Go Ahead strike going ahead: class struggle round-up for mid-February

Cautiously pessimistic

A quick round up of class struggle news from the last week or so:

In workplace news, bus drivers employed by Go Ahead in Manchester will be launching an all-out strike from February 28th against the “fire and rehire” attempt to tear up their contracts. There’s a petition in support of the workers you can sign here.

A number of reps are fighting victimisation attempts at the moment – CAIWU are continuing to campaign for the reinstatement of their member Carlos Rodriguez at UEL, and on London buses, Unite rep Judith Katera has just had an appeal against her sacking heard, while another, Moe Manir, has a disciplinary with a threat of the sack scheduled for February 23rd. I’ve not yet seen anything about the outcome of Judith’s appeal. Education union NEU are asking people to sign a petition in support of Kirstie Paton, a NEU…

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