Fighting 120 job cuts at London Met uni
Staff and students at London Metropolitan University have been protesting against the university’s plans to get rid of 120 lecturers and support staff. Staff are angry and prepared to take action.
Enfield people’s budget — ‘the money is there’
Local campaigners are organising a ‘people’s budget’ conference in Enfield, north London. It’s backed by the Socialist Party, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), the trade union council, and Your Party supporters in Enfield.
ICE anger echoes all the way to West London
On our Socialist Students campaign stall outside the University of West London on 6 February, loads of people wanted to discuss the protests against ICE in Minnesota in the US.
‘Circuit No’ – end rip-off laundry charges
Circuit Laundry is known for overcharging university students living in halls, and for providing poor service to students. At University of Arts in London (UAL) accommodation, students are charged £4.10 per wash and £2.60 to use the dryer.
Build solidarity with Lea bus drivers
On 6 and 7 February, bus drivers at Lea Interchange garage in east London will be out on strike again against bullying management. Hundreds of workers have stood on the picket lines on the two previous two-day strikes.
Thousands march in London in solidarity with Gaza
On Saturday 31 January, another demonstration marched through London against the ongoing atrocities being committed by the Israeli state and its western backers in Gaza.
Waltham Forest Trades Council discusses youth campaigns
‘Young people need youth services’, ‘Youth workers need jobs’, ‘Re-open all closed services’, ‘Young people need a future!’ — Under these headlines, Waltham Forest Trades Council held a public meeting about the dismal prospects facing young people.
Camden teaching assistants fight to be valued
Unison members at Richard Cobden Primary School in London are taking four days of strike action to end the undervaluing of their role in the school. The school’s management proposed a restructure that cut permanent posts.
Wapping dispute 40 years on
On 24 January 1986, print unions went on strike at the News International titles. Press baron Rupert Murdoch was determined to break the unions’ 100% membership (‘closed shop’) by sacking 6,000 print workers and using scab labour.
Isle of Dogs — council homes not unaffordable private flats
In the shadow of Canary Wharf, where its unimaginable wealth sits alongside working-class Londoners, private developers are planning to build 850 private flats on the Mastmarker site in the Isle of Dogs.