Category Archives: Labour Party

MMP faces legal action by Unite

Cereal workers being starved of legal entitlements Unite is to take legal action against Austrian owned Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) over the unlawful dismissal of its workforce and closure of the site in Bootle, Liverpool. The workers make packaging for some … Continue reading

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A date for your diary…..April 16th – fighting back against the ConDem’s attack on workers rights!

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Rio Tinto Lock Out – Alma, Canada

Thousands of workers marched through the streets of Alma in Lac Saint-Jean, Canada to demand an end to a lock out by Rio Tinto and to fight for the preservation of jobs at the Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) smelter. Three months … Continue reading

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Cash for policies anyone? Beecroft, Wonga, millionaire Tory donors and slasher Osborne

The “cash for lunches” scandal has shone further light on a government report which proposed that employers be allowed to sack workers at will – if the employer thought they were unproductive or “coasting”. Adrian Beecroft produced his report last … Continue reading

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The true story of why oil tanker drivers have voted for industrial action.

While the media went to town on petrol shortages, the use of the armed forces to drive tankers, distortion of the facts of the case, the real reasons why Unite members voted to take industrial action got scant coverage. Contarary … Continue reading

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MMP – Greeeeat success at Liverpool event!

Locked out workers at MMP in Bootle were out in Liverpool City Centre today (Saturday) gathering growing support from ordinary people and families in their campaign to get the Austrian multi national packaging company to end the lock out of … Continue reading

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Call for Action: Cammell Laird occupation 1984

In May 1984 it was proposed to make half the workforce redundant at Cammel Laird’s shipyard on Merseyside, calling into question the future viability of the yard.  In response to compulsory redundancies the workers occupied the yard with 70 still … Continue reading

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MMP workers in Liverpool, Saturday. Meet them and protest at the on-going lock out.

When: Saturday, 23rd March, 2012 at 11.00 am Where: Church Street (opposite Primark), Liverpool City Centre L1 

 Tony the Tiger joins locked out MMP workers call for roar of support from Liverpool shoppers 

 MMP workers, who make packaging that holds some of the … Continue reading

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Thatcher and Murdoch met to discuss Times purchase

On the day of the TUC’s Media Conference, (March 17th) the release of Margaret Thatcher’s private papers reveal that in 1981 she met Rupert Murdoch to discuss his purchase of the Times, Sunday Times and their associated titles. The official … Continue reading

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Taking On The Media Barons – March 17th at the TUC London

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