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18 November 2009

Sheffield First bus drivers beat back bullying management

The dispute between 700 bus drivers, members of Unite, and First Bus in Sheffield has been in force for a few months, writes An Olive Grove depot bus driver.

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11 November 2009

Strikes force concessions

Six days of strike action by 700 South Yorkshire Fire Brigade Union (FBU) members have forced major concessions from the Chief Fire Officer and Labour-controlled fire authority, writes Alistair Tice.

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3 November 2009

RBS/Lloyds - Yet more bailouts and job cuts

DISGRACED EX-RBS boss, Fred 'the shred' Goodwin (notorious for sacking workers), must have produced a wry smile when the government instructed the largely nationalised bank to sell off 318 high street branches shedding a further 3,700 workers...

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3 November 2009

South Yorkshire firefighters and Sheffield First bus drivers

Unity of Sheffield strikers: Despite last minute talks and supposed 'offers', strikes by South Yorkshire firefighters and Sheffield First bus drivers went ahead on 31 October, joining postal delivery workers taking national industrial action on the same day...

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21 October 2009

First bus drivers give bosses a 'fright'

South Yorkshire First bus drivers, members of Unite, held a one day strike back in July against the company's national pay-freeze, writes Alistair Tice.

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21 October 2009

Laughing all the way to the bank

US BANK Goldman Sachs is on track to pay $22 billion in salaries and bonuses this year, an average of $700,000 for each of its 31,700 employees, writes John Sharpe.

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South Yorkshire Fire Brigades Union FBU demonstration, photo Yorkshire Socialist Party

South Yorkshire Fire Brigades Union FBU demonstration, photo Yorkshire Socialist Party

7 October 2009

An autumn of discontent in South Yorkshire

Lecturers in the UCU union have already held one day strikes this term at Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster colleges, for the implementation of the 2004 pay awards and against cuts and job losses, writes Alistair Tice.

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29 July 2009

Greedy bosses exploiting seasonal workers

The Independent recently reported on the exploitation of Bulgarian and Romanian workers by Tesco supplier, S&A Produce, writes Deborah Jones.

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22 July 2009

Every little helps Tesco's as they attack workers

Chepstow: Around 750 workers at the Tesco distribution centre in Chepstow are voting over strike action against the company's decision to move the centre across the river Severn to Avonmouth, which is only eight miles away, writes Mike John, Newport Socialist Party.

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7 July 2009

National Express goes off the rails

THE NEWS that National Express has walked away from its east coast rail franchise comes at a time when most other tocs (train operating companies) are experiencing a drop in revenue due to the recession, writes Mark Pickersgill.

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