London
College workers win above-inflation pay rise after eight days of strikes
21 November 2018Workers at three London colleges have won above-inflation pay rises following strikes. And the deal will see the lowest-paid staff benefit the most.
The Troublemaker - Millionaire Tory landlord in sick video of Grenfell effigy
13 November 2018One of the six men arrested over a vile bonfire night effigy of Grenfell Tower is a property millionaire who owns an £8 million block of flats in Clapham, south London
Vulnerable residents could lose homes under south east London council plan
30 October 2018Forty one households in south east London fear they will be removed from their homes by the Labour-run council’s plan to scrap their sheltered accommodation.
Grenfell Tower soil is ‘toxic’ and could put health at risk, says report
16 October 2018The soil in the area up to a mile from Grenfell Tower is toxic. That’s according to the preliminary findings of a report due to be released early next year.
Reports round-up - cleaners in London score two more wins against outsourcing
02 October 2018Cleaners at two London universities have been brought in house by management.
Ivy House pub workers stage unofficial strike over zero hours contracts
25 September 2018Workers at a south London pub are on their second day of a wildcat strike in a battle over zero hours contracts.
Reports round-up - Council workers win the London Living Wage
11 September 2018Workers at Kensington and Chelsea council celebrated winning their demand of the London Living Wage of £10.20 an hour last week.
Privatisation scam at the London Fire Brigade let bosses cream off millions
28 August 2018Three top privatisation bosses ripped off millions of pounds of money in scams involving the London Fire Brigade (LFB), a report has revealed.
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
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- Ballot to begin to defend UCU union rep Dave Muritu from victimisation
- Ford workers vote in support of strikes to stop a jobs massacre in Bridgend
- Boris Johnson—most vicious of Tory clowns
- Protest at Downing Street demands justice for Grenfell
- Eyewitness from Hong Kong as protests force a retreat on extradition bill
- Thousands march to remember those who died in Grenfell Tower
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