The Con-Dem cuts coalition was quick off the mark to announce big reductions in council services: £537 million from grants to local authorities, £311 million from funding for schools, £309 million from transport budgets. If you want to see how this billion pound bomb could impact on your town, take a look at Lambeth in south London.
Friday, 25 June 2010
Lambeth fights cuts
Posted by Lambeth Workers Power at 16:43 0 comments
Labels: cuts, Jobs, Lambeth Council, Unions, unison
Sunday, 21 March 2010
BA cabin crew strike to defend jobs and wages
The BA cabin crew strike has become a key political issue in the forthcoming general election. The Tories are clamouring against workers’ right to strike over terms and conditions, while Gordon Brown has disgracefully denounced Unite for striking.
Posted by Lambeth Workers Power at 22:32 0 comments
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Stockwell Job Centre walks out to defend jobs
The Public and Commercial Services union took two days of strike action last week. I attended the picket line at Stockwell Job Centre, where the strike seemed fairly strong: only 14 scabs crossed the picket line out of a workforce of 70, i.e. 80% solid.
Posted by Lambeth Workers Power at 19:21 0 comments
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