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How We Can Build Fighting Unions - Day School
11.30am to 4.30pm, Central London
School of Oriental & African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
As economic chaos spreads across the globe we can be certain of one thing - the bosses and the government will expect workers to pay for it.
New Labour can find over £55 billion to bail out Northern Rock, but nearly 6 million public sector workers face big pay cuts. And in private industry wages, pensions and conditions are also under attack.
This dayschool is designed to bring together trade unionists to debate and to organise.
We want to raise the level of resistance in the workplace, defend our rights, and discuss the urgent need for working class political representation.
Timetable
11.30am -12 noon
Registration
12 noon-1pm
Plenary session on The fightback today with
1pm-2.30pm
Workshops on
3pm-4.30pm
Plenary session on Politics and the workplace with
All speakers in a personal capacity
>> leaflet with booking form
Stop Brown's Pay Freeze
Gordon Brown’s attempt to hold down pay for millions of workers has become a central issue for trade unionists. Brown is trying to keep public sector wage “rises” at around 2 percent. Given that inflation is running at about twice that rate, he is insisting that millions of workers, many of them already poorly paid, accept a big wage cut.
>> more
Reinstate Karen Reissmann
Manchester health workers continue to fight for the reinstatement of sacked Unison activist Karen Reissmann. Her branch is planning a lobby of mental health minister Ivan Lewis on 25 January. Unison is taking her case to industrial tribunal later this year and is considering organising a lobby of parliament. More info on the campaign website.
PCS Announces 2-Day Strike by DWP Staff
Staff in Jobcentres, the Pension service and Child Support Agency (CSA) are to strike as the department walked away from last minute talks in a dispute over the threatened imposition of a below inflation pay offer.
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Newham Unison Members Walk to Defend Branch Chair
Over 2000 Unison members walked out last week as part of campaign to stop the local Labour council sacking Michael Gavan, their branch chair. Workers have pledged to continue fighting until Michael is reinstated.
>> more
Pay Rises for Tube Cleaners
Tube cleaners working for contractors to Metronet are to receive substantial pay rises when Transport for London takes over the failed privateer's contracts, marking a huge victory for a two-year campaign by London Underground's biggest union.
>> more
Strike Ballot over BBC Cuts
BBC unions have voted unanimously to ballot for national strike action, in protest at compulsory redundancies and other changes. Representatives of BECTU, NUJ, and Unite, meeting in London on 22 November, voted for industrial action ballots after hearing that the BBC planned compulsory redundancies, despite the emergence of hundreds of volunteers. >> more
Unite Fights to Keep Rolls Royce on Merseyside
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is calling on people to join their campaign to fight the closure of Rolls-Royce in Bootle. Unite members at Rolls-Royce are fighting to save their jobs after the company announced plans to close its Bootle plant last month.
>> more info and petition
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