newsletter 91 SERTUC
SERTUC
SERTUC/ACAS conference for East of England officers and activists Thursday 6 March Bury St Edmunds £10 to cover lunch 08457 38 37 36 or events@acas.org.uk
SERTUC Women’s Rights Committee seminar Saturday 29 March London 10am to 1pm with keynote speakers, workshops and closing remarks from Kate Smurthwaite, comedian and political activist. Contact jadams@tuc.org.uk 020 7467 1218 to receive more details
Union information
RMT demonstration “Cut fares not staff” Wednesday 15 January 10am opposite Parliament in Old Palace Yard http://www.rmt.org.uk/news/events/every-job-matters-demonstration-opposite-parliament/
RMT public meeting “Defend London Underground Jobs and Services” Thursday 16 January 6.30pm London with Bob Crow, Manuel Cortes, Jeremy Corbyn MP and more http://www.rmt.org.uk/news/events/defend-london-underground-jobs-and-services/
PCS Eastern and Norwich trades council are sponsoring a major Anne Frank Trust exhibition Tuesday 21 January to Thursday 6 February http://theforumnorwich.co.uk/events/anne-frank-and-family
RMT demonstration with Action for Rail 5.30pm Wednesday 22 January at Portsmouth & Southsea station. More from Mick Tosh m.tosh@rmt.org.uk 07900 877 720
RMT Wessex Regional Council with Portsmouth trades council “McNulty/Action for Rail” public meeting Wednesday 22 January 7pm with Steve Hedley RMT, Simon Weller ASLEF, Keith Morrell Southampton CC, Jon Woods Portsmouth trades council. More from Mick Tosh m.tosh@rmt.org.uk 07900 877 720
RMT Wessex Regional Council with Battersea & Wandsworth trades council “McNulty/Action for Rail” public meeting Wednesday 26 March 5.30pm with Mick Cash RMT. More from Mick Tosh m.tosh@rmt.org.uk 07900 877 720
Unison and community campaign to “Stop the Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Sell Off” meeting in Peterborough Tuesday 4 March contact Jo Rust 07958 115 867
FBU Hertfordshire is dealing with this, but messages of support please following the summary dismissal of Ashley Brown, 26 years at Cheshunt Fire Station. By text to 07940 571 732 or email to benruss@immediate-action.org. More here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Herts-FBU/160795184891
PCS Revenue & Customs campaign against the closure of tax advice offices protest Tuesday 14 January 9am London details http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/events/index.cfm/protest-to-keep-tax-advice-local
PCS Met Police Staff pay dispute petition here http://action.pcs.org.uk/page/s/fair-pay-for-met-police-staff
Trades council actions
St Albans, Welwyn & Hatfield trades council next meeting Tuesday 14 January 7.30pm Ludwick Family Centre. Contact Jon Berry nutjon@aol.com
Bromley trades council Day of Action Saturday 25 January contact leggett.stephen@yahoo.co.uk
Ipswich trades council next meeting Wednesday 29 January 7.30pm Unite Offices. Living Wage Campaign discussion with Miles Hubbard Unite. Contact teresa.mackay@ntlworld.com
Norwich trades council May Day Sunday 4 May with speakers, bands and children’s activities. More to come…
TUC
TUC Trades Councils Conference Cardiff 14-15 June more info Tom Mellish tmellish@tuc.org.uk
Other actions/information
Save Lewisham Hospital public meeting Thursday 30 January 7.30pm see http://www.savelewishamhospital.com/public-meeting-nhs-in-crisis/
Finchley Fabian Society open meeting “Women and the Trades Union Movement” with Megan Dobney on Thursday 30 January 8pm in The Blue Beetle. Contact Mike Walsh 07980 602 122 mike.walsh44@ntlworld.com
Kent Parents Love our Services march to stop £2.5 million of job cuts in Kent’s children’s centres Saturday 15 February 12 noon https://www.facebook.com/events/259899487509057/?fref=ts
East of England Employment Relations Forum spring conference Wednesday 26 March focussing on analysis of the Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS), near Saffron Walden. More information soon
Picasso’s Artful Occupation play by Ian Buckley 11-30 March 2014 at Barons Court Theatre http://www.ianbuckley.info/extracts/picasso.html
Levellers Day 2014 will take place on Saturday 17 May http://levellersday.wordpress.com/whats-happening-2014/
National Pensioners Convention Dignity Action Day Saturday 1 February more from http://www.npcuk.org, info@npcuk.org or 020 7383 0388
Tate Britain Spotlight on Sylvia Pankhurst exhibition free 16 September 2013 to 23 March 2014 see http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/display/bp-spotlight-sylvia-pankhurst
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