On Wednesday 17 May, around 40 local trade unionists, socialists and Croydon residents held a protest against the 15% council tax hike and council cuts outside Croydon Town Hall, where the council’s annual meeting was being held.
RMT members on London Underground have voted again to renew our strike mandate in defence of jobs, pensions and agreements. 96% voted to strike on a turnout of 56%. Over 50% of all eligible voters were in favour of strike action.
In March, Croydon Council passed a shocking 15% council tax hike in a budget proposed by their Tory Mayor that included a further £27 million of cuts to services. If Labour councillors had voted against the budget and organised against the threatened government commissioners, they could have stopped it.
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