Newham Sixth Form College begins strike against academisation
by James Ivens, East London Socialist Party Staff at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIC) in East London walked out against privatisation on 1 December. The […]
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RMT strikes against abolition of night tube train operators
Imposed arrangements means more fatigue, more weekend working and threatens jobs by Socialist Party members in RMT London Underground workers in the RMT union walked […]
Sage care home workers’ pay victory
Sage care home workers in Golders Green, north London have won an 11% pay rise to at least £11.05 an hour following strike action. The […]
London couriers take action
Striking couriers in the IWGB union drove on their mopeds and bicycles through the streets of Hackney to the council offices on 10 November. They […]
Resisting evictions in East London
by Nancy Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party Already twice we had stopped Waltham Forest resident Nadia Zaman from being evicted (see ‘Fighting for a home […]
St Mungo’s report fails to address bullying and victimisation of workers
by St Mungo’s Unite members A new ‘independent’ report — compiled by a long-term associate of the CEO — has failed to address workers’ concerns […]
We have the right to breathe fresh air
by Nick Auvache, North London Socialist Party Around 300 demonstrators gathered in Edmonton on Saturday to demand that the plans to build a new incinerator […]
London tenants v greedy contractors
by Nancy Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party On 23 September, the Socialist Party and Waltham Forest Housing Action Network in east London responded to the […]
Goodlord dispute: Labour’s leadership weasled out of backing strike action
In April this year, Scott Hunter, a member of the Socialist Party and a striker at Goodlord, in east London, wrote to his local Labour […]
Bexley bin workers win big gains after six-week strike
by Rob Williams, Socialist Party industrial organiser The Socialist Party welcomes the improvements to pay and conditions that striking Bexley bin workers in Unite have […]