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Strikes against low pay at Leeds-based bus manufacturer Optare to extend into 2021

William Harrison 20 December 2020 Strikes against low pay at Leeds-based bus manufacturer Optare to extend into 20212020-12-20T18:49:36+00:00 Labour Movement 1 Comment
Optare bus. Image credit via charles cars, CC BY On Monday 14th December, Unite announced that strike action at bus manufacturer Optare, which began in October 2020 over ‘broken promises’…
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Strikes: Resource Guide

Bright Green Editors 10 February 2020 Strikes: Resource Guide2020-02-10T15:46:26+00:00 Comment No Comment
Image credit via Nick Youngson, Creative Commons. With the Climate Strikes and UCU action marking the start of 2020, the role of strikes has come to the forefront of conversations…
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New UK Climate Strike Dates Announced

Harry Holmes 3 January 2020 New UK Climate Strike Dates Announced2020-01-03T15:32:20+00:00 News 1 Comment
In the last years of the 2010's the UK climate strikes emerged as a significant environmental movement, led by the UK Student Climate Network.  In September 2019 the group garnered…
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Power Beyond Parliament: Resource guide

Bright Green Editors 14 December 2019 Power Beyond Parliament: Resource guide2020-12-11T13:05:32+00:00 Comment No Comment
Protest sign saying no. Image credits via niekverlaan, Pixabay License. With the latest election result the Conservatives, with their terrible climate record, could be in power until 2024. That's four…
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Resisting exploitation and building power: the Deliveroo workers fighting back

Paul Shanks 12 February 2019 Resisting exploitation and building power: the Deliveroo workers fighting back2019-03-05T10:05:59+00:00 Comment No Comment
Creative Commons: Steve Eason Until the mid-20th Century, workers on dockyards faced a precarious and bleak existence with no job security. Instead of being contracted for regular hours, dock workers…
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Report from NUS conference, 2018

Rebecca Chapman 5 April 2018 Report from NUS conference, 20182018-04-05T17:30:13+01:00 *Society* No Comment
The occupation on the NUS conference stage. Photo credit: Rebecca Chapman   The National Union of Students conference kicked off in Glasgow last week, with delegates representing students from across…
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‘Social housing, not social cleansing’ – the case of the Focus E15 Mums

Samir Jeraj 1 June 2015 ‘Social housing, not social cleansing’ – the case of the Focus E15 Mums2015-06-17T20:24:39+01:00 *Society* No Comment
This article was reposted with permission from the Green European Journal, where it first appeared on 22 May 2015.  The UK faces a housing crisis. It is this crisis, and…
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Are we ready to shake things up?

Sahaya James 5 May 2015 Are we ready to shake things up?2015-11-19T21:00:13+00:00 Comment 1 Comment
Collage by Sahaya James This election has been transformative for the Greens: we have seen an incredible surge in support and membership, we have provided voters a Green voice in…
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Next month’s Autumn Conference could solidify the Greens’ place on the left

Josiah Mortimer 21 August 2013 Next month’s Autumn Conference could solidify the Greens’ place on the left2013-08-21T10:25:03+01:00 Green Parties 7 Comments
The 13th-16th September will see hundreds of Greens from across the country descend on Brighton for the party’s Autumn Conference. And from the look of what’s made the final agenda,…
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Brighton pay dispute ends as workers accept new offer

Adam Ramsay 23 July 2013 Brighton pay dispute ends as workers accept new offer2013-07-23T19:24:01+01:00 England & Wales 2 Comments
Refuse workers in Brighton have declared an end to their industrial action after the council leadership backed down in a dispute which rocked the UK's only administration run by Green…
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