Bow bus strike against driver fatigue
Bus drivers at Bow garage in east London were on strike on Friday 17 April. This followed four strike days in March, and one-day strikes on 24 April and 15 May are planned.
RMT tube drivers strike against ‘fake four-day week’
Tube bosses want to compress a five-day week into four days. Despite claiming that the changes will be ‘voluntary’, RMT reports that Transport for London (TfL) are now saying they will impose the changes.
Solidarity with London Met strike
I went to support the lively University and College Union (UCU) picket line at London Metropolitan University (aka London Met). There were impassioned speeches from teachers and one student defending what should be London Met’s fundamental role of giving working-class students opportunities.
Thousands march in London against the housing crisis
Thousands marched through London on 18 April calling for rent control and protesting against the housing crisis. There were banners and placards from unions, estate-based campaigns, and renters’ unions.
Enfield: Build council homes and save green spaces!
Green belt land around Enfield, north London, has been approved for a new town of up to 21,000 homes. None of these homes are available for affordable rent.
Lewisham election campaign steps up
On 18 April we took our canvassing work at Lewisham Shopping Centre. We coincided with local Save Lewisham Shopping Centre campaigners on the day and handed out some of their leaflets.
RMT tube drivers prepare to strike over compressed working week
Tube drivers in the RMT will be striking over four days from 21 April to oppose the imposition of a compressed working week, with longer shifts, longer spells of driving between breaks and more…
Lewisham Council — one rule for socialists, another for establishment parties
The socialist challenge in Lewisham’s mayoral election began by challenging Lewisham Council’s stringent conditions on our electoral statement.
Housing costs crisis — we need rent control and council housing
Most of us don’t need figures to be convinced that the cost of housing is a growing problem — but the figures do give a sense of the scale of the housing emergency.
Cut rents — Build council homes
Living and working in London, the cost-of-living crisis is felt most keenly through housing. Working people in the capital typically spend more than half of our income on rent.