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Strikes get bigger for Camden traffic wardens - show solidarity on Saturday
Strikers in Camden took their message directly to the Labour-run local authority’s swanky headquarters on Thursday.
‘The company treats us like dogs,’ say striking Wandsworth traffic wardens
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GMB union members in the Tory-run south London borough began their second 48-hour strike for sick pay on Thursday
Wandsworth traffic wardens aren’t waiting to act over sick pay
GMB union members in the Tory-run borough began a 48-hour strike on Thursday.
Birmingham care workers keep up fight
Homecare workers at Birmingham City Council are set for a five-day strike. More solidarity from other workers can help them to win, says Sarah Bates
Why women workers are still fighting to win equal wages
A mass strike at Glasgow City Council last month exposed how women workers are still fighting for equality. Sarah Bates looks at how councils have got away with this for so long
Exclusive - London councils house vulnerable residents on industrial estates
London boroughs are sending people to live on industrial estates in Harlow, Essex.
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.
Women strike for equal pay in Glasgow - and show the power of workers
23 October 2018Thousands of striking women flooded Glasgow city centre this week demanding that bullying bosses pay up now.
School and council workers are set for equal pay action in Glasgow
02 October 2018Thousands of workers in Glasgow council are preparing for strikes over equal pay.
Traffic wardens get ready for a five-day walkout to demand higher wages
11 September 2018Traffic wardens in Camden, central London are “very, very ready” to begin a five-day strike to fight for decent pay, on Monday.
Glasgow workers get ready for strikes over equal pay
11 September 2018Equal pay campaigners in Glasgow are getting ready to deliver a huge mandate for action when their strike ballot closes in the next week.
Council care fails children
21 August 2018Children looked after by local authorities are facing a “silent crisis”, new research by the Social Market Foundation thinktank indicates.
The Troublemaker - Councils hit homeless people with up to £1,500 in charges
21 August 2018Homeless people face being charged up to £1,500 a year by councils to store their possessions.
Tory housing green paper will not solve the crisis - we need more council housing
14 August 2018The Tories announced their new social housing green paper on Tuesday.
Birmingham care strikers standing solid
07 August 2018Birmingham’s heroic home carers are gearing up for a fresh week of action that will see them strike, picket and protest.
'We're striking to save care' say Birmingham home care workers
31 July 2018Home care workers in Birmingham began a two-day strike today to stop the total destruction of their service.
Workers shut down East Dunbartonshire council services over attacks on conditions
26 June 2018A four-day strike has brought huge sections of East Dunbartonshire council to a standstill
John McDonnell pledges council housing - but Labour is divided
19 June 2018The Labour Party can’t agree on housing policy just as the Grenfell Tower fire has highlighted the urgent need to address the crisis.
Fighting back because we care - Birmingham home care workers speak out
19 March 2018Women workers in Birmingham spoke to Sarah Bates about their battle to stop a Labour council attacking a key service in the city
Service users fight Labour council's plans to close their adult day care centre
15 February 2018Service users and their families are fighting to save their vital adult day care centre from the brutal cuts of Birmingham council.
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