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Feminist punk band Yakkie releases new single Lean Out, proceeds benefit striking teaching assistants at Camden Town primary school. The band, consisting of Janey Starling, Maeve Westall, Laura Ankles, and Robin Gatt, launched the track at The Underworld, calling out undervalued womens work. The teaching assistants, mostly women, are striking for a raise of less than two thousand pounds per person, aiming to challenge the ideology behind their lower pay. The bands Janey Starling timed the release for International Womens Day, drawing attention to working women, parents, and communities. The strikers have been on the picket lines for eighteen days, with more schools potentially joining the dispute. The Labour-run council maintains fair salary evaluations, but the teaching assistants persist in their fight for equal pay.

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