Film length: 13:44 As teachers in more and more republican states in the USA take unofficial strike action to defend education, West Virginia teachers explain how they started the movement, and how they organised strikes for the first time in 25 years on a rank and file basis, involving members across unions and non-union members. Packed meeting at the Labor Notes conference in Chicago on April 6.
Education
Save Our Sixth Form Colleges!
Film length: 13:34 Sixth Form Colleges are under attack. The latest cuts mean almost a quarter of the funding for sixth form colleges has gone since 2010, and now new Government “Area Reviews” mean colleges […]
Culture Sector
National Museums Wales escalate strike action over fair pay
Film length: 3:38 Welsh museums, along with the Welsh government, are imposing new contracts on their lowest paid workers which will take away their weekend bonuses. The workers, who are paid around £15,000 a year, […]
Biofuels
Drax strike: Spectacular victory as contract workers walk out in support and block roundabout
Running Time: 6 mins 21 secs Workers at Drax power station were celebrating a spectacular victory after just one day of strike action DOUBLED the original pay offer from the employers of 8% to 16%. […]