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Refugees welcome here

Public rally Tuesday 8th March 2016, 7.30pm   City Road Baptist Church 2-4 City Road, Stokes Croft, BS2 8TP NO to racism No to anti-Semitism No Islamophobia YES to diversity! Hosted by Stand Up to Racism Speakers include: Marvin Rees (Labour’s Candidate for Mayor of Bristol 2016) Tony Dyer (Green Party Candidate for Mayor ofContinueContinue reading “Refugees welcome here”

Our railway stations are not for Sale

Network Rail has asked Citigroup bankers to advise on selling off 18 public railway stations across the country: Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Leeds, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Reading and the London stations. Join Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways  (FOSBR) in a protest at Bristol Temple Meads Station. MondayContinueContinue reading “Our railway stations are not for Sale”

Support United Nations Anti-Racism Day

Join the march in London Saturday 19th March 2016 NO to Islamophobia No to anti-Semitism No to scapegoating migrants  YES to diversity! Coach to London organised by UNITE Bristol Health branch Migrant workers have helped build the National Health Service of which we are proud United to defend it now Book your place now: 079ContinueContinue reading “Support United Nations Anti-Racism Day”

Take to the streets for the NHS

 Saturday March 5th 2016 Meet the NHS Action in Broadmead from 11am MARCH AND RALLY Assemble 1pm at the Fountains, Bristol, BS1 All welcome, Bring banners, placards, friends, family and other trade unionists. Support the Junior Doctors, the Nurses and the NHS. Fight privitisation. For more information about this event see Bristol People’s Assembly CopyContinueContinue reading “Take to the streets for the NHS”

Lecturers in Bristol Further Education Colleges strike over pay

Lecturers in Bristol Further Education Colleges are holding a one day strike on Wednesday 24 February 2016 Staff are angry that the employers’ representatives, the Association of Colleges, recommended a pay freeze, despite staff suffering a real-terms pay cut of 17.1% in the last five years. UCU members walked out in November as part ofContinueContinue reading “Lecturers in Bristol Further Education Colleges strike over pay”

Union News South West February 2016

The South West TUC publishes a monthly newsletter containing a wealth of information about trade union activities in the region. The latest edition can be found here Union News South West February 2016 The contents are – Big Workplace Meetings Week of Action against the Trade Union Bill Unions face £37 million bill for theContinueContinue reading “Union News South West February 2016”

#heartunions – get involved

Unions and their network of workplace reps help working people every day. In workplaces all over Britain there are unions making sure we are safe at work, protecting our jobs, pushing for higher pay, and helping us get learning and training. But millions of our friends and colleagues who are not in a union mayContinueContinue reading “#heartunions – get involved”

Stop Trident, Stop the bombing, #WELFARENOTWARFARE

Tuesday 2nd February, 7-8.30pm Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol, BS2 0NW Speakers include: Rebecca Johnson, CND John Rees, Stop The War Shahrar Ali, Deputy Leader of Green Party Mhairi Threlfall, Labour Party councillor The government will push through a vote in parliament this summer on renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system. Jeremy Corbyn hasContinueContinue reading “Stop Trident, Stop the bombing, #WELFARENOTWARFARE”

Junior Doctors Solidarity Meeting

Junior Doctors Solidarity Meeting Thursday 4th February, 7-8.30pm Lecture Theatre 1.4, University of Bristol Medical School, 31-37 St Michaels Hill, BS2 8DZ Front entrance next to what used to be Anthem restaurant at bottom of St Michael’s Hill, accessible entrance at rear. For directions and information: 079 89 105 449 / 079 83 233 908ContinueContinue reading “Junior Doctors Solidarity Meeting”