Teaching assistants at York University in Toronto are on strike after management cut 800 TA posts. TAs are essential for students; they are the ones who actually teach the courses and do the grading rather than the professor. The management are also not doing enough to make the campus safe for women. If these attacks go ahead they will affect everyone at the university – send messages of support to CUPE3903strikecommittee@gmail.com.
Council Workers
Derby Support Staff Dispute: The Whole Story
Film length: 18:16 The full story of Derby teaching assistants epic struggle to stop a 25% pay cut – imposed, incredibly, after an equal pay review of a workforce comprising 94% low paid women workers. […]
Catalonia
Barcelona general strike: Cafes picketed out, roads blocked
Film length: 2:13 Just a few shots to give you a flavour of an incredible general strike in Barcelona, with the anti-capitalist left out in force throughout the city shutting down the few cafes that […]
Civil Servants
Sparks and Civil Servants join N14 European day of action
Film Length: 10:52 General strikes in 5 countries in Europe, industrial action in 18 more. In London, electricians and civil servants stood up to be counted – but next time we need much, much more.