On the 30th May 2023, workers at the homeless charity St Mungo’s walked out of their roles and onto picket lines to demand a fairer wage. Abandoning late nights roaming the London streets, or early mornings saving people from overdoses, workers left some of the most stressful and challenging work environments to fight back against the exploitation of their good will. Surrounded by the mirrors and glass of the swanky St Mungo’s head office, wedged in between a fusion concept restaurant, a sourdough bakery, and a restaurant called “Champagne Route”, the strikers loudly reject the 1.75% pay rise ..read more

Three people are on trial from yesterday, charged with causing a public nuisance for blocking a road outside Brook House Immigration Removal Centre at Gatwick Airport in November 2021. They were preventing people being forcibly removed on a flight to Jamaica. They will be tried by a jury, with the trial listed for seven days. On 9th November 2021, the three protestors locked on to each other using metal pipes on a road outside Brook House. In the end, just four people boarded the flight from Birmingham airport, from an original list of more than 50. They have crowdfunded almost £20,000 to sup ..read more

Pre-election On the day before the second round of the Turkish presidential election, people’s feelings are mixed. Many —especially people in the streets such as taxi drivers— seem to be sure Erdoğan will succeed. They are extremely unhappy about this; they are furious about the state of the economy and their decreasing life prospects. Others say that Erdoğan’s regime still has a chance of being removed from power; people across the country are so unhappy, not only the Kurdish people.  “I hope that Erdoğan loses, but I don’t believe it.” Some say. Either way, everyone still maintains an ..read more

WEDNESDAY 31ST MAY. 5PM UNTIL LATE. FALMOUTH DOCKS GATE, and ON THE WATERS. BRING BANNERS, CANDLES, BLANKETS, CAMPING CHAIRS, WARM LAYERS, NOISE-MAKING DEVICES YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, FLASKS OF HOT TEA AND A PICNIC. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE WATER TAKE YOUR BOAT OUT. PREPARE TO STAY THE COURSE AS WE SHOW THE GOVERNMENT WE WELCOME REFUGEES, WE RESIST BORDER VIOLENCE AND WE DO NOT SUPPORT THEIR CRUEL TREATMENT OF MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES.  The Bibby Stockholm, a floating prison designed to detain 500 single male asylum seekers offshore in Dorset, is set to depart from Falmouth l ..read more

Cathy McCormack, who died at the end of August 2022, was a Scottish activist, community mobiliser, public health promoter, intervention researcher, popular educator, film-maker, broadcaster, actor, author, blogger, campaigner, public speaker, consciousness-raiser and critical thinker. Cathy was a fatality of the war without bullets, a term she coined to refer to the many vicious forms of violence being waged on people deemed surplus to the requirements of neoliberal capitalism. This violence is delivered by development and deployment of policies and practices which manufacture unemployment, i ..read more

Low-paid, outsourced, migrant workers at Mercedes Showroom in Colindale, London, have won a 25% pay increase after returning a strike mandate alongside 150 cleaners, carers and concierge in eight coordinated workplaces across Greater London in June. “Receiving that letter with the news of the pay increase was truly wonderful! This is a huge achievement and without the support of the union it would not have been possible. To my colleagues in the other workplaces; continue the fight, do not give up, if we are able to achieve this win you can too. This fight is for everyone, and the achievement ..read more

Two people who took direct action to dismantle and occupy a weapons company, were sentenced to prison on Tuesday 16th May, after pleading guilty to charges of criminal damage. A third, who took part in the action was acquitted at Chester Crown Court. Out of the two imprisoned, Mike Lynch White, a scientist, was sentenced to 27 months. The other, was sentenced to 16 months. Usually, approximately half of a custodial sentence is served in prison. Mike Lynch-White was on remand for three months prior to the sentencing for taking direct action with the climate group Burning Pink, and may face a f ..read more

This May we have seen another round of sentencing for at least 4 comrades, for standing up to the police during the 2021 Kill the Bill uprising in Bristol. On Friday 12th May, Danny, Carmen, and Leah were sentenced, and on Monday 22nd May, Foxy was sentenced. Although these defendants had been left waiting for over 2 years by the courts, we turned up in force to show that they are not alone and not forgotten. They were met with solidarity demos outside court in the mornings, and courtrooms full of supporters during their hearings. Danny, pleading to riot and arson against a police vehicle, wa ..read more

On the 21st day of the siege against Elbit’s Leicester factory, UAV Tactical Systems (U-TacS), Palestine Action targeted two companies linked to the Israeli weapons company. Activists targeted the Precision FM headquarters in Leicester, by breaking windows and spray painting a clear message to the firm: cut ties with Elbit. Others drenched the Aldridge office of Edwards accountants with red paint, symbolising the spilt blood of Palestinians. Precision Facilities Management provide maintenance and sterilisation services for U-TacS, boasting a good review on their website and appearing to use t ..read more

Yesterday cleaners, carers and concierge workers, UVW members across the public and private sectors, have returned a massive mandate to strike for dignity, equality and respect.  The low-paid, Black, brown and migrant workers are joining forces across the following nine workplaces; an Amazon warehouse, a Mercedes-Benz showroom, London School of Economics, Streatham and Clapham private school, La Retraite state school, Sage Nursing home, the Department for Education, luxury apartments West End Quays and media powerhouse Ogilvy at the Sea Containers’ building.  “For those workers tha ..read more