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Fighting council cuts
Greenwich
Greenwich Unison is preparing a new year campaign to fight cuts being proposed by the council. In addition, the union will be campaigning against cuts in the local health service.
The union is calling for the council to reverse its decision to cut jobs and services and to use its "scrutiny" powers to defend the local health service and call for an end to all cuts.
The union will be lobbying the council meetings from 6pm at the Town Hall on 30 January, 27 February, and 26 March and is calling a public meeting on 6 February at 7pm in the council chamber, Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich, SE18.
Birmingham
Birmingham city council workers have won some concessions over pay cuts arising from the single status pay agreement.
The council have made an offer to refuse collectors because of the political fallout from rubbish piling up in the streets.
But they haven't offered enough to wipe out pay cuts and have offered nothing to any other group of council workers.
This feeble offer has been rightly rejected by the refuse collectors as well as the union generally and a ballot for industrial action is under way, with action likely to start on 5 February.
There will be a rally outside the Council House at lunchtime on Saturday 12 January.
In this issue
Feature: Socialism and democracy needed to reshape the world
Socialist Party workplace news
Postal workers fight to defend the Burslem 12
Scrooge employers attack shop workers
Building workers fight for real union representation
Socialist Party editorial
Renationalise the energy industry
Socialist Party news and analysis
Police ballot for industrial rights
Soaring food prices hit world's poor
Big business hands off our NHS!
The privateers are taking over
International socialist news and analysis
Pakistan: Mass opposition to Musharraf regime after Benazir killing
Kenya: Stolen election explodes into mass anger and bloodshed
Socialist Party feature
Victory! Tenants beat £1 million sell-off campaign
Obituary
Socialist Party review
Review: Marx's Das Kapital: a biography, by Francis Wheen
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