London Demonstration in defence of the welfare state
Here are some photos from the London demonstration held last Saturday in
defence of the Welfare state
London
PCS Strike: London march and rally
Today several hundred PCS strikers left their picket lines to join a lunchtime march through the capital city to show the workers of London that the members are angry and won’t take no for a answer. The march ended in a rally at a hall next to Westminster Cathedrall…. Socialist Appeal sellers were on hand and a full report with pictures will appear shortly
PCS Strike: London march and rally
Today several hundred PCS strikers left their picket lines to join a lunchtime march through the capital city to show the workers of London that the members are angry and won’t take no for a answer. The march ended in a rally at a hall next to Westminster Cathedrall…. Socialist Appeal sellers were on hand and a full report with pictures will appear shortly
Thousands march to save London hospital
An estimated 5,000 people marched through the streets of Islington last Saturday with one intention: To ‘Save Our Whittington’ from plans to close the Accident and Emergency department and maternity ward at the Archway hospital.
London College of Communication: The struggle goes on
Students at the London College of
Communication occupied the main lecture hall as part of a campaign to
oppose planned cutbacks.The action started on Monday night and
continued untill Wednesday afternoon. The decision to occupy was taken after a meeting on 9th
of November where management refused to compromise on a “restructuring” plan
that will involve course closers and staff redundancies, which have already amounted to over 150.
East London bus workers take action
Over the last few months we have posted reports on strike actions involving bus workers in Northumberland, Doncaster, Manchester and Essex. Now action has arrived in the capital city itself. Bus workers in East London are out today in a dispute over wages and conditions – and the red flags are flying in Romford!
London Midland: Last train to Buggleskelly!
In Will Hay’s classic farce ‘Oh, Mr Porter!’ the new stationmaster arrives to
be greeted at Buggleskelly ticket office with the words “Next train gone.” For thousands
of travelers on the modern day farce of London Midland network last Sunday it was a case of “No
trains coming.”
London Postal Workers Take Action
Postal workers in London are set to take strike action over the next three days.The Delivery Offices
are out on the 8th July, the Drivers (Distribution) are out on the
9th and the Mail Centres are out on the 10th July.
London Picket Outside Honduras Embassy
A
second lively picket against the coup in Honduras took place in London
on July 3rd. Members of the Latin American community, solidarity and
left wing activists gathered outside the embassy to demand the
reinstatement of president Zelaya
Royal Mail ballot result: London postal workers support industrial action
The issue behind the ballot was cuts. The last time our union took
industrial action was in 2007. When we went back there were 4 phases to
the agreement that was signed. Phases 1 and 2 have gone through. Phase
3 is currently being implemented and is being met with stiff
resistance. If a worker doesn’t turn up for work unforeseen, the others
have to cover their duty – and we don’t get paid for it!
OCCUPY! The Factory Occupation Movement in Venezuela and London.
This Wednesday 13th May at Bolivar Hall in London
OCCUPY! The Factory Occupation Movement in Venezuela and London.
7.00pm start. Videos and Speakers. Admission Free.
Marching against the G20 summit in London
Around 35 thousand people packed into central London on Saturday 28th of March in a militant protest at the upcoming G20 summit.Under the slogan of “Put people first” the demonstrators aimed to bring world leaders to heel over the economic crisis.