KCL Unison strike against bosses who ‘don’t lobby for more funding’
Unison members at King’s College London voted by 89% to strike. The first two days of strike action took place on 10-11 March, and a further two days on 25-26 March.
Croydon trade unionists tell Greens and Labour: ‘we can fight cuts’
Croydon Council has issued Section 114 notices three times since 2020, prohibiting anything other than essential expenditure. Like many other councils, it is in financial crisis.
Brick Lane Independent Special School strike
Teachers and support staff at Brick Lane Independent Special School began a five-day strike on 18 March. Support staff report working an extra hour each day compared with those at the borough’s state special schools, yet still earn below the London living wage.
Bow bus drivers strike for first time in decades
Drivers at the Bow bus garage in East London have finished a solid four-day strike as the nearly 500 workers at the garage are being made to work long shifts covering extremely busy routes through central London with insufficient breaks.
‘Fighting austerity is how we smash racism’
As we take to the streets to march against racism on 28 March, trade unionists and campaigners know that the threat from Reform UK and the far right is growing. But we also know that racism doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
RMT London Underground fights imposition of compressed working week
Tube train drivers on London Underground who are members of the RMT union are preparing for strike action from 24 March.
We took our People’s Budget to Enfield Labour council
Enfield Council has over £75 million in reserves, plus is trumpeting an extra £203 million ‘Fair Funding Review’ money but still Enfield Labour council is planning £12 million of more cuts!
Students ask: ‘How can we stop this war?’
Socialist Students organised a campaign stall opposing Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East at KCL uni in central London. Lots of people queued up to take leaflets, hungry for ideas on how to stop this devastating conflict.
Newham’s former mayor leaves Labour for Reform
Newham’s former Labour mayor, Sir Robin Wales, has been appointed London Director of Local Government for Reform UK.
Sadiq Khan plans publicly owned bus company
Transport for London (TfL)’s 2026 business plan raised the prospect of setting up a “publicly owned bus company”. TfL is under the control of Labour mayor Sadiq Khan, and is responsible for the capital’s public transport network.