Nurses Union, it was great today to hear from David Abdulah, the President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions and NGOs (FITUN) of Trinidad and Tobago. His…
UNISON have produced this great infographic for the Day of Action on public service pensions tomorrow. It shows the impact the government’s proposed changes to pensions will have on public service workers, especially women. Click the picture below to see the graphic…
As public sector workers in Britain strike for their pension rights tomorrow, Bulgarian trade union confederations CITUB and PODKREPA will be demonstrating in front of the Parliament in Sofia, also for workers’ pension rights. The Bulgarian government plans to raise the retirement age by a year from 1 January. It’s not as if the unions in…
I often use this blog to ask you to take solidarity action with workers in other countries. But tonight, it’s the other way round. On Wednesday, nurses across the USA will be protesting in solidarity with British public sector workers who are striking to defend their pensions. The National Nurses Union (NNU) will be leading…