‘Ready for the fight’: Sanctuary Housing workers backed by politicians as they strike again over pay
Repair and maintenance staff say under-inflation pay rises have left some using food banks
Unite
Protest as Hackney Unison chair amongst those handed compulsory redundancies in libraries shake-up
Union claims there are ‘more than enough posts available in the restructured library service’
Union calls off tomorrow’s library strike in Hackney as ‘gesture of goodwill’ – but February action set to go ahead
Unison says it wants to ‘give management more time to work on compulsory redundancies and make other positive changes’
‘Hands off our jobs’: Library staff across Hackney go on strike amid dispute over council cuts
Unison members take first of four days of action in an effort to protect jobs, with Unite set to follow suit
‘You will see me on picket lines’: Hackney MP Diane Abbott backs library staff fighting council cuts
Two unions are balloting members over possible strike action
Hackney Council defends plan to restructure libraries as unions promise to fight any job losses
Town Hall proposals, which it hopes will save £300,000, could lead to 19 jobs being scrapped
Council U-turns on pay cuts for workers following lunchtime protests
Deducted wages will be backdated and reinstated, says housing boss
Union protests against suspension of staff member at homelessness charity – and wants Hackney Council to ‘demand reinstatement’
Unite alleges repairs manager at St Mungo’s was suspended after raising concerns about bullying – a claim refuted by the charity
Trade unions in joint campaign to prevent loss of teaching support staff at two local schools
Federation that runs Colvestone Primary and Thomas Fairchild Community School planning job cuts after fall in pupil numbers
Unions condemn investigation into bullying and discrimination within Hackney Council
Town Hall ‘strongly refutes’ criticisms of an independent report into working practice at its call centre
Council bullying row: Political pressure grows as Hackney South Labour calls for ‘urgent action’
Hackney Mayor ‘absolutely refutes’ union discrimination allegations
‘We’ve gone back decades’: Unions urge politicians to tackle alleged culture of bullying at Hackney Council
Independent review begins into working culture and practices at council’s housing contact centre and complaints team
School cleaners call off Hackney strike
Union lifts threat following compromise over pay and contracts
Leader – Sweep Stakes
School cleaners are preparing to strike, but early signs of compromise could bode well for 2018
School cleaner strike: Union leaves door open for talks
More than 40 school cleaners to drop their mops in pay row, as union says ‘someone has to do the dirty work’
Cleaners at six Hackney schools vote to strike over Living Wage and holiday pay
Unite the union warns ‘classroom rubbish will be uncollected and toilets uncleaned’