Arriva buses in North London: the threat of strike brings new offer
by a London Unite member Unite members at Arriva London North have suspended an all-out indefinite strike that was due to start on 4 October. […]
Fighting Back
Newham school staff fight for their school
by James Ivens, London Socialist Party You’d think a former Ofsted inspector might have learnt a thing or two about how, and how not, to […]
Bin strikes step up against Newham’s Labour council
by James Ivens, London Socialist Party Bin workers in Newham, East London, were up for the fight at the start of their latest two-week strike […]
Labour’s Khan signs up to Tory London transport cuts
Unite the strikes, reject the cuts, fight for funding Sadiq Khan, London’ s Labour mayor and chair of Transport for London (TfL), has signed off […]
Newham bin workers strike over well-below inflation pay offer
by Ferdy Lyons, East London Socialist Party On 27 August Newham refuse loaders and drivers started a week-long strike over pay and conditions after an […]
Rail and underground strikes combine to show workers’ strength
Tens of thousands of RMT members were striking again over an insulting pay offer, jobs cuts and destruction of their working conditions in August – […]
London’s transport fightback: Workers at war with Tories, TfL and Labour’s Sadiq Khan
by Helen Pattison, Socialist Party London Regional Secretary Across London, with train and tube strikes, and protests against bus cuts, a fightback to defend public […]
Hackney council workers fight on
by Chris Newby, Hackney Socialist Party Just under three months after their first set of strikes, Hackney council workers in Unite the Union in bins, […]
East London school strike: Downgrade the academy bosses, not essential staff!
by James Ivens, East London Socialist Party Teaching assistants and support staff at Drapers’ Pyrgo primary school in Havering, east London, have struck for weeks […]
Bexley bin workers strike back
by Berkay Kartav, London Socialist Party On 12 July, over 100 bin drivers and loaders in Bexley started four weeks of strike action, over pay […]