One O' Clock Clubs victory in Lambeth

The Lambeth One O' Clock clubs have won a victory against the council by stopping some of the cuts. This is an important success coming as it does at the start of the Save Our Services campaign and as Unison in the council starts balloting for action against the budget cuts.

It also shows that the cuts can be stopped. Workers and users campaigned and fought the council and have had some success.

However, despite the victory, workers know that the council is still out to get them. As one of the women from the One O' Clock clubs said at the Lambeth Save our Services meeting: "We've got 100 per cent union density - we know they'll be back for us".

We need to build a mass, united campaign in Lambeth to support the One O' Clock clubs and fight every other cut

Lambeth Save our Services, report

Lambeth Save our Services met on Thursday 5 August. There is a report over at Lambeth Activists 

The next meeting is Thursday 19 August at 6.30pm at the Unison offices at 6 Acre Lane, just opposite the Town Hall. All welcome

Below are the proposals that came out of the meeting on the 5 August.

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Lambeth Save our Services public meeting

is tomorrow night. please come along if you can make it. The more people there the better we can build a vibrant local campaign against the cuts.


Lambeth Save our Services, 6.30pm, Thursday 5 August
Vida Walsh Centre 
2b Saltoun Road 
Brixton, SW2 1EP

Protest tonight at council meeting, Lambeth Town Hall

Here's a pic at tonight's Lambeth Council. Again most people went in to challenge councillors over the cuts. There will be a public meeting sponsored by Lambeth Unison on Thursday 5 August at the Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, Brixton, SW2 1EP

Save Lambeth's children and young people's services

Monday night saw nearly 100 people demonstrate outside the town hall in Brixton in defence of children and young people's services, which are facing the brunt of Lambeth Council's cuts. The demo was lively with lots of workers, parents and children attending. Afterwards many went into the committee meeting to challenge the councillors.

Joint trade union leaflet to Lambeth country show

This is part of an 8-page leaflet being put out by Unison, GMB and NUT unions to the Lambeth Country Show this weekend. There will be leafleting and also a stall in the political village at the fair. Please read and show your support. It is crucial to services in Lambeth that the trade unions are supported in defending jobs and services. Show your support by taking some leaflets and getting active.

Nearly half of Lambeth Council homes are substandard

The latest report from Lambeth Council shows that there has been an increase in the number of substandard homes in the borough from 30 per cent (March 2009) to 49 per cent.

During May's election campaign, Lambeth Workers Power highlighted that the council's own figures in its annual report showed that 50 per cent of homes were "Not Decent".

Now we learn that substandard homes in Lambeth have increased by more than 60 per cent since March 2009.

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