Walk for Palestine in aid of the Nina Franklin Fund Sunday 2nd May 2021 Following the successful and enjoyable Walk for Palestine in October 2020, the Nina Franklin Fund are holding a second fundraising walk. A beautiful 5 or 10 mile walk across Purdown and through the Frome Valley, with good company, food and drinkContinueContinue reading “Bristol Nina Franklin Fund sponsored Walk 2021”
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May Day March & Rally 2021
A long with millions upon millions of working people Bristol workers will be raising the Red Flag, on Saturday 1st May 2021, in honour of the international working class day that is the spirit of determination, solidarity and resistance. Mobilise your members, families and friends to join this major day for workers. Bring your TradeContinueContinue reading “May Day March & Rally 2021”
Opposes the Police Billl
At it’s meeting on 31st March 2021 Bristol Trades Union Council resolved This Council strongly oppose the ill-conceived and dangerous Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill being proposed by the Home Secretary. To push through repressive legislation under the cover of the pandemic is awful politics and will make dreadful law. As it stands, theContinueContinue reading “Opposes the Police Billl”
Support GMB Bristol Water strike
75% of GMB members have voted to strike and will be striking next Tuesday 6th April as Bristol Water has imposed a pay freeze for 2020/21 and no increase to their pension contributions, despite essential workers working throughout the pandemic putting their health and that of their families at risk. The GMB members’ pay hasContinueContinue reading “Support GMB Bristol Water strike”
Shrewsbury pickets’ win appeal – success for the Shrewsbury 24 Campaign
The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign announced that they were delighted that after 15 years they have finally achieved victory. The Court of Appeal has today (23rd March 2021) quashed the convictions of the North Wales building workers who were tried for picketing offences in 1973-74. The lead picket, Des Warren was sent to prison forContinueContinue reading “Shrewsbury pickets’ win appeal – success for the Shrewsbury 24 Campaign”
One per cent pay rise “is the worst kind of insult”
Commenting on the publication of the recommendation, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “No wonder the chancellor had nothing to say about the NHS yesterday [in the budget speech]. A one per cent pay rise is the worst kind of insult the government could give health workers who’ve given their absolute everything over theContinueContinue reading “One per cent pay rise “is the worst kind of insult””
Schools reopening March 2021
Bristol Trades Council extends solidarity to education staff across Bristol as schools allow all pupils back on site on Monday and will continue to support and share any action taken. As 10 million, pupils and staff are herded back into school buildings this Monday, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), GMB, National AssociationContinueContinue reading “Schools reopening March 2021”
Celebrating International Women’s Day March 8th 2021
Bristol Trades Union Council celebrates International Women’s Day and sends greetings to sisters everywhere. We continue to place equality at the heart of our work. In 2020 Women’s Pay Day – the day when the average woman starts getting paid compared to the average man – was Wednesday 4 March. In parts of the UKContinueContinue reading “Celebrating International Women’s Day March 8th 2021”
Bristol Trades Union Council supports Colston 4
In June 2020 a statue of the slave-trader Edward Colston was rolled, pushed and dragged into Bristol Harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest. It brought to a head years of protests and campaigning to get the statue removed and other buildings renamed. Subsequently four people were selected out of a crowd of hundreds andContinueContinue reading “Bristol Trades Union Council supports Colston 4”
Will Bristol school students and educators have a holiday break?
Bristol and South Gloucestershire NEU branches met last week to discuss the ongoing Covid crisis in our schools. Schools are engines of Covid spread and young people living in multigenerational households or with family members with underlying health conditions risk bringing a deadly virus into their home. Mindful that educators’ first concern is always forContinueContinue reading “Will Bristol school students and educators have a holiday break?”
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