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No To Austerity – 17th Sep 2015

Malcolm X Community Centre 141 City Road, BS2 8YH Thursday 17th September 2015 Doors Open 6.15pm, Starts 6.45pm We’ve seen the vicious reality of Tory austerity & xenophobia in government’s callous response to the refugee crisis. We’ve seen Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-austerity campaign win massive popular backing. So following a summer of mass protest this meetingContinueContinue reading “No To Austerity – 17th Sep 2015”

EDF Energy workers to strike over ‘pay loss of up to £6,000’

The roll-out of a Smart meter installation programme across Bristol will be hit when EDF Energy staff, including Bristol workers, will stage a one day strike on 2nd September 2015 in a dispute over pay cuts, job losses and working extended hours to install the meters. The move follows the suspension of two 24-hour stoppagesContinueContinue reading “EDF Energy workers to strike over ‘pay loss of up to £6,000’”

No to cuts to the Bush Residential Centre for disabled children

A petition has been launched to oppose the plans to reduce the number of beds available for overnight respite at The Bush Residential Centre for disabled children. The Council’s plans are to reduce the number of beds from 10 to 5 from September 2015. The petition can be found here – Don’t Cut The BushContinueContinue reading “No to cuts to the Bush Residential Centre for disabled children”

Children’s health, not Virgin’s wealth

On Wednesday 26th August 2015 hundreds of protesters marched the very short distance from the “Bear Pit” to the Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) offices to present a petition against the plans by the CCG that could give a contract to Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Care to run Children’s Community Health Partnership (CCHP) in BristolContinueContinue reading “Children’s health, not Virgin’s wealth”

Action for Rail in Bristol 2015

ACTION FOR RAIL supporters will giving out prepaid cards at Bristol suburban stations calling on local MPs to support public ownership of rail which could fund a 10% cut in fares. Meet on Bedminster station on Friday 21 August from 1700 – 18.15 Meet on Stapleton Road Station on Monday 24 August from 1700 –ContinueContinue reading “Action for Rail in Bristol 2015”

New action on First Great Western dispute

RAIL UNION RMT have confirmed further strike dates and action short of a strike in the dispute with First Great Western as the company continues to fail to meet the core issues impacting on staff and passengers from the introduction of the new fleet of Hitachi inter-city trains. The action will include strikes on SundayContinueContinue reading “New action on First Great Western dispute”

Occupied Palestine

Barton Hill Settlement, 43 Ducie Road, Bristol, BS5 0AX Thursday 10th September – 7pm UNITE COMMUNITY PRESENTS As part of the ‘question everything’ film screenings, a series of films about resistance at home and abroad. The controversial 1981 film about resistance to the Israeli occupation of Palestine Director: David Koff Come and join the UniteContinueContinue reading “Occupied Palestine”

Unison at Tolpuddle

The Bristol Branch of UNISON ran their coach to Tolpuddle on Sunday 19th July 2015 as “helped” along by a previous post on this site A full report of the day can be found on the Bristol Trades Union Council web site at Tolpuddle 2015