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Bristol Trade Union Council joined hundreds of other Bristolians in countering the far right in the centre of Bristol on Sunday 5 October. A group calling themselves the ‘Bristol Patriots’ organised their march in the centre of Bristol, and we as trade unionists were there to say ‘No!’ to their words of division. Real patriotismContinueContinue reading “Bristol trade union bloc against the far right”

Every year, cost-of-living pay increases are agreed for school support staff and backdated to April- apart from in Cathedral Schools Trust (CST), where the academy chain has been pocketing the money for April- September every year. Many school support staff are on minimum wage; paid for term-time only and need to have more than oneContinueContinue reading “Strike Days Booked Over Stolen Pay at Cathedral Schools Trust”

Calling all trades council delegates! All trades council delegates are invited to our Autumn Conference on Saturday 1st November This will be a practical and motivating event, with opportunities to: Hear from workers in current disputes and explore how trades councils can offer solidarity Share successes, challenges, and lessons from our own councils through roundtablesContinueContinue reading “South West Trades Council Autumn Conference”

After discussions were going nowhere, Hanham Woods NEU members in the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) showed us why we sometimes have to resort to strike action to get what we want. It was what was needed to improve our schools for students and for education workers Because of this strike action management finally agreed thatContinueContinue reading “Hanham Woods NEU members show us how its done”

Strikes on First Bus are taking place this week in the city from 16-19 September. The First West of England drivers work at Bristol Bus Station, Lawrence Hill and Hengrove, which provide bus routes in the city as well as services for Bristol Airport, the local universities and Amazon’s Bristol warehouse. Previous industrial action fromContinueContinue reading “Fair pay now for bus drivers”

The trades council banner was flying in Hanham in solidarity with striking education workers in the NEU at Hanham Woods Academy. ‘Natural wastage’ redundancies have meant cuts to teaching staff across the curriculum meaning that KS3 pupils now only get 18 hours of art for a whole year! Disgrace! Our students deserve better!Our members deserveContinueContinue reading “School strikes in Hanham”

Bristol Trades Council joined 600+ counter-protesters in Bristol yesterday refusing to blame other working-class people, refugees or migrants for lack of housing, poverty pay, insecure jobs and lack of funding into public services, but instead putting the blame fully on the government and bosses! We handed out leaflet aimed at uniting working-class people around issuesContinueContinue reading “Jobs, homes and services- not racism!”

After 8 days of strike action in Brislington, 75% of St Brendan’s NEU teacher members voted to accept latest offer from employer. Although it did take naming 16 additional strike days to get a concise summary of concessions from the college. They’ve won:Improved sickness absence policyImproved flexible workingWorkload win: fewer student interviews There are definitelyContinueContinue reading “Victory for NEU members at St Brendan’s school”

The Bristol Trades Council joined Unison’s “Magnificent 37” phlebotomists at Gloucester Shire Hall on Friday. Along with delegations from Gloucestershire FBU, Gloucestershire NEU, USDAW A069, South West TUC, the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) and other trades councils, we stood in solidarity against low pay. On strike since 17 March, phlebotomists at Gloucestershire HospitalsContinueContinue reading “Gloucester and Cheltenham phlebotomists’ 100 days of strikes”

You may have read the headlines on the BBC or in the papers on the “looming wine shortage” in supermarkets this summer, linked to strike action at the Encirc bottling plant in Avonmouth. Over 200 members of Unite South West have been taking action with rolling strikes covering different shifts until Friday (4th) over payContinueContinue reading “Bristol Trades Council stands with Encirc glass workers in Avonmouth”