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 […]
Fighting Back
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 […]
Woolwich ferry strikers – taking action necessary to win!
by Unite Member Unite the Union members working on the Woolwich Ferry have been taking discontinuous strike action since 14 May. The union has now […]
Night tube strike suspended to allow talks — scrap compulsory duties!
by Socialist Party members in RMT Strikes by drivers on London Underground (LU), that were due to take place between 3-6 August, were suspended to […]
Dagenham school workers strike against ‘fire and rehire’ pay cuts
by Jay Coward, East London Socialist Party STOP PRESS: Last strike day this term… (East London Facebook Page) School workers at Valence Primary School in […]