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In-depth: London living wage

RMT Announces Two Tube Strikes

The RMT has announced members working as cleaners and maintenance staff on the London Underground are to stage two strikes over pay.

London Living Wage Increases to £7.45 Per Hour

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that all Greater London Authority employees and those working for new GLA contractors are to paid the new London Living Wage of £7.45 per hour.

Livingstone and Berry Call For Better Pay for Woman

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has called on the Government to bring in ‘tough new equality legislation’ to help better protect the rights of women in the workplace and warned that failure to do so would ‘have a serious impact on London’s future economic

Lindsey German - Left List Mayoral Candidate (2008)

Lindsey German is Convenor of the Stop the War Coalition which she helped found after the events of 11th September 2001.

Livingstone’s New Year Message

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has issued his New Year message to Londoners at the start of a year which will see the capital hold the third GLA elections and become Host City for the next Olympic Games

Greens Launch Mayoral Campaign

Siân Berry, Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, launched her campaign at City Hall this morning promising to cut the cost of living in the capital.

Think Tank Calls For 6.50 London Minimum Wage

The Institute for Public Policy Research is calling on Ministers to introduce a higher minimum wage for London of £6.50 per hour.

Fire Cleaners Awarded 7.20 Per Hour

Yesterday’s meeting of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority saw contractor fire station cleaners awarded the London Living Wage of £7.20 an hour after a week of political disagreement.