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.
Transport
Underground strike is solid as RMT & TSSA walk out over cuts.
Slideshow The strike by RMT and NFL Jerseys Cheap TSSA station staff on London underground is looking solid as it goes into its second day. The only line working appears to be the Northern Line, […]
Art & Culture
National Libraries, Museums and Galleries demo
Film length: 9:40 Campaigns from all over the UK come together to demand an end to the cuts to our libraries and museums. More and more workers are taking action to stop closures (often by […]
Firefighters
Firefighters strike against dangerous pension plans
Film length: 4:50 Pension plans for firefighters will put them, and the public, in danger. Firefighters explain why, and talk about the added danger in London of 10 fire stations being closed down.