London Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

02-05-2007 20:44 | 1 addition

2007 London Mayday, Space Hijackers dancing in the streets

5pm at Canary Wharf the Space Hijackers began their Dancing in the Streets to have a bit of fun in the financial district and have a poke at the "9 to 5" working life. Read more >>

02-05-2007 15:46

Mayday in London

Mayday is international workers day. Or an excuse to dance around a phallus on a remote village green in the hope of getting laid. Depending on your point of view…

There were lots of events happening across the UK this year. Below are a few reports from London.

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02-05-2007 11:38

London Mayday march, 2007

Short video rush of the Mayday protest in London. Read more >>

02-05-2007 10:15

Mayday in London 2007.

The video shows Mayday in London. Read more >>

02-05-2007 08:54

Mayday marching

A re-assuring 2/300 people joined the autonomous bloc on the TUC March yesterday for a good natured and increasingly liquid stroll through London to Trafalgar Square. As ever police presence was high and way over the top but the march passed without incident and no arrests were made. Read more >>

01-05-2007 18:06 | 3 additions

Quick Report from Dancing in The Streets London Mayday Street Party

The street party is still going on with around 80 people near to Canary Warf in east London. Hundreds of police and security guards are in the area. Read more >>

01-05-2007 14:16 | 1 addition

Mayday Dancing in The Streets meeting point

A street party in corporate London on Tues May 1st 2007

Meeting Point:
5pm by the clocks
Reuters Square / Canada Square
The south side of Canary Wharf - London

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27-04-2007 13:11 | 6 additions

Big Issue Magazine Seller Calls Police to Arrest Young Muslim Girl

A young Muslim girl was arrested by police outside Sainsburys in Ladbroke Grove at noon on 27 April after being accused of illegally selling the Big Issue magazine on private property and "stealing money" from another Big Issue seller. Read more >>

25-04-2007 09:15

London Mayday 07' - Join the Autonomous Workers Bloc!

Join the Autonomous Workers Block 12pm Clerkenwell Green behind the red and black flags. Read more >>

24-04-2007 20:51

Justice for Cleaners visit Lloyds.

The latest city big hitters to be exposed for their dedicated effortsd to increase the gap between rich and poor are none other than Lloyds. The gleaming eyesore that is Lloyds city HQ is cleaned by contracters McLellan. Not only do they pay the cleaners a mere £5.35 an hour for working long unsocialble hour but also refuse to recognise the union. Cleaners are also on the minimum holiday allowance and have zero sick pay. Compare that to the seven figure salaries that others in the building are on and the injustice is clear. There are also reports that staff who have joined the union are being intimidated. Read more >>

24-04-2007 20:30

Mayday Party

1st May 07
A benefit for migrants' and refugees' rights;
regualrisation for all & an end to detention and deportation Read more >>

23-04-2007 23:47

Urgent upcoming rally: Free Mumia now!

Mumia Abu-Jamal is an innocent man!
Free Mumia Now!
Mumia's life is in danger - mobilise now!

Rally, sponsored by the Partisan Defence Committee

Saturday 5 May, 1 pm
University of London Union, Room 3C&D,
Malet Street, London WC1

Abolish the racist death penalty!

Contact the PDC on 020 7281 5504 or at

partisandefence@yahoo.co.uk for more information and to help build the rally. Distribute the attached leaflet to your friends, fellow workers and organisations. Read more >>

19-04-2007 12:50

London Mayday 07' - Join the Autonomous Workers Bloc!

// LONDON MAYDAY 07'

// Join the Autonomous Workers Block

// 12pm Clerkenwell Green behind the red and black flags Read more >>

18-04-2007 19:30 | 1 addition

Mayday 07 - Invite

For those who don't want to march, how about some dancing on Mayday.

The Haymarket Martyrs were protesting for an 8 hour day, a 9-5. When was the last time anyone just worked 9-5? Why should we live in a world where profit is put above anything else, what about the planet, what about our lives, how about some fun? Read more >>

17-04-2007 13:50

Fundraiser for Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq, Saturday

On Saturday, come and help raise money for Iraq's most high profile radical women's organisation. Read more >>

13-04-2007 12:20

Support Blood Service workers! - IWW leaflet

Here's the link for a leaflet from the IWW in support of NBS staff in dispute with management over service cuts + 600 looming job losses. Read more >>

11-04-2007 15:04

Dayschool on class, capitalism and women's liberation, 21 April

Come and discuss the politics of socialist feminism at this dayschool on Saturday 21 April. Read more >>

18-03-2007 10:35

Video and photos from doctors march yesterday

Short video and a couple of photos from the demonstration yesterday in London which had about 12,000 doctors and their supporters marching from the Royal College of Physicians next to Regents Park to the Royal College of Surgeons in Holborn. Read more >>

17-03-2007 17:11

London MMC demo pix (2)

Second set of photos Read more >>

17-03-2007 17:02

London MMC demo pix (1)

First set of photos Read more >>