The Workers Party of Britain condemns the plan by Border Force bosses to withdraw the family-friendly rostering arrangements long enjoyed by passport control staff at Heathrow, and welcome PCS plans to open a strike ballot on 8 January.
Category Archives: London
TU group: Stop Sodexo’s attack on canteen workers
The Workers Party of Britain denounces plans by Sodexo to sack 30 of the catering workers who run the London Underground canteen, some of whom have been doing the job for as long as 20 years.
Support the Heathrow strikers!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces Heathrow management for using the pandemic as a pretext for attacking the living standards of the 4,000 workers whose jobs are crucial to the safe and efficient running of this international airport, including firefighters, baggage handlers, security workers, engineers and operational and airside workers.
Statement: Lockdowns are neither effective nor fair, but a further proof of government failure to manage the health emergency effectively
The Workers Party of Britain condemns the new raft of lockdown restrictions brought into effect on Wednesday 14 October – initially targeting the north-west – as a stark admission of failure on the part of Boris Johnson’s Conservative government to deal with Covid-19 on a national scale.
Julian Assange protests to continue outside Old Bailey
Protesters calling for an end to the persecution of Julian Assange plan to continue their demonstration outside the Old Bailey in London on Monday (14 September).
Support the Heathrow workers
The Workers Party of Britain denounces the attempt by Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) to conduct negotiations with its employees with a gun to their heads.
Support the Metroline drivers!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces plans by a major London bus operator to impose ‘remote signing on’ onto its drivers, to the detriment of both the drivers and the travelling public.
Workers Party out in force for #NHSPay15 campaign
The Workers Party of Britain joined thousands of people across the country on Saturday as we gave our support to NHS workers and their campaign for a pay rise – #NHSPay15.
Support the Merton binmen!
Heartened by the recent gains by striking binmen in Bexley, including better pay, improvements in health and safety, full sick pay and the reinstatement of victimised workers, refuse and cleansing workers in Merton are pressing on with their own struggle for decent pay and conditions.
Pay the Bexley bin men!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces the failure of outsourcing giant Serco to deliver on its promise to pay Bexley’s binmen sick pay for covid-related absences.