Sacked Amicus Press Officer and deposed former editor of the Amicus
Unity Gazette, Des Heemskerk, has won his tribunal case for unfair
dismissal from his job in the union.
The UK's Finance Minister (and hopeful for the Labour leadership after Blair) Gordon
Brown presented his last budget yesterday.
The announced income tax cuts in reality are being taken back by
increased tax rates for some of the poorest households while the richest income
earners would benefit the most.
Airbus workers throughout Europe have reacted with anger to the announcement on 28 February of the axing of 10,000 jobs at its plants in Europe as part of its "Power 8" plan. Following the announcement, Airbus workers responded with walk-outs and stoppages in France and Germany.
As Blair prepares to hand over leadership of the Labour
Party to Brown, opinion polls reveal how low support for Labour has fallen. We
face the real prospect of a return of the Tories at the next general election.
Blairism has failed abysmally and it is time to change course and adopt genuine
socialist policies.
Recently the British government introduced a law banning
discrimination on the basis of age. On this basis some older workers will be
able to stay at work beyond the statutory 65. How will this affect the lives of
workers under capitalism?