councils
14 November 2017
New figures suggest that some 99 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire—and Kensington and Chelsea council is still dragging its feet on rehousing survivors, says Alistair Farrow
07 November 2017
Also: Grenfell council goes for college
31 October 2017
Also: Equal pay fight in Glasgow | Child services to be slashed in Bradford
17 October 2017
The Love Lane estate in Haringey, north London, is set to be sold off to property developers Lendlease.
03 October 2017
Also: Callous Grenfell estate bosses finally get the boot
19 September 2017
Opposition grows to Haringey demolition plans. Tenants delay Genesis housing association merger.
17 September 2017
Hundreds of strikers and their supporters demanded the Labour council stops cuts and backs workers
12 September 2017
A new report says senior officials at Rotherham council knew of problems with child sexual exploitation—but none should be charged over failures.
09 September 2017
Thousands of protesters were out in Bristol today demanding an end to Tory austerity
14 August 2017
Glasgow janitors have won their long-running pay battle against the city council. The Unison union members voted by 90 percent on Monday to accept a new deal equivalent to a 6 percent pay rise.
28 July 2017
Workers were on the move in central Manchester today, Friday, as strikers from Mears housing came to the town hall instead of mounting a picket.
25 July 2017
Birmingham workers are fighting for their livelihoods against vicious council cuts, reports Dave Sewell
21 July 2017
Some 180 workers who maintain homes for Manchester city council are two weeks into a four week continuous strike
18 July 2017
Shorts reports from the week including industrial action, refugee solidarity, opposing Ukip and resisting council cuts
11 July 2017
Workers in Children’s Services social work teams at Kirklees council, west Yorkshire, struck for two days last week. They have multiple grievances with the Labour-run authority.
04 July 2017
Even if councils stopped filling in potholes, maintaining parks and open spaces it wouldn’t be enough to satisfy the Tories’ demand for cuts.
27 June 2017
Social workers at Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire were set to strike on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
13 June 2017
Jobcentre workers in Sheffield began a five-day strike on Monday of this week against Tory plans to close their office.
16 May 2017
Anti-cuts campaigners in Barnet were celebrating a breakthrough after the Tory-run north London council decided to keep its waste, recycling and street cleaning services in-house.
09 May 2017
Also: Bectu conference | DHL pay victory | EHRC cuts strike dates | Scottish councils pay ballot | Abortion demo in Birmingham | March remembers mining disaster in Barnsley