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Workers Rights

Officers in hi-vis jackets in picket line outside the town hall with placards: "Respect the Workers, Recognise the Union".

Lewisham parking officers suspend strike as talks begin

After five days of strikes, contractor NSL has committed to union recognition and the union expects formal pay negotiations to begin in the next few weeks.

Woman sitting in wheelchair smiling with small cockadoodle dog sitting on her lap, dog staring at camera.

Policy designed by us: it's time to reimagine Access to Work

Carmen Yau and Clare Williams, like many other disabled service users, are facing increasing difficulties in claiming Access to Work funding from the DWP. They have a vision of something better.

Protestors outside the hospital with signs "GMB Union, End Outsourcing" and placards, "We are workers, not slaves".

NHS outsourced workers at Lewisham hospital protest low pay

The hospital has outsourced its cleaners, porters and caterers' jobs to facilities management firm ISS global, which is paying below the London Living Wage.