ULEZ costs Labour in Uxbridge

26th July 2023 editor 0

The cataclysmic drop in Tory support wasn’t quite as deep in the Uxbridge by-election. Anger about London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the Ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) — charging drivers of mainly older cars £12.50 a day — cost Labour the seat.

Camden parking wardens strike against poverty pay

26th July 2023 editor 0

Camden Unison members who work for NSL parking enforcement services started indefinite strike action on 24 July. There was a 100% yes vote by members across three sites in the borough in their fight for £15.90 an hour.

Low-paid London workers strike together

21st June 2023 editor 0

Cleaners, carers and concierges at nine different workplaces across London are striking together for better pay and conditions. The United Voices of the World (UVW) union organises this predominantly migrant workforce and has coordinated the actions