Bellingham and Lewisham in the news
Trade Unions are uniting over railway ticket office closure plans. Train operators extended the time available to respond to the consultation reviewing how tickets are sold at station until midnight on 1st September 2023. A coalition has formed opposing the planned closures. Many disability rights campaigners eloquently explain their day to day experiences and the …
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Lewisham trade unionists have been on the march. The Trade Union Council, TUC, co-ordinated a march and rally on Saturday, 18th June 2022 where tens of thousands took to the streets of central London to ‘Demand Better’. TUC General Secretary, Frances O’ Grady said that the pressures facing households are getting worse. It now costs …
Cllr Alan Hall joined British Gas workers, local trade unionists and campaigners outside the historic gas workers’ Livesey Hall in Bell Green, Lower Sydenham. He said: “Let’s turn up the heat on British Gas.” The Livesey Memorial Hall was built in the north-west corner of the South Suburban Gas Company’s principal site at Bell Green, …
On Saturday, 13th June 2020 at midday, Lewisham Trades Union Council President, Ms Cheryl McLeod attended a demonstration on Hilly Fields, Ladywell. The event was organised by the Lewisham Anti-Racist Action Group, LARAG. Addressing the 250 strong crowd, Ms Cheryl McLeod said: “We are in the United Nations Decade for People of Africa Decent. This runs …
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