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13 June 2018
Housing strike against individualised pay enters week two
Tower Hamlets Community Housing workers are in their second week of strike action organised by public service union Unison. Their new pay structure is not negotiated with the unions, but based on 'market testing'.
6 June 2018
200 years since the birth of Karl Marx - come and walk in his footsteps!
2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, who shaped much of 20th century history.
6 June 2018
East London housing workers fight privatisation of pay
Tower Hamlets Unison members started strike action for fair pay on 4 June.
31 January 2018
Majority of kids poor in some areas
In parts of London and Greater Manchester you are now more likely to grow up poor than not
11 September 2017
Barts strike - 'Up the ante' if necessary
24 days of strike action have brought greedy profiteering company Serco to the table
26 July 2017
Barts health strike: Low pay, no way!
Serco strikers have led a magnificent fight so far
5 July 2017
East London community demands action after racist attacks
Over 100 local residents, including 20 who couldn't get in, packed the Berner Community Centre in Tower Hamlets, east London, on 2 July, angry about a number of recent attacks on local Muslim people.
31 May 2017
Fighting Tory cuts to the schools budget
Education workers, parents and students are uniting in protest
29 March 2017
"Save our Nurseries", Tower Hamlets campaigners tell the council
"Save our Nurseries!" This was the chant of local campaigners, mostly women and mothers, who lobbied a full council meeting in Tower Hamlets town hall, east London
1 March 2017
There is an alternative, Mr Biggs
Just before Women's Day, Tower Hamlets council voted for cuts in children's and youth services
22 February 2017
Tower Hamlets anti-cuts budget lobby
Tower Hamlets council plans to vote through cuts in its budget of £58 million on 22 February. Labour Party mayor John Biggs essentially thinks there's no other option but to implement the Tory government cuts.
16 November 2016
Socialism 2016: Putting socialism on the agenda
Struggle, internationalism and socialism, these ideas - and how powerful they can be in action - electrified the magnificent rallies and workshops at Socialism 2016
13 July 2016
Thousands mobilising to #KeepCorbyn
Reports of some of the rallies and meetings in support of Jeremy Corbyn.
1 April 2016
Stop the Rampal power project in Bangladesh
The project could lead to the total destruction of the world's largest mangrove forest.
1 March 2016
Tower Hamlets: Labour in cloud cuckoo land
Local residents, trade unionists and campaigners turned out to oppose cuts at Tower Hamlets council's budget setting meeting on 24 February
24 February 2016
Tower Hamlets to take anti-cuts fight into the council chamber
Tower Hamlets Independent Group councillors will move an amendment to the east London borough's cuts budget on 24 February.
17 February 2016
London lobbies against cuts to jobs and services
In Tower Hamlets on 17 February a second People's Budget meeting is being held jointly between the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and the Tower Hamlets Independent group of councillors.
27 January 2016
'People's budgets' and local democracy
Socialist Party members argued for East London Momentum to support no-cuts 'people's budget' proposals, as well as establishing mechanisms for democratic reselection of MPs. This latter point was taken up without disagreement.
27 January 2016
Labour councillor smears TUSC policy as 'BNP'
A right-wing Labour councillor in Tower Hamlets, east London, has accused anti-austerity activists of emulating the far-right, racist British National Party.
18 January 2016
People's Budget meeting success
A buzzing meeting voted to oppose cuts to council services
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