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22 May 2019
Woolwich ferry workers begin ten days of strike action
Unite the Union members employed by Briggs Marine - which has the contract to run the Woolwich Ferry on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) - have begun ten days of strike action.
8 May 2019
Woolwich Ferry staff to strike over pay and safety
Workers who operate London's Woolwich Ferry are to strike for ten days in a dispute over pay, safety, and staffing
13 February 2019
Workplace and union news in brief
Glasgow strike victory; Bradford bus victory; union action in Hackney; oil tanker strike; Irish nurses strike; home care doorstepping; Woolwich ferry walkout
8 March 2018
Woolwich ferry workers win automation campaign
The delivery of new, hybrid boats will make a number of jobs on the ferry no longer necessary
14 February 2018
Woolwich Crossrail walkouts to demand promised bonuses
76 electricians on the Woolwich Crossrail construction site have been taking industrial action because Balfour Beatty has ceased paying the vital 'finishing bonus'
17 January 2018
No to the Woolwich monster block
If Greenwich council and property developers get their way Woolwich's skyline will soon be unrecognisable
17 January 2018
Woolwich ferry workers vote to strike against job and pay cuts; vote Amy Murphy for a fighting democratic Usdaw union president
12 December 2017
Support the Crossrail Woolwich walkout
54 electricians were locked out by Balfour Beatty
20 September 2017
A speaker system boomed down Woolwich High Street calling for the scrapping of zero-hours, for a £10 an hour minimum wage and for workers to get organised and join trade unions
19 April 2017
Workers sailing to victory on Woolwich ferry
Unite and GMB trade union members employed by Briggs Marine on the Woolwich Ferry have scored another win in their battle to improve conditions and fight bullying and harassment
24 August 2016
Greenwich council tenants: We won't pay! We won't move!
Greenwich council is threatening 22,000 council residents with a rent increase in April 2017. The council has indicated that it will implement the housing act, including 'pay to stay'.
4 February 2015
Ferry workers win pay and conditions battle
Unite members working on the Woolwich Ferry have scored a big victory against Briggs Marine who run the boat service on behalf of Transport for London
Midwives in Gateshead, photo E Brunskill
26 November 2014
Health workers walkout in second NHS pay strike
Nurses, cleaners, porters, midwives, occupational therapists, paramedics, scientists, radiographers, admin, catering, security staff and other NHS staff in England took part in a second four-hour strike on Monday 24 November
14 May 2014
Occupational Therapists in Greenwich are striking on Wednesday 21st May
12 June 2013
After Woolwich killing: Time for unions to lead anti-racist fight
In the aftermath of the Woolwich killing, a minority has been involved in an increased number of racist attacks
29 May 2013
No to terrorism! No to racism! No to war!
The unprovoked and vicious killing of an unarmed soldier in Woolwich was an horrific event which must have been profoundly traumatic for the people who witnessed it, and, of course, an appalling tragedy for the victim, and the victim's family and friends
23 May 2013
No to terrorism! No to racism! No to war!
Statement from Greenwich Socialist Party on the Woolwich killing:The unprovoked and barbaric murder of an unarmed soldier in Woolwich was a horrific event and an appalling tragedy for the victim, and the victim's family and friends.
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