Fighting Back

Barnet Unison has launched further strike action by its members working as mental health social workers. Outrageously, the Labour-controlled council intended to use agency labour in a strike-breaking move.

The London housing maintenance team in Sanctuary Housing is taking strike action on pay and conditions and for union recognition.

Domestics, porters, catering staff and other ‘soft facilities management’ workers at Barts NHS Trust, members of Unite, are embarking on their seventh tranche of strike action from 19-21 February.

Unite members, workers in portering, cleaning, catering and other ‘soft services’ across five East London hospitals, plus members working for Synergy (a company providing linen services), plan to strike from 29 Jan to 9 Feb.

In an unprecedented move, London Underground bosses and the mayor’s office came up with an extra £30 million to try and settle transport union RMT’s dispute over pay.

The courageous strike at Barts NHS Trust has inspired more workers to join the fight. Another boisterous Unite the Union rally outside the Royal London Hospital showed the action picking up momentum.

The ‘final offer’ from LU bosses of 5% is not acceptable. It would further increase the gap between the higher-paid members and the lower-paid. Even for higher-paid members, 5% represents a significant real-terms pay deduction.

RMT members working on the London underground have voted for the fifth time to continue the union’s mandate for strike action against attacks on jobs, pensions and conditions.

Low-paid Newham and Tower Hamlets council workers in Unite the Union have secured an extra £750 on top of the national pay offer of a flat rate £1,925.

London Underground station staff in the RMT union are taking two days of strike action on 4 and 6 October against job losses and attacks to our terms and conditions.