Author: momentumint

On 16 February, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions general secretary Lee Cheuk-yan went into court for his trial for alleged “unauthorised assembly” on 18 August 2019.

The protests at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul have continued: at the beginning of this year, President Erdoğan appointed a puppet rector against the wishes of students and university workers.

Around the world, young people are standing up and calling for greater solidarity with the ethnic minorities facing genocide in East Turkestan, occupied by the Chinese state as “Xinjiang”.

Meeting with John McDonnell MP, Tahmena Joyan, and others. 6pm on Zoom

Julie Ward condemns the military coup. (From North East Bylines)

Andi Brookes calls for governments to ensure that scientists and companies freely release all intellectual property associated with Covid-19 vaccines to maximise production

FBU general secretary Matt Wrack announced the call at an online meeting on 7 February

According to the Financial Times of 9 February, at least 12 further local authorities are on the brink of meltdowns like Croydon’s as budget-making for 2021-22 approaches.

Keir Starmer on 6 February He promised to “keep pushing the Chancellor to provide the funding councils need – and were promised”. He gave no figure and has given little evidence of action on the promise.

The pandemic, in which many workers have needed to take fast, decisive action to guarantee safety for themselves, their loved ones, and the wider community, without going through an arduous bureaucratic process, has underscored the need to scrap all anti-strike laws. So does the wave of job cuts and attacks on terms and conditions (e.g., […]