Write on!

November 29th, 2007 by admin

WGGB for WGA

Writers’ Guild of Great Britain members (though outnumbered in this pic 2:1 by NUJ members) were out in force yesterday, to mark an international day of solidarity with the striking screenwriters of the Writers’ Guild of America. I managed to pop by for the end of it, after an exciting (no, really) team away day morning a few streets over. Read the rest of this entry »

I[heart]NHS, you[heart]NHS, we all[heart]NHS

November 5th, 2007 by admin

A most unexpected burst of sunshine made Saturday’s demo for the NHS into a pretty enjoyable way to spend a few hours. It wasn’t your run-of-the-(trouble-at)-mill union demonstration either - the attendance of a whole bunch of carnival artists really jolted people out of the traditional slump you’re likely to get halfway round a march. It’s hard not to be jolly when you’re walking next to a couple of giant lobsters on stilts.

lobster

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Let’s all go down the Strand…

September 20th, 2007 by admin

demonstrators-zctu

A lunchtime spent in the company of union colleagues from TUC, ATL, NASUWT, PCS, Unite and the ZCTU, ACTSA supporters and Zimbabwean expats outside Zimbabwe House on the Strand, protesting in support of the ZCTU’s 2 day stay away from work. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy May Day

May 1st, 2007 by admin

Unite flags in Trafalgar Square

First outing for the Unite banners at the London May Day march - something tells me we’re going to be seeing a lot of these ;) Read the rest of this entry »

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