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Bristol libraries staff vote to strike over antisocial shift patterns

Library assistants working for Bristol City council have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action if the cabinet does not reconsider its decision to keep all their libraries open but reduce the opening hours. Coupled with a decision to open many more libraries on Saturdays, library staff, mostly women, will be working over more days forContinueContinue reading “Bristol libraries staff vote to strike over antisocial shift patterns”

Support the Junior Doctors

To drive their message home to the government the junior doctors have announced more industrial action and called for a judicial review into contract imposition. Strike dates are – 8am to 5pm on Tue 26 April and 8am to 5pm on Wed 27 April Full withdrawal of labour by junior doctors between the hours statedContinueContinue reading “Support the Junior Doctors”

May Day 2016

March & Rally Along with millions upon millions of working people Bristol workers will be raising the Red Flag, on Sunday 1st May 2016, in honour of the international working class day that is the spirit of determination, solidarity and resistance. With May Day falling on Sunday this year Bristol Trades Union Council urges maximumContinueContinue reading “May Day 2016”

Bristol’s Housing Crisis

A Bristol Trades Union Council Public meeting: Wednesday 27th April 2016, 7.00pm Tony Benn House, Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6AY Paul Smith – Bristol Labour Party Helen Jacks – Unite Nick Ballard – Acorn tbc – Shelter Meeting organised by Bristol Trades Union Council Build more council houses Secure tenancies Rent controls Immediate action onContinueContinue reading “Bristol’s Housing Crisis”

Workers’ Memorial Day 2016

Thursday 28th April 2016, 1.00pm Castle Park, Bristol Assemble at Tony Benn House, Victoria Street at 12.30 pm Speakers Peter Hughes, Unite Joanne Kaye, Unison Roger Thomas, PCS Steve Gibbs, UNISON and Secretary of the Bristol Hazards Group A leaflet advertising the event can be found here Workers Memorial Day and more information about theContinueContinue reading “Workers’ Memorial Day 2016”

Walter Ayles

A blue plaque for Walter Ayles will be unveiled on Sunday April 17th, 2016 Walter Ayles was Bristol’s most prominent opponent of World War 1. He was a member of the Independent Labour Party and city councillor for Easton from 1912 and an office holder on Bristol Trades Union Council. For more information see RememberingContinueContinue reading “Walter Ayles”

Harlan County, USA

For International Workers’ Memorial Day 2016 Bristol Hazards Group will be hosting a showing of the 1976 Oscar-winning film Harlan County, USA Friday 29th April 2016, 7.00pm YHA, The Grain House, 14 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA For more information see Bristol Hazards Group

The New Economics Of Anti-Austerity & Sustainability

A Momentum Public Meeting Venue: Tony Benn House, Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6AY Date: Thursday 31st March, 2016 Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm Join us for a participatory evening on the economics of radical change with Neil Faulkner (Economist, Historian, and Archaelogist). Neil is the author of ‘A Marxist History of the World’ and in thisContinueContinue reading “The New Economics Of Anti-Austerity & Sustainability”

Cuba’s Changing Economy: What About The Workers?

Dr. Steve Ludlam, Monday 14th March 2016, 6:00-7:30pm Dr Steve Ludlam is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Sheffield. He teaches contemporary Cuban and Latin American politics, visits Cuba regularly, and is a specialist in Cuban employment law. He is a member of the Cuba Research Forum, an editor of the International JournalContinueContinue reading “Cuba’s Changing Economy: What About The Workers?”