Last week members of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) at over 60 universities across the UK voted to take strike action in defence of our pensions.
65% voted to strike over the proposed changes while 82% voted for action short of a strike. If an agreement is not reached, the first strikes will take place next Thursday, the 17th of March, in Scotland with further action in Wales on the 18th, Northern Ireland on the 21st and England on the 22nd. There will be a joint day of action on the 24th across the UK, which will cover all HE institutions, and p[ending a ballot to be announced on Monday, FE colleges as well. This would be the first time that joint action had been taken by FE and HE institutions since the merger of the AUT and NATFHE to form UCU.
On Saturday 18th, Vodaphone and Topshop on Princes Street were shut down by a flashmob of thirty protesters responding to the UKuncut mass day of action against tax dodging big businesses.
Saturday December 18th Meet at 10am,
Wellingtons statue east end Princess Street
Saturday is Pay Day, UKuncut's next day of mass action. One week before Christmas, thousands of people across the country will be hitting the high streets to make sure tax dodgers pay.
The Pope will arrive in Edinburgh on September 16, as part of his four day visit to the UK. He will meet large crowds, and many protests, in a visit to the city which looks set to cost more than £400k.
An email leaked to local anti-cuts group North Edinburgh Fights Back had Councillor Elaine Morris of the 
Part of the nationwide action to shut down the tax dodging Vodaphone, who evaded £6bn in taxes, while our public services are being cut to the bone.
