South London venue Matchstick Piehouse landlord dispute ends without settlement, plans to become workers co-op

South London venue Matchstick Piehouse landlord dispute ends without settlement, plans to become workers co-op

The team behind South London arts venue Matchstick Piehouse is looking to form a workers co-operative after they’ve been unable to resolve a rent dispute with their landlord.  The Deptford crew announced... Read more »
East London NHS staff walk out on second day of pay and patient safety dispute

East London NHS staff walk out on second day of pay and patient safety dispute

Over 100 of East London’s doctors and hospital staff protested outside the Royal London Hospital today as a dispute about pay and patient safety escalates, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter Over... Read more »
Andy Casey: Relatives of south London man on ventilator wait for ruling in treatment dispute

Andy Casey: Relatives of south London man on ventilator wait for ruling in treatment dispute

R elatives of a roofer who suffered a brain injury after being punched in the head are waiting for a High Court judge to rule in a life-support treatment dispute. A hospital... Read more »
‘The Crown’s Tobias Menzies On Working With Brad Pitt, Joseph Kosinski, Nicole Holofcener & Julia Louis-Dreyfus – And Why The SAG-AFTRA Dispute “Is A Necessary Strike”

‘The Crown’s Tobias Menzies On Working With Brad Pitt, Joseph Kosinski, Nicole Holofcener & Julia Louis-Dreyfus – And Why The SAG-AFTRA Dispute “Is A Necessary Strike”

EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Menzies was hiding in plain sight at a rally held by UK actors union Equity in support of its sister union SAG-AFTRA. Cameras and microphones were being shoved in front... Read more »
Homeless charity workers to strike in dispute over pay

Homeless charity workers to strike in dispute over pay

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Workers at homeless charity St... Read more »
Vout-O-Reenees club in English Martyrs Church licence dispute

Vout-O-Reenees club in English Martyrs Church licence dispute

An East London church group have accused a club operating in the crypt below of running “sacrilegious events” where a man was allegedly “dressed in underpants and a dog collar”. Vout-O-Reenees is a private... Read more »
Sixty-eight courts across England and Wales will be affected by staff launching a strike in a dispute over a controversial case management system

Sixty-eight courts across England and Wales will be affected by staff launching a strike in a dispute over a controversial case management system

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has announced that its members working as legal advisers and court associates will go on strike for nine days beginning on Saturday.The workers, who postponed... Read more »
Waltham Forest Council settles dispute with contractor Kier

Waltham Forest Council settles dispute with contractor Kier

Waltham Forest Council has privately settled a long–running dispute with its former waste contractor over the number of bins collected. In 2011, contractor Kier was awarded an eight-year waste and recycling contract... Read more »
Thousands of gas workers will go on strike for 48 hours in pay dispute

Thousands of gas workers will go on strike for 48 hours in pay dispute

Thousands of gas workers will go on strike for 48 hours in pay dispute that could cause outages in homes and businesses across England By Joseph Laws For Mailonline Published: 13:08 EDT,... Read more »
Brixton bus garage strike re-ballot as Unite kicks Arriva South London pay dispute into the long grass

Brixton bus garage strike re-ballot as Unite kicks Arriva South London pay dispute into the long grass

Bus drivers at Brixton garage are being re-balloted for strike action over a miserly 3 percent pay offer from Arriva South London, with voting due to close April 25. The pay deal... Read more »