Right to Work- Protest dates for your diary

Protest at Eric Pickles
The Tory Local Government Conference is being held in Queen’s Hotel, Leeds.  Eric Pickles is speaking on Saturday 25th February. He will be planning the next round of savage cuts to Local Government spending with his Tory cronies. Come and join us on our March and Rally against the Tories. We will also be planning how to resist these cuts at our own Counter Conference.
Saturday 25^th February
Rally and March
Assemble Woodhouse Moor
10.30am to March to City Square
Organised by Leeds Against the Cuts, supported by Leeds Trades Council and local trade unions. Supported by Right to Work
Protest at the Tory Local Government Conference

Solid support for HMRC strike over privatisation threat
The strike is in opposition to year-long call handling trials using private sector companies in two HM Revenue and Customs contact centres in Lillyhall in Cumbria and Bathgate in Scotland.
  At these centres, covering more than 1,000 workers, 90% and 85% of the union's members respectively are on strike.
  The action, including more than 14,500 of the union's 20,000 members in enquiry offices and call centres, has caused significant disruption with enquiry lines carrying recorded announcements steering people online.
Full story on PCS website

Balfour Beatty sparks vote to strike – again
Mechanical and Electrical workers have voted by 67 percent on Balfour Beatty sites for strike action. This follows another overwhelming vote for strike action at the end of November last year. Balfour Beatty immediately challenged the ballot. Unite and the company were in court on Thursday.
London 15th February marching from Victoria to ECA headquarters and then lobbying ECA ‘Dinner and Dance’ in the evening. Anyone fancy coming down to London contact your regional office for travel payments. Email siteworkers@virginmedia.com

  ‘recalled’ National Rank and File meeting in Birmingham 4th February 1-4pm Carrs Lane Cantre, Carrs Lane.

Click here for video of Birmingham R&F meeting

Austerity isn’t working

Protest when the new unemployment figures are announced
9am, Wednesday 15^th February
DWP Office, Caxton House, City of Westminster, London, SW1H
Called by Right to Work

Barnsley bus workers to strike for 4 days

Barnsley Stagecoach workers are striking from Saturday 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th of February.
  Barnsley Trades Council has called a demonstration to coincide with the first strike day on Saturday 4th February, assembling at 10.30am at Jumble Lane crossing end of bus station before marching through town.
  BTUC is calling on unions from around the region to join the demonstration with banners.
  Messages of support should be emailed to Barnsley Unite branch secretary Tony Rushforth at a-rushforth@sky.com. Cheques should be made payable to TGWU 9/9 Barnsley and sent to A Rushforth, 45 Tune Street,Wombwell, Barnsley S73 8PX
Barnsley bus workers reject pay offer

Protest against closure of the Independent Living Fund
Come and join us in delivering Maria Miller (Minister of Disabled People) our protest letter opposing the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF).
Where: Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9DA
When: Monday February 13^th 2012
Time: Assemble: 2pm next to Caxton House

Health workers and patients rally to save the NHS

Unions representing hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals and workers from across the NHS are to step up the pressure on peers with a central London rally as the Health and Social Care Bill enters its final crucial parliamentary stages.
  On Wednesday 7 March – under the banner of the All Together for the NHS campaign – nurses, midwives, doctors, physiotherapists, managers, paramedics, radiographers, cleaners, porters and other employees from across the health service will join with patients to fill Central Hall Westminster for a 6pm ‘Save our NHS’ rally.
TUC press release

Unilever to face more pension action
Union representatives from Unilever’s UK factories will meet in Liverpool on Saturday to plan the next stage of their campaign against changes to their pension scheme.
  The company is pressing ahead with its plans to close its final-salary scheme in July, and to move current staff into a less generous career-average one instead.
Unilever slammed for 'mind- blowing' results

40^th Anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate

On 10^th February 1972 30,000 Birmingham engineers struck in support of 2,000 miners who were picketing Saltley Coking Works in Birmingham as part of their national pay strike. 10,000 engineers marched to Saltley and helped force the police to close the gates. This was a key moment in the miners’ strike, which went on to victory.
  On Friday 10^th February 2012 Arthur Scargill will join miners and engineers who were at the Battle of Saltley Gate to celebrate the closing of the gates. Called by Birmingham Trades Union Council.
  11am, Gate Street, Saltley Gate Roundabout.
All welcome, bring union banners if you can.
More information at http://www.saltleygate.co.uk/

Right to Work AGM

Sunday 11^th March, 12 noon, Central London
Speakers include Owen Jones and Zita Holbourne
More details to follow

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