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Key Links to the Your Choice Barnet (YCB) care workers dispute

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Key Links to the Your Choice Barnet (YCB) care workers dispute

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If you want to understand why Barnet Unison’s care workers are taking strike action please take some time to read the following links: Your Choice Barnet (YCB) “The real deal” Why Your Choice Barnet (YCB) Care workers are taking strike action Barnet UNISON Your Choice Barnet 8 Point charter Come and join “Your Choice Barnet” (YCB) […]

Sanctions protest – taking action on benefits

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Sanctions protest – taking action on benefits

by Tayeiba Shaa September 11th saw a pan national day of demonstrations outside key job centres around the cuts in benefits, in particular with regards to ‘sanctioning’. According to the citizen’s advise Bureau benefit sanctions are described as: “To get Universal Credit, you have to meet certain work-related requirements. These are the things you have […]

No sanctions – no targets – action at Wood Green job centre

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No sanctions – no targets – action at Wood Green job centre

by Janette Evans When I first got the idea for Barnet Housing Action Group to hold a protest outside the job centre in Wood Green – it was for very personal reasons; my daughter had moved into the hostel at the Y.M.C.A. and I had got to know a few of the young people there […]

Your Choice Barnet forthcoming dates – strikes and lobbies

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Your Choice Barnet forthcoming dates – strikes and lobbies

Unison: Why your Choice Barnet Care Workers are taking strike action. Here are the next strike action and protests to support the YCB campaign. Monday 15 September lobby outside Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, NW4, Hendon Central Tube 6 – 7 pm Wednesday 17 September Strike action, picket lines at Flower lane (41 Flower Lane, Barnet, […]

Lobby your MP to support the campaign against bedroom tax

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Lobby your MP to support the campaign against bedroom tax

This could be big. Thousands of us stood up to the government against the bedroom tax, and we’ve just won the first round. The bedroom tax targets the most vulnerable people in our country. It forces people to move or pay more rent if they have a “spare” room, even if there aren’t any other […]

Support the YCB Care Workers’ Strike – Barnet

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Support the YCB Care Workers’ Strike – Barnet

Hi Supporters Our care workers begin two days of strike action tomorrow. For Monday & Tuesday this week we are organising two picket lines which start from 7.30 am but they will be there for at least five hours on each day so please pop down to offer support and solidarity. Flower Lane day centre 41 […]