Islington

Islington march strikes back over cuts

08 February 2011
A noisy, colourful, 1,000-strong march wended its way along Holloway Road in north London last Saturday.

Islington trade unionists and students march against cuts

16 December 2010
Around 300 local trade unionists marched through Islington yesterday. They were joined by students from the London Metropolitan University occupation.

Islington council union calls for anti-cuts action

07 December 2010
An angry 250-strong meeting of the Islington council workers’ Unison union last week called for action over cuts.

Islington students plan to picket college on day of fees vote

02 December 2010
Some 80 students and teachers packed in to an exciting meeting at Islington Sixth Form College today (Thursday) to discuss how to win the battle to defend EMA and stop government plans to increase tuition fees.

Anti-cuts campaigners plan more action in Islington

02 December 2010
Parents, teachers and support staff from Moorland and St Aloysius schools took part in a 100-strong lobby of Islington council executive in north London on Thursday of last week.

Teachers strike at St Aloysius

30 November 2010
Teachers at St Aloysius comprehensive school in Islington, north London, struck on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.

Have we ‘never had it so good’? Ask college student Tiffany

23 November 2010
Tiffany lives in London with her 19 month old daughter Taliyah. She survives on measly benefits while she studies health and social care at London’s City and Islington College.

Schools round-up

23 November 2010
Teachers strike to defend student safety Teachers at St Aloysius comprehensive school in Islington, north London, were set to begin a two-day strike on Wednesday of this week.

Teachers in Islington to take two-day strike over safety

16 November 2010
Teachers at St Aloysius School in Islington, north London, are expecting to strike on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.

Fighting to keep Moreland school

16 November 2010
Around 80 people came to a meeting on Thursday of last week to oppose the closure of Moreland school, in Islington, north London.

Fight over plan to shut school

09 November 2010
Teachers in the NUT union are joining parents and school students to fight plans to close a primary school in Islington, north London, by holding a public meeting this week.

Teachers misled at St Aloysius College

19 October 2010
Have teachers, parents, governors, the headteacher and the local MP all been lied to about St Aloysius College in Islington?

Pensioners: ‘We aren’t giving up our day centre without a fight’

19 October 2010
Sotheby Mews Day Centre, Islington, north London, is typical of the thousands of crucial services the Tory cuts will destroy.

Islington fights to save services

12 October 2010
Over 100 people packed into the Islington Hands Off Our Public Services (IHOOPS) launch meeting on Tuesday of last week.

Islington councillors grilled at anti-cuts meeting

07 October 2010
Over 100 people packed into the Islington Hands Off Our Public Services (IHOOPS) launch meeting on Tuesday.

Lobby against job cuts in Islington

05 October 2010
Bosses at "Cambridge Education @ Islington" in north London sent redundancy notices to 30 central services workers last week.

Teachers at St Aloysius school set to strike

14 September 2010
Teachers in the NUT union at St Aloysius school in Islington, north London, were set to strike on Thursday and Friday of this week.

St Aloysius teachers fight for a school fit to teach in

20 July 2010
Teachers at St Aloysius school in Islington escalated their fight for a school fit to teach and learn in with a two-day strike on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

St Aloysius teachers build action from the foundations

06 July 2010
Teachers in the NUT union at St Aloysius College, in Islington, north London, took their second day of strike action on Thursday of last week.