Three days of strike action to defend the rights of agency workers at Park Cake Bakeries in Oldham and Bolton have been suspended following new offers of talks from the company’s management.
The family of a Longsight man convicted of terrorism have submitted a 13,000-strong petition against proposals by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to seize their home.
Around 20 people slept outside the BBC on Oxford Road, Manchester last night to oppose new legislation that would criminalise squatting. An amendment to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill which has its first reading in the House of Commons today, Tuesday 1 November, will make it a criminal rather than civil offence to trespass in an empty residential property.
Ryanair had to cancel a marketing event at the University of Manchester Students Union earlier this week after students dismantled their promotional stall in protest against the company’s record on the environment and workers’ rights.
A Longsight mental health charity is launching a new project for residents to share skills ranging from DIY to guitar lessons with one another. Staff at The Roby centre on Dickenson Road say the new ‘time banking’ scheme will help bring local people together and tackle ill health and isolation.
Over two hundred people rallied in Manchester’s Albert Square on Saturday in opposition to government cuts to support for disabled people. Similar demonstrations were held across the country as part of a national day of action called for by the Hardest Hit campaign.
The Okasional Café opened its doors again last Monday – but with new government proposals on the criminalisation of squatting, will this be the last time?
