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New book remembers when women workers struck and won equal pay at Trico
18 August 2018In 1976 a group of women workers struck for equal pay—and won. The 21-week walkout became the longest successful strike for equal pay in Britain. But many people have never heard of it.
Khan’s housing plan soft on developers
24 July 2018London mayor Sadiq Khan’s long-awaited best practice guide for London housing estate redevelopment has been released.
Grenfell adviser says do not ban all flammable cladding
17 July 2018Over 200 people joined the monthly Silent Walk for Grenfell last Saturday—the first since the one-year anniversary of the blaze at the west London tower block.
New fears over safety of cladding after tests
10 July 2018Further doubts have been cast over fire safety in Britain just over a year after the Grenfell Tower fire.
Rashan Charles struggled to breathe after being restrained, inquest hears
19 June 2018An inquest into the death of Rashan Charles last week heard from witnesses to his restraint by a police officer.
Firefighters join angry march to demand justice for Grenfell
16 June 2018Some 2,000 people marched from Downing Street to the Home Office on Saturday to demand justice for those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Sorrow and anger on the streets of North Kensington one year on from Grenfell
14 June 2018The mood was sombre in North Kensington on Thursday as people remembered those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Far right humiliated in Lewisham as anti-racists wreck Anne Marie Waters event
13 June 2018Far right Islamophobe Anne Marie Waters and her supporters were humiliated in Lewisham, south east London, on Tuesday evening.
How can we get justice for Grenfell victims?
12 June 2018Thursday 14 June marks one year since a fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in west London, killing at least 72 people.
Grenfell survivor speaks out - ‘Some of us tried to raise the alarm before the fire’
12 June 2018Antonio Roncalato escaped from Grenfell Tower on 14 June last year. He spoke to Socialist Worker about how survivors have been failed in the aftermath of the fire
Smears, crimes and lies - the people and firms responsible for the Grenfell disaster
12 June 2018The Grenfell Tower fire was a crime against the working class made possible by a system that puts profit before ordinary people’s lives.
Fire safety professional speaks out - Greed failed people at Grenfell, not firefighters
12 June 2018A fire safety professional spoke to Socialist Worker about how the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower put people at risk—and the experiences of firefighters who fought the blaze
Grenfell campaigner - ‘We have to fight to get justice in the here and now’
12 June 2018Justice4Grenfell was set up in the days following the fire in the absence of a response from the authorities.
One year on - the Grenfell Tower fire is a symbol of a world built for the rich
12 June 2018The fire at Grenfell Tower is a symbol of decades of attacks on working class people.
Oppose the Tories’ poisonous plan for Heathrow expansion
10 June 2018As the government has given the go ahead for a third runway at Heathrow airport, Sarah Bates examines the dangerous environmental and social cost
Damning revelations in Grenfell inquiry as officials try to pass the buck
06 June 2018The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has heard how a smoke ventilation system failed eight days before the fire. It would have cost £1,800 to fix. It wasn’t fixed. It's one of the scores of examples of the contempt for ordinary people that led to the tragedy.
Protests planned for key Grenfell dates
08 May 2018The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire could last well into 2020.
Homes could be at risk after Grenfell report says safety tests are ‘inadequate’
01 May 2018A new study has exposed part of the decades of deregulation that allowed the Grenfell Tower fire to happen.
Standing in the way of privatised education - the battle against academies in Newham
01 May 2018An inspiring battle in east London has breathed new life into the fight to stop academies. Two socialist activists, Carolyn McGrath and Miriam Scharf, spoke to Socialist Worker about how the campaign was built – and how others can take up the struggle elsewhere
Victory at Avenue school as academy plan is pushed back - but the fight continues
01 May 2018Workers and parents at Avenue school in east London scored a victory this week after school bosses retreated on an academy plan.
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