Workers Runway Newsletter No.7

This is a longer version of a newsletter we’ll be distributing in the local area. If you want some copies drop us a line on the contact details below! Who’s going to pay for the cost of living crisis?! The ending of COVID restrictions and the opening up of the economy will have given some

Against Offshore Detention

This piece was written by our comrades from the West London Resistance Collective. They will be holding a new-joiners Zoom meeting on Friday 6th May at 18:30. Get in touch if you want to go along. Their contact details and a QR code to their Anti-Raid Whatsapp group are at the bottom of the article.

Get involved in Heathrow Solidarity Network!

We’re a bunch of AngryWorkers in and around Heathrow Airport. We started a solidarity network for local workers because: 1. We want to  fight on all fronts: job cuts and crap at work, problems with landlords, as well as a cost of living crisis. We need a foot in both camps, inside and outside of

Downfall- The Case Against Boeing. Awful- The Case Against Netflix.

Media outlets have heaped great praise on the Netflix documentary, ‘Downfall: The Case Against Boeing.’ And the ratings haven’t been bad either. Its made it into the Netflix Top 10 most watched list. No mean feat for such a narrowly focused documentary. The film certainly does a great job of sympathetically depicting the anguish of

Chats around Heathrow!

Over the last couple of months we’ve been leafleting local transit hubs, listening to workers, talking about issues, giving out our newsletter and offering support. When we’re sat on our own at work or at home, the problems we face can seem overwhelming and particular to us. But they are common to many of us

The Workers’ Runway- Newsletter No.6

This is the longer, online version, of the newsletter that we are distributing locally. Download below:- Heathrow Staff Parking Charges! Workers are being made to pay up to an extra 135% for the privilege of parking at work. From £57 a month for a parking pass, to £135! Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) say this is

Alitalia Meeting Summary!

On 20th October we held a public Zoom meeting with workers at Italian airline Alitalia. They are fighting to save jobs and pay and conditions, in the wake of the companies far reaching restructure. Alitalia is to be broken up into 3 sections and renamed ITA Airways. The new company came into being on the

Public Meeting with Alitalia workers fighting job losses!

Wednesday 20th October at 7pm (BST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88184235766 All over the globe, since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, bosses have been trying to push losses onto workers and capitalise on this crisis. Aviation workers at Alitalia in Italy are facing massive job losses. Base unions and worker collectives across Italy are attempting to link up

WE SUPPORT ALITALIA WORKERS AGAINST ITA PROJECT

During the last weeks the struggle of Alitalia workers against ITA project has dramatically increased. The Italian government, with the EU support, has decided to erase the Italian historical airline to start up a small airline with a few aircraft, no handling, no maintenance and not a chance to take off! A downsizing plan that

Heathrow Meeting!

Hello everyone  We would like to invite you to a meeting to discuss plans for a local action group at Heathrow.  When:- 7pm Thursday 16th September 2021 Where:- On Zoom How:- If you would like to attend, email us @ heathrowworkers@protonmail.com and we will send you the Zoom link.  What’s been happening?!  Workers reliant on aviation, have