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Help No Sweat press the high street giants to clean up their act by cutting the label out or even sending complete garments back to us to deliver "en masse".

We have thousands of postcards to attach your labels to. Download the front design from here or contact us and we can send you bundles of postcards to use.

Send your labels in to us at the address at the bottom of the website!

Playfair at the Olympics Seminar

07/06/2010 - 5:30pm
07/06/2010 - 7:30pm
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Council Chamber, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B3LS

Speakers:

Lilis Mahmudah NEC member, Serikat Pekerja Nasiona Textile and Garment Trade Union, Indonesia

Workers Memorial Day

28/04/2010 - 12:14am
28/04/2010 - 11:14pm
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Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic 'accidents'. They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. Workers' Memorial Day commemorates those workers.

Sussex Students Occupy Against Cuts & Victimisation

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Following a large demonstration against the suspension of the Sussex 6, hundreds of students have staged a snap occupation in defiance of management and the state, following the granting of a High Court injunction banning ‘occupational protest.’

Dundee University students join naked sweatshops protest

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Dundee University students braved the cold today to strip off as part of an international campaign against sweatshops.
The students were taking part in the Buy Right Campaign, which proclaims, “We’d rather go naked than wear sweatshop clothes.”

Urgent Action: BP Oil Workers Action in Casanare Colombia – Police Repression

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26/02/2010 - 4:00pm
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EMERGENCY PICKET OF BP HQ IN LONDON

Workers at the BP plant at Tauramena, part of the Cusiana oil field in Casanare have been protesting since 22 January 2010 for improved wages. On 15 February the notorious ESMAD ‘anti-mutiny’ police attacked the workers’ picket line and the local community. Three workers are in hospital. They are members of the national Oil Workers Union USO that has only been able to organise in the plants in the last year.

Demonstrate: 4pm Friday 26 February, outside BP HQ, 1 St James Square, London SW1 (nearest tube Piccadilly Circus)

Brighton MARCH FOR JOBS

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06/03/2010 - 12:00pm
06/03/2010 - 2:00pm
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Jobs and services not bailouts for the rich

Demonstrate: Saturday 6 March 2010

Assemble 12 midday at The Level, Brighton

No Sweat Acoustic Party

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20/03/2010 - 6:00pm
20/03/2010 - 10:30pm
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It's been a while since we had a party at Housmans, so we've got some friends together to put on a little acoustic show for your gratification and for No Sweat's benefit.

Come down, bring your own drink and donate generously to No Sweat. And have a damn good time doing it.

Sussex University Occupied in Protest Against Cuts

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http://defendsussex.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/occupation-statement-1/

We have occupied the top floor of Bramber House, University of Sussex, Brighton. There are 106 of us.

The decision to occupy has been taken after weeks of concerted campaigning during which the university management have repeatedly failed to take away the threat of compulsory redundancies and course cuts.

We recognise that an attack on education workers is an attack on us.

Demonstrate in support of Alberto Durango - sacked for organising!

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12/02/2010 - 1:00pm
12/02/2010 - 2:30pm
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At a so-called disciplinary hearing Lancaster Cleaning Services have sacked UNITE shop-steward and leader of the Latin American Workers Association Alberto Durango.

Show your support:

MASS DEMONSTRATION
Reinstate Alberto – Hands off Our Union
Friday 12 February 1:00 PM,
Outside UBS Capital, 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 2RH

Brighton Vestas Support Meeting

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24/09/2009 - 7:30pm
24/09/2009 - 9:15pm
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Public meeting: Support the Vestas Workers!
Thursday 24 September, 7.30pm
Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton

With a speaker from the Vestas workers committee.
Plus contributors invited from the Visteon occupation, Brighton bin workers / street cleaners’ dispute & Brighton Housing Trust dispute, and others.

Tesco Poem

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A Poem no less! By Daniel Henshaw:

Every Little Hurts

You set your sights on our small shops
And they become your prey.
You ate our local butcher whole
When you appeared that day.

Suicide Bid & The Filaments - No Sweat Benefit

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15/08/2009 - 6:30pm
15/08/2009 - 10:00pm
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Saturday 15 August - No Sweat Punk Rock Showdown
The Garage, Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD

Bristol Primark: Who pays?

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13/08/2009 - 8:45am
13/08/2009 - 10:00am
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Labour Behind the Label are organising an action about workers' rights on the opening day of the new Primark store in Bristol on Thursday 13th August 2009. Meet under the Broadmead sail at 0845. BRING A RADIO (V. important) - it will be coordinated by a radio transmitter, we're going to make a loud rumpus!

