Councillor Alan Hall has joined campaigners from Citizen’s UK calling for a real living wage for care workers. In London, the Living Wage is £10.75 per hour. This is calculated to include higher housing, childcare and transport costs in the capital. Not only that, the current public health emergency – covid-19 – has raised the …
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Domestic Violence surge
As predicted by the United Nations, the rates of domestic violence have surged with the coronavirus lockdown measures. The New York Times reports that “there was every reason to believe that the restrictions imposed to keep the virus from spreading would have such an effect,” according to Marianne Hester, a Bristol University sociologist who studies …
Protect all frontline healthcare workers
Personal Protective Equipment, known as PPE is in demand. There are reports that there is a shortage in hospitals and care facilities. The Daily Mirror reports that hospitals listed as having shortages include Rotherham General Hospital, Bristol Children’s Hospital, Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and at St Thomas, Lewisham and two …
Lewisham Hospital cleaners still not paid in full despite coronavirus fears
Lewisham Hospital’s cleaners walked out on Thursday, 12th March after an outsourced cleaning contractor repeatedly failed to pay them. A week later, the GMB Trade Union reported that the cleaners still haven’t been paid and the private company ISS blames administrative errors for the crisis. Helen O’Connor the GMB officer said: “For many of these …
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Disability Rights and Help the NHS #SaveSocialCare
Disability Groups are concerned that the Coronavirus Bill due to be rushed through parliament in the next few days will cost the country more by putting pressure on the NHS by curtailing community care services for people with disabilities. Fazilet Hadi, Head of Policy, Disability Rights UK said: “Our key concern is that the Bill …
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Why are st mungo’s staff striking?
Hundreds of staff at homeless housing charity St Mungo’s took the difficult decision to withdraw their labour after a year long dispute and take strike action last week. The charity’s staff are dedicated and work with some of the most vulnerable homeless people. St Mungo’s started as a small group of people who decided to …
Sardines and Soldarity in London’s Piccadilly Circus
Anti fascists and Trade Unionists came together to protest against the far right, Italian politician Matteo Salvini on 3rd March 2020 in Piccadilly Circus, London. Salvini who has blamed migrants for the spread of the coronavirus was due to come to London to speak but his flight was cancelled due to the coronavirus scares: This …
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Lewisham Nurseries Go To Downing Street Over Cuts
On March 2nd 2020 ahead of the Government’s Spring Budget, parents, children, teachers, campaigners, Councillors & MPs joined the National Education Union (NEU) in handing a 25,000 signature petition to No10 Downing Street. The Petition says: “Nursery schools give 40,000 children the best start to school. The majority of these schools are located in the …
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Everybody’s Talking about Jamie and Schools
Everybody’s Talking about Jamie, has south London’s Noah Thomas in the lead role as Jamie New at the Apollo Theatre. broad programme of RSE prepares children and young people for the realities of the modern world, and is vital for keeping children and young people safe
It’s LGBTQ History Month in Lewisham
February marks Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender month in Lewisham. The new flag has been raised outside the Civic Suite and due to strong winds, needed to be replaced. That is a truly flying start! Just in case you’re wondering what this flag stands for Pink News helpfully explains this here Lewisham LGBT Forum has …