Campaign against Immigration Controls
Over the last three decades trade unionists have made a tremendous move forward in fighting racism. It is now seen as legitimate activity to support those under threat of deportation. However the trade union movement has not yet seen the necessity of fighting immigration controls as a whole. But controls are deliberately calculated to weaken the labour movement itself. read more about CAIC ...
SOLIDARITY PROTEST AT ALBERTO DURANGO'S APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 07:38 — caicFriday 3 July
Meet 10.30am outside Canary Wharf tube exit for picket at 11am at 31 Beaufort Court, Admirals Way, London E14 9XL.
Alberto is a cleaners branch activist in Unite sacked from Schroders Bank by Lancaster cleaning company after a successful campaign against redundancies and for the living wage. He was entrapped by the company and UK Borders Agency - an increasingly common tactic against migrant worker trade unionists.
Statement and demands of the No Borders Calais camp
Mon, 06/29/2009 - 10:05 — caicThe following "Camp Statement" was agreed at a meeting of the camp last night. There are French and Arabic versions available.
3 reasons to demonstrate at the Home Office this Tuesday 30th June
Sun, 06/28/2009 - 12:36 — caic12-5pm: No More Deportations to DR Congo!
5.30pm: Defend the SOAS Nine
Against the "Ethnic Charter Flight" to Nigeria... from 12pm or 5.30 in solidarity with these earlier call-outs.
Marsham Street, Millbank, SW1 (nearest Tube Westminster)
Detainees' demands
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 21:38 — caicMessage from Emilia (detained Unite cleaner who had publicly denounced mafia practices in company). Its in original espanol with (rushed) translation-
DAY OF ACTION UPDATE:
Fri, 06/26/2009 - 21:36 — caicDEMO AT YARL'S WOOD CANCELLED TOMORROW - COMMUNICATIONS HOUSE DEMO STILL ON
CAIC protest at Total HQ
Tue, 06/23/2009 - 10:46 — caicThe Campaign Against Immigration Controls organised a picket yesterday at Total HQ in Watford to coincide with the deadline for surrender that the bosses had set, stepping up their offensive against the unions in the engineering construction industry with the taunt of asking workers to betray the most militant among them by reapplying individually for their jobs rather than securing reinstatement en masse.
Take action in solidarity with Yarl's Wood hunger strikers
Sun, 06/21/2009 - 12:00 — caicTake action in solidarity with Yarl's Wood hunger strikers
Detainees at Yarl's Wood detention centre are on hunger strike to demand:
Solidarity with the Tamils and Iranian protest movements
Sat, 06/20/2009 - 22:49 — caicAt our conference today, we wanted to note our solidarity with the demonstrations and meetings taking place at the same time: for the Tamil people and the wave of Iranian protests for democracy.
