A significant step backwards from the Council’s publicly stated ambition to become a Borough of Equity and Justice by 2030. Joint statement by UNISON, Unite and GMB
The Council has committed to becoming a Borough of Equity and Justice by 2030. With a decision to remove the Equity and Justice function, employees and residents are asking how that promise will now be delivered.
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Wednesday 4th March 2026 – 6pm Outside Lambeth Town Hall
Lambeth Council is facing a budget crisis. A large part of it is to do with decades of underfunding and cuts from the Conservative run government. Some of it is self inflicted like the disastrous fall out from Homes For Lambeth.
As a result the Council is slashing millions from its budget. It faces a “cliff edge”, either this year or next. It means even more job cuts on an already overworked and stretched workforce.
But for the people of Lambeth it means further reductions in services
The list is growing.
This is on top of the continuing housing crisis in the borough with huge waiting lists, thousands of people in contemporary accommodation and still reeling from penalties levelled by the Housing Ombudsman for failing tenants.
UNISON and community groups have called a protest on 4th March outside the Town Hall in Brixton as this is the date for full Council to agree the budget.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE CUTS TO LOCAL SERVICES
Wednesday 4th March 2026
6pm Outside Lambeth Town Hall
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The voices of division in our country are growing louder. Those who preach division are becoming more confident.
For the first time we face a far-right party topping the polls, and far right protests on our streets mobilising the biggest numbers they ever have.
Their false promises seize on the very real economic problems people face, in order to scapegoat migrants, Muslims, and refugees.
But we can change things together. The voices of unity can grow stronger. We can show that strength lies in solidarity. That the change we need comes from us working together for hope not despair, for unity not racism.
This is why the Together Alliance has been formed.
Together we can reject narratives of division and racism.
Together we can build solidarity across communities.
Together we can unite against the far right.
Our alliance of over 80+ organisations and hundreds of individuals is coming together to say enough is enough.
We are mobilising and organising across the country to bring a message of hope over fear, prior to holding a major demonstration in London on 28 March 2026.
Lambeth UNISON will be joining the protest on 28th March and there are plans for a meeting point in south London and a feeder march. If you want to help us get the word out then please contact lambethunisonunion@gmail.com
What we are doing around the cuts at Lambeth Council
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COP26 is happening in Glasgow and there are protests around the country calling on politicians to do more around runaway global warming.
Workers have the power to change the world for the better, to build a society based on human need not corporate greed.
There are trade union blocs on the London protest that Lambeth UNISON will be joining. You should join too!
UNISON will be meeting in Windrush Square on 6 November at 10am then heading up to Finsbury Circus Gardens (nearest tube Moorgate and Liverpool Street) for 11.
The main protest will start outside the Bank of England at 12noon and march to Parliament Square.
Please see the We Make Tomorrow website for more details
Care and Support Workers Organise (CASWO) are planning a day of action on Saturday 4 September during Professional Care Workers Week. CASWO is a cross union campaign made up of care and support workers from across the labour movement. Care and support workers have risked their lives during the pandemic to continue to care for the society’s most vulnerable. They have been at the sharp end of the government’s policy failures and have had to endure PPE shortages, lack of adequate testing in care homes and continued poverty pay.
CASWO are demanding:
We fully support CASWO’s demands, and we encourage all our members to take part in the day of action. If you are a care worker or just believe that care workers deserve better, then we urge you to join the demo! Care and support workers need our solidarity as they have given so much over the past 18 months. They don’t just deserve our gratitude and applause but a meaningful pay rise and better working conditions.
The action will start at 11.30am on Saturday 4 September outside the Department for Health and Social Care with a full list of speakers to be confirmed. Other demonstrations will take place at the same time in Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and Preston, making it a national day of action!
Make sure to spread the word about the demo at your workplace and support this vital campaign.
Also, please click the link below and sign CASWO’s petition calling on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and members of The London Assembly to include all care and support workers in ‘Key Worker’ housing schemes across London.
Make sure to follow CASWO on both Twitter and Facebook.
Twitter: @CaSWO_
Facebook: @CareAndSupportWorkersOrganise
On Friday 11th September there will be a court hearing for the four officers charged with the murder of George Floyd.Workers are taking a stand against Boris Johnson’s moves to prorogue parliament
We joined forces with Cherry Tree Action Group outside Lambeth Council’s Cabinet Meeting on Monday 15 April [more info below].
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