You are probably aware that Jayaben Desai, one of the leading
participants in the Grunwick strike of 1976-1978 died at the end of 2010. Brent Trades Union Council, itself heavily involved in supporting the strikers, is holding an event to commemorate her role on Sunday 17th April...

The second reading the Health and Social Care Bill is today Monday 31st January.....

Bus drivers in the Unite union at 'CT Plus' struck again on Friday of last week — and announced more strikes in their dispute over pay in Hackney, east London...

Local government unions have registered a formal dispute with the LGE employers’ organisation over three measures which will have a detrimental impact on members providing local services....

Hackney Community Transport (now CTPlus service) will be on strike next Friday 27 November and Hackney TUC will do what it can to support our colleagues in their dispute.

Some 35 NUT members at Haggerston School, East London, face the prospect of disciplinary action (up to dismisssal for gross misconduct) for respecting a picket line mounted by striking members of the T&G/Unite who work for the multinational privateer, Sodexho, in the school's PFI-built canteen.

Regional areas of Trade Unions...

Come and show your support to Hackney's local government workers striking against attacks on their pension rights. Speakers will include local officers and stewards from all three Council trade unions, plus others offering support from across the labour movement.

From the Joint Union Strike Team (JUST)

MASSIVE STRIKE DAY LOOMING OVER CUTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONS

Over one million of the country's most essential public sector workers will go on strike on 28 March to protest at unfair and unjust cuts to local government pensions, the Joint Union Strike Team (JUST) announced today. The strike is planned because the Government refuses to give protection for existing members of their pension scheme.

Dear all

I would like to invite you to a historic event in the London Citizens Living Wage Campaign.