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Union takes multinational language school to tribunal in case challenging precarious employment
February 10th: The TEFL Workers’ Union (a section of the IWW) has filed for a tribunal to support English language teachers who suffered financial loss as a result of Kaplan International’s use of rolling fixed-term contracts.
Anti-fascism and Migrant Solidarity: Interview with Channel Rescue
February 7th: Last week, a fire broke out at Napier Barracks in Folkestone.
Stansted 15 defendants have their terror convictions quashed
January 29th: The activists who blocked a deportation flight on Stansted Airport in 2017 had their convictions quashed today in the Court of Appeal.
ONGOING: Euston Station HS2 protest camp resist eviction
January 27th: This morning the London end of the ongoing direct action campaign against HS2 received some unwelcome visitors in the form of around a hundred cops, bailiffs and private security guards.
Justice for Mohamud
January 23rd: On 9th of January, Mohamud Mohammed Hassan was murdered by the South Wales Police in Cardiff.
Precarious workers demand campus shutdown and furlough with COVID-19 declared ‘Major Incident’ in London
January 19th: With Covid-19 declared a ‘major incident’ in London, precarious workers are still being compelled to provide cleaning and security services in non-essential buildings, while many doing essential work remain on zero-hours contracts without adequate financial support if they have to self-isolate.
Cops shut down Westminster protest for Mohamud Hassan
January 16th: Yesterday evening officers from the Met’s infamous Territorial Support Group shut down a protest called in memory of Mohamud Mohammed Hassan, a 24 year old black man who died following police contact in Cardiff last Saturday.
New evidence reveals six-year history of UK supplies to Turkish killer drones
January 15th: Adair Ltd announced this week it has ceased supplies of fuel components to the Turkish company Baykar Makina after discovering these had been used on armed drones sent to Azerbaijan.
Anti-prison activists to target Kier Construction in New Year campaign
January 4th: Anti-prison campaigners from Community Action on Prison Expansion (CAPE) are targeting Kier Construction with “New Year, No Kier” campaign.
Obituary: Alexandre Skirda (1942-2020)
December 30th: The influential French historian and translator, best known for his research on revolutionary Ukraine in the early 20th century, died on Wednesday December 23rd.
