Peckham takes to streets against gentrification
Local campaign groups Shape and Aylesham Community Action held a protest march of 500 people, the likes of which do not happen often in south London.
North London by-election challenge to cutting Labour council
Haringey Labour council has agreed to hike council tax by 5%, and continues to cut services and attack its workers. Teachers are striking against class size increases and housing maintenance workers in Unite the Union are in a long-standing dispute with the council.
Newham – ‘Labour has money for weapons, but not public services’
Protesters gathered to oppose cuts, a council tax hike, and plans to sell off local assets. The Labour council aims to put up council tax by 10%, council rents by 2.7%, and cut council tax support by 10%.
Schools strike against Labour policies
NEU members at three schools in the north-east London borough of Waltham Forest are taking six days of strike action, alongside several other schools in London, demanding the removal of performance-related pay (PRP).
Solace: Our fight to save domestic violence service will continue
Solace workers held a vigil outside to remember and stand in solidarity with victims of domestic violence, emphasising the importance of the work they do in the borough, which has the second highest rate of domestic violence in London.
Defend UAL students right to protest over Gaza
Student Justice for Palestine held a peaceful protest at the University of Arts London against our university’s compliance in the current genocide of Palestinians, demanding that our tuition fees should not be used to fund war and arms deals.
Labour works with private developers to wreck Southwark
Housing in London is notoriously crooked, morbid, and exclusionary. This includes historically working-class, culture-rich areas like Brixton, Lewisham, and Peckham.
London strike wave!
Workers across London are fighting for decent pay and against attacks on conditions over the next week in a mini London strike wave.
Haringey school strikes: ‘Don’t damage education – fight the cuts!’
There has been overwhelming support for strike action over Haringey Labour council’s proposals to increase class sizes and change terms and conditions in the five local authority-run secondary schools.
Outsourced workers in PCS union keep up the strikes
Strikes by brave PCS union members on private contracts are continuing in a number of government departments.