At the request of Bristol PCS members Bristol Trades Union Council are asking you to show your anger at the decision by the Tory government to freeze public sector pay in the recent spending review by signing the PCS petition for fair pay. The PCS petition for fair pay for UK government workers has seenContinueContinue reading “PCS petition for fair pay”
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No choice but to strike
The first strike will be between 6am December 1 to 6pm December 4 A second round of strike action will be between 6am December 14 to 6pm December 17 Emergency first responders working at Airbus’ Filton site will go on strike over an ultimatum by their employer, Securitas, to either be made redundant or acceptContinueContinue reading “No choice but to strike”
Key Workers Summit
Thu, 26 Nov 2020 – 19:00 to 21:00 Summit will be held on Zoom The Gloucester & District, Bristol and Bath Trades Councils invite friends, activists and other interested trade unionists to a Key Workers Summit where we will hear from key workers on the front lines. Our aim is to begin a broad discussionContinueContinue reading “Key Workers Summit”
Rally For Jobs
Bristol Unite Community Branch have organised this rally and stall and will be handing out Unite Community material with a few labour movement speakers to attract attention. Other labour movement organisations have been invited to participate and to hand out their own material. 12 noon, Sat 24th October Centre of Broadmead, Bristol (between Barclays andContinueContinue reading “Rally For Jobs”
Putting People Before Profit
Thursday, 8th October 2020 from 19:00 to 20:15 More information on Facebook: Putting People Before Profit Roger Thomas, Bristol Trades Union Council Executive Committee member, will be presenting the view of Bristol and South Gloucestershire trade unionists to the meeting. These are just some of the topics that will be discussed – Extend the furloughContinueContinue reading “Putting People Before Profit”
Safe Reopening of Schools Day of Action – Bristol
Friday, 21 August 2020 from 11:30-12:30 Wine Street, Bristol, BS1 2 Bristol Trades Union Council is calling for all to support this action. All education workers want schools to reopen and say the best place children can be is back in school, learning, playing and socialising with their friends. However, Britain is still in theContinueContinue reading “Safe Reopening of Schools Day of Action – Bristol”
Not A Penny More
Tuesday, 18th August 2020 12:00-13:00 College Green, Bristol, BS1 5UY More information on Facebook: Not a penny more to Serco – BRISTOL action This Bristol event is part of a national Day of Action: show your support for safe, local track and trace in your community! Unless explicitly stated otherwise any commercial advertisements appearing onContinueContinue reading “Not A Penny More”
NHS workers say “NO!” to Public Sector pay inequality
Saturday 8th August 11am, College Green, Bristol Facebook event: Bristol Protest for Pay Justice Bristol health and social care workers will be protesting along with colleagues across the country demanding a 15% pay increase paid from 1 December 2020, in order to start recovering a decade of lost wages. From the organisers: “We are callingContinueContinue reading “NHS workers say “NO!” to Public Sector pay inequality”
TV licence for over 75’s
On 13th July 2020 the Gloucester, Avon & Somerset region of the National Pensioners’ Convention (NPC) issued the following press release NPC blames Government over BBC’S decision to end free TV licence for over 75’s The news that the free TV licence for over 75s is to end from 1st August is absolutely devastating forContinueContinue reading “TV licence for over 75’s”
Tolpuddle – 2020
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2020 Sunday 19th July is when the rally and the grand procession of banners through Tolpuddle village would have happened and it would have been a tremendous sight. The experience of thousands of marchers with colourful banners, bands and protest songs is a highlight of the Festival. Everyone hasContinueContinue reading “Tolpuddle – 2020”
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