Striking Unilever workers shut down the Manchester factory which packages PG Tips and Brooke Bond tea last week as part of a national dispute to defend pensions. Thousands of employees took part in the walkout, prompting the company to retaliate by cancelling Christmas parties and staff bonuses.
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) has announced the end of the ongoing industrial dispute to protect the rights of temporary workers at Park Cake Bakeries, Bolton, following concessions from management.
Tens of thousands have marched through the city centre as 150,000 public sector workers across Greater Manchester took part in the biggest strike action of the post war era to defend pensions and the welfare state against government cuts.
Up to 13,000 people across Greater Manchester are expected to take part in strikes and protests to defend pensions tomorrow as part of a nationwide “day of action” called for by the Trades Union Congress.
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.
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.
Around 30,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Manchester today to protest against the Conservative Party Conference. The demonstration, named ‘Manchester for the Alternative’, was organised by the Trades Union Congress and the Right to Work campaign and drew in unionists and anti-cuts protestors from around the UK, with some coming from as far away as the West Country and Wales.