Help Support Vestas Wind Turbine Factory Occupation

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As the workers' occupation continues at Vestas on the Isle of White, Energy minister Ed Miliband has announced new government finance for wind-turbine construction, and extra public funds for the Vestas wind turbine company for investment.

Carphone Warehouse: Union-Busting Scum

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Carphone Warehouse victimises trade union reps

Sacked Union Activist Reinstated

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After an inspiring campaign of solidarity and activism, victimised trade union activist, Rob Williams, has won his job back.

Linamar management have folded and Rob is reinstated as convenor. The news of Rob's unconditional reinstatement is a victory for all workers and militant trade unionism.

No Sweat vs the corporate giants

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Once upon a time, in a sweatshop in East London...

Read the story of No Sweats discovery of sweatshop conditions tucked away in the east end of one of the worlds richest countries, making clothes for a high street chain store...

Defend Rob Williams - Trade Unionist Sacked for Fighting for Jobs!

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Rush messages of support to rwilliams@linamar.com (copy in hasenfratzls@linamar.ca) or text 07816 134690.

Over one hundred workers have downed tools in protest against the sacking of their union convenor in South Wales. Rob Williams, a well known trade union militant and socialist working at the Linamar factory in Swansea, was summoned before management and summarily dismissed this afternoon.

Fair Trade Conference, Trinity University College, Carmarthen

06/06/2009 - 10:00am
06/06/2009 - 4:00pm

Bang the Drum for Fair Trade!

Saturday 6th June 2009
10:30 - 4pm
£5 (including lunch)

Celebrate the first anniversary of Wales becoming the world's first Fair Trade nation. This year Fair Trade Wales hosts its first conference in West Wales where we will BANG THE DRUM FOR FAIR TRADE!

FORD VISTEON SOLIDARITY GATHERING/RALLY ENFIELD

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18/04/2009 - 11:00am
18/04/2009 - 5:00pm

Following the insulting and unacceptable offer from Visteon this week the sacked workers are stepping up their 24/7 picket of the Enfield factory. The Belfast and Basildon Visteon workers have also rejected the offer. Now more than ever they need support and solidarity for their decision to continue their struggle for justice.

Come along to find out what is happening at the factory and what people can do to help step up the campaign.

Visteon workers are fighting now and urgently need your support! Latest from the Factory Occupations

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The representatives of the 600 sacked Visteon UK workers – from the three affected plants, Basildon, Belfast and Enfield – all attended negotiations with Visteon international executives, who flew from the US for the meeting on Wednesday 15 April...find out what happened and how you can help.

Visteon occupation film

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Footage from the Enfield occupation against job losses. Workers also occupied in Belfast. Mass pickets started in Enfield on 9 April.

Series of events marking 175 years since the giant Tolpuddle Martyrs demo

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There are a whole series of events commemorating the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the fight for their pardon, in and around Islington this month.

In case you had never heard of them they were six agricultural labourers arrested and transported to the penal colonies for forming a trade union in 1834... They were eventually pardoned after a huge campaign over several years.

No Sweat flyer for G20 march

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Download and give it out at school, college, to your friends and workmates... This flyer is jointly produced by No Sweat and Feminist Fightback. We call for an alliance of feminist and working-class organisations to put forward international working class solidarity in opposition to the G20. Workers of the world unite!

Put workers first. March with us: London 28 March

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A call-out from Feminist Fightback:

On 28 March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis.
WE INVITE YOU TO MARCH WITH THE INTERNATIONALIST, ANTI-CAPITALIST, FEMINIST BLOC AT 'PUT PEOPLE FIRST' ON SAT 28 MARCH.

Join Mark Thomas - Stop Tax Evasion and PFI - Invade Jersey!

17/03/2009 - 12:00pm
17/03/2009 - 1:00pm
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Along with half of Whitehall, the Ministry of Defense building on Horse Guards Ave, has been sold off and is leased back from a private corporation based in a tax haven. That's right, they pay no tax on what we pay, from our tax.

Join Mark Thomas and demand the MOD invade Jersey to regain the title deeds!

Put People First: 28 March 2009: March in central London for jobs, justice, climate

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28/03/2009 - 12:00pm
28/03/2009 - 3:00pm
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On 28th March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis.

Dance for Justice

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28/02/2009 - 9:30pm
01/03/2009 - 2:00am
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Speak fundraiser, London... download the flyer

SOUNDCHECK 09 BOOKING ONLINE NOW AT www.speak.org.uk/content/soundcheck-09-booking-form

SPEAK Network
Tel: 02072494309

Tube cleaners fight victimisation

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The rail union RMT are asking for help to defend union members victimised for fighting low pay...

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