British Transport Unions to picket Iranian Embassy, Wednesday, February 15 At 11am on Wednesday, February 15, British transport unions will be handing in a petition to the Iranian Embassy in support of the Vahed Bus Company drivers.
Blair in new attack on sick and disabled While Blair continues to support his friend Bush in the war in Iraq, he is conducting another little war on the home front, this time against the sick and disabled! Up to a million workers who have been declared too sick to work now face the possibility of new and humiliating procedures aimed at forcing them back to work. This is a more silent, less obvious war, but a war nonetheless, a class war.
Britain: Amicus North West Regional Council affiliates to Hands Off Venezuela Campaign The Amicus North West Regional Council decided to affiliate to the Hands Off Venezuela (HOV) campaign at its February monthly meeting. Great interest was shown for what is happening in Venezuela and a generous donation was made to HOV.