Many workers are gaining confidence to join the resistance to pay cuts and privatisation. Charlie Kimber assesses the pressure oon Gordon Brown from below

The Morning Star comments on a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice in favour of free trade, and against workers’ rights

The newspapers are in a frenzy, but we’ll only see real disruption if British hauliers act en masse against fuel prices, says Gregor Gall

Many workers are gaining confidence to join the resistance to pay cuts and privatisation. Charlie Kimber assesses the pressure on Gordon Brown from below.

About 200,000 teachers turned out for the strike called this week by the NUT. The World Socialist Web Site reports on the reaction.

Liz Smith and Linda Slattery call on NUT members to do what their leadership has refused to do – oppose the collaboration with the government by other teachers’ unions and campaign for joint action by all teacher.

Karen Reissmann describes the reasons behind her dismissal as a community nurse, and the resulting campaign to have her reinstated by Manchester health workers.

The postal workers’ strikes have seen 130,000 workers taking action, with picket lines in every town and city across the country. Charlie Kimber looks at the impact of the dispute and how the political fallout has led many union members to question trade union links with the Labour Party.