by admin | Jan 11, 2010 | international, nuj, unions
The recent delegate conference elected the union’s delegates to the International Federation of Journalists Congress to be held on 24 – 27 May in Cadiz, Spain. As one of the elected delegates I took part in the ‘tele conference’ just before Christmas, to sort out the...
by admin | Jan 8, 2010 | nec, nuj
The first meeting after conference is mainly devoted to ‘committee filling and getting dates for meetings over the next year. I was appointed onto the Policy committee (my choice as it happens) which next meets on 4 February. This is my second ‘serving’ on Policy as I...
by admin | Jan 5, 2010 | unions
My first reaction to the decision of the high court in granting an injunction against Unite over their BA Ballot was one of anger and frustration, and a judgement that will have implications or us all. As Professor Gregor Gall from the University of Hertfordshire said...
by admin | Mar 9, 2005 | Campaigns, international, Israel, Vanunu, whistle blowing
This April sees the first anniversary of the release of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli nuclear whistleblower. Vanunu walked out of Ashkelon prison on 21 April 2004, but he was still not a free man. In an attempt to silence him, the authorities imposed draconian...
by admin | Apr 27, 2004 | international, Israel, nuj, Vanunu, whistle blowing
PREAMBLE: In the late summer of 1986, Mordechai Vanunu, an Israeli citizen, gave evidence to the London Sunday Times that Israel was developing nuclear weapons. Vanunu had discovered this while he was employed at the Dimona Nuclear Power Plant in the Negev Desert and,...
