Bristol Trades Union Council

Support the Junior Doctors strike

FORTY thousand junior doctors voted for strike action, with a majority of 98 per cent on a 76 per cent turnout, in protest at Government plans to impose new working conditions and pay structures.The proposed changes would remove enhanced wage levels for weekend working and could lead to junior doctors being forced to work forContinue reading "Support the Junior Doctors strike"

Recycling collectors reject paltry offer with planned strikes

Strike action, by recycling workers in Bath and North Somerset - members of Unite, will be holding a series of 48 hour stoppages starting at 00:01 on: Thursday 14 January and Friday 15 January 2016 Thursday 21 January and Friday 22 January 2016 Thursday 28 January and Friday 29 January 2016 Thursday 4 February andContinue reading "Recycling collectors reject paltry offer with planned strikes"

Cuba Today: what’s really changing?

Wednesday 20 January 2016, 7:30-9pm A discussion of changes affecting Cuba over the past year, with impressions from a recent visit of how things are for Cuban people now. I will give an overview based on the recent Cuban Futures conference organised by Cuba Soldarity Campaign. Giles Shorter who has recently returned from the latestContinue reading "Cuba Today: what’s really changing?"

‘Pig headed’ EDF Energy bosses spark week-long meter workers’ strike

A week-long strike by EDF Energy workers carrying out Smart meter installations will take place during the second week of 2016, after Acas talks failed to make a break through due to ‘pig headed’ bosses. Unite, the country’s largest union, suspended a week’s strike in November for talks with the management to take place underContinue reading "‘Pig headed’ EDF Energy bosses spark week-long meter workers’ strike"

Action On Fare Rises

Monday 4 January 2016 07.30 – 09.00 and 1700 - 1830 Meet at Temple Quay entrance of Bristol Temple Meads Station to hand out cards to passengers in protest at over-priced train tickets.(Please try and make the morning if you can) On Saturday 2 January, regulated fares such as season and anytime tickets are goingContinue reading "Action On Fare Rises"

Protect the right to strike

The TUC campaign against the trade union bill In November we asked trade unionists to lobby their MPs asking them to vote against the government’s controversial trade union bill, we said that it was a big opportunity to make sure our MPs hear directly from workers worried by the government’s plans to undermine the rightContinue reading "Protect the right to strike"