They have few holidays, they don’t have a worthy pension and they are forced to work even when they are ill. This is a situation that hundreds of subcontracted workers suffer at the University of London. Text and photos by Olga Briasco Recently a roar of drums and […]
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EDF, don’t stop talking to people
A citizen movement in London has been organised to support the activists charged five million pounds after occupying an EDF nuclear power plant in the UK. The “Let’s Talk PEOPLE Power: Shut down the EDF Energy conference!” protest will take place on the 1st May. For five million pounds, […]
Campaign against cystic fibrosis
A supportive online initiative aims to have a purple bow on every Facebook profile picture on the 29th of June, as a way of supporting this illness. . Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary genetic illness which mainly affects the lungs, and to a lesser extent the pancreas, stomach and intestine. […]
Hicks and Unite: for a union based on collective action
At first there was only one candidate and no opposition. But things changed and this British union’s next elections its million and a half members will be able to choose their next General Secretary: current leader Len McCluskey, or the opponent to his left, Jerry Hicks. Benjamin Serra […]
Romanian wit vs. British panic
In response to fears of a possible wave of immigrants flooding the country, a source of panic for Britain’s main sectors, Romania has retaliated by launching a tourism campaign with the title “Why don’t you come over?” . Martha Andrés Román . From 1st January 2014 all European Union (UE) […]