London solidarity with Kashmiri struggle
State repression in Pakistani-occupied Kashmir has sparked outrage. Thousands came to a solidarity protest in London on 30 July. London Socialist Party members went down in support, and we were welcomed.
Newham youth want a future
London youth unemployment stands at one in four. Newham, in East London, has the second highest of all London boroughs. Schools are chronically underfunded after years of vicious Tory and Labour cuts. Unis are no different.
UCU: London Met still fighting redundancies
Strikers at London Metropolitan University held a rally on 31 July as part of the continuing action against cuts and redundancies by members of the University and College Union (UCU).
Unite strikers: ‘We fight cancer every day, we can’t do it on low pay!’
On 7 August, Unite strikers at the Institute of Cancer Research launched all-out indefinite strike action with a rallly. The streets of quiet plush South Kensington echoed to the chant of “We fight cancer every day, we can’t do it on low pay!”
Hackney — summer socialist sales in the park
Hackney Socialist Party has organised three socialist ‘park sales’ this summer, sometimes instead of our normal Saturday Socialist Party campaign stall. It has been very successful.
Socialists at Pride and Trans Pride
150,000 people marched, according to London Trans+ Pride organisers. The huge number is not surprising, given the Supreme Court ruling being used to attack trans people and others.
Newham Council forced to reassess war-linked pension investments
Campaigners in Newham have secured a significant victory in their efforts to ensure council workers’ pension funds are not invested in companies linked to war, occupation, or human rights abuses.
Tower Hamlets Housing Association staff strike to protect pensions
120 staff, Unison members at Housing Association East End Homes, have been on strike since 1 July against plans to transfer staff from their current pension scheme to an inferior one.
Enfield hospital workers strike against bullying privatisers
Privatised NHS staff, working for ISS, are taking six days of strike action over two weeks. The workers accuse managers of bullying, including racism, failing to properly pay bank holiday overtime, and unmanageable workload.
Tower Hamlets school fights compulsory redundancies
NEU members at St Paul’s Way Trust School in Tower Hamlets started six days of strike action on 29 June against compulsory redundancies, and are continuing in July. The school is over-subscribed and has a waiting list of students wanting to join.