National News
Manufacturing gains despite ‘Project Fear’
Sputnik
BRITISH manufacturers have reported an ongoing expansion in their operation whilst the UK has also enjoyed an influx in investment over the past few months — despite the speculation that Brexit talks have stirred uncertainty, hampering the British economy.
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The Unknown General Secretary
by New Worker correspondent
THE NAME of Grahame Smith is unlikely to mean much to New Worker readers. They might be surprised to learn that he is the General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and has been for 12 years. It is also doubtful if many of the 500,000 Scottish workers in affiliated unions know that.
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Civil service pay fight
by New Worker correspondent
AT THE Ministry of Justice (MoJ) trade unions are opposing a five-year pay deal, misleadingly called Modernising the Employment Proposition (MEP), that would mean major changes to terms and conditions.
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Union busting in Preston
by New Worker correspondent
ARCO, the Preston based supplier of safety equipment and company clothing including uniforms for the recent European Games, is facing opposition from its workforce over attempts to de-recognise their union, the GMB.
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On the Rigs
by New Worker correspondent
NORTH SEA oil workers are taking industrial action to oppose drastic changes in shift patterns. Last week talks between Total, the French oil company, and the union Unite broke down over the bosses’ plans to force staff to work three weeks offshore — up from a fortnight — before having three weeks off work.
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Scottish Political News
by our Scottish political affairs correspondent
How the Mighty are Falling
THE SCOTTISH National Party (SNP) often moan that the mainstream media ignore their activities, but at present they will not be pleased at making the headlines north and south of the border owing allegations now coming to light about former first Minister Alex Salmond.
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An Annual Ritual
AUGUST has traditionally been the month when the well-heeled from south of the border remember Scotland and head north.
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The White Working Class what everyone needs to know REVIEW
by Ben Soton
The White
Working Class —
What Everyone Needs to Know, by Justin Gest (2018). Oxford University Press. ISBN:
9780190861407; paperback, 208pp,£10.99.
THIS BOOK by Justin Gest is an academic study into the plight of
the white working-class in Britain and the USA.
There is renewed in- terest in this group, which is interesting be- cause 20 years or so ago
we were told that the working class would soon cease to exist.
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International News
Palestinians condemn fiFA ban
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Telesur
THE Palestinian Foot- ball Association (PFA) has condemned a move
by fiFA [FÉdÉration In- ternationale de Football Association] to ban their
president, Jibril Rajoub, from all soccer-related activity for a year. fiFA
announced the decision against Rajoub last week, charging that he incited
hatred and violence be- fore a friendly planned between Israel and Argentina
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India:Kerala rises
People’s Democracy (India)
MASSIVE resources and sustained efforts are criti cal for the reconstruction
of Kerala after facing the worst disaster in recent times. But Communist Party of India (M)
[CPI(M)] general sec- retary Sitaram Yechury criticised the central gov- ernment for not provid- ing enough assistance to flood-hit Kerala
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US blockade costs Cuba billions
Radio Havana Cuba
CUBAN foreign trade loses billions of dollars as a result of the
economic and financial blockade imposed by the USA for more than
half a century.
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Features
The Hotbed of Evil Turks demand closure of American base
Sputnik
Incirlik residents and local politicians have called on the national government, demanding the expulsion of American troops from Incirlik Air Base and that the base be handed over
to the Turkish military.
Turkish civilians explain why they’re protesting against the US military presence in their
country.
“AMERICAN troops should leave Incirlik Air Base!” res- idents of the neighbourhood
of the same name in the Yuregir district of the Turkish city of Adana say, amidst the
escalation of tensions between Ankara and Washington
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US history The Great Textile Strike of 1934
by Chris Mahin
IN A Northern state,the governor declared martial law after strik- ing workers armed
with rocks, flower pots, and broken headstones from a nearby cem- etery battled troops
armed with machine guns. In a Southern state, the governor declared martial law
and then ordered the National Guard to ar- rest all picketers in the state, holding them in
a former first World War prisoner of war camp for trial by a military tribunal
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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Workers World (US)
WHEN THE great Are- tha Franklin was alive, what became lost was how
her music, and herself as a person, were influenced by the social movements
of her times, starting with the Civil Rights Move- ment of the 1960s. With
her death, her impact on and support for various movements have become
more public, adding to her already astounding legacy.
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