NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION 26th Feb This will be the hardest winter ever in health and social care. We must act to safeguard services for patients and service users, boost staff morale and tackle the mental health crisis among health and care staff. Emergency funds must be secured now to avert disaster. We must repairContinue reading "Bristol – SOS NHS"
Photos from the strike at University of Bristol
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Cry of the Poor
Reviewed by Keith Evans for Bristol Trades Union Council Cry of the Poor “being a Letter from Sixteen Working Men of Bristol to the Sixteen Aldermen of the City” First published by W. And F. Morgan, Bristol, 1871. This 2021 edition is published by Bristol Radical History Group with an afterword by Trish Mensah, IanContinue reading "Cry of the Poor"
Strike action at University of Bristol
The University of Bristol will be hit with three days of strike action from Wednesday 1st December 2021 to Friday 3rd December 2021 organised by the University and College Union (UCU). Full details of the strike and background to the Pension and pay dispute can be found here. The UCU members are demanding that theirContinue reading "Strike action at University of Bristol"
Bristol March for Jobs
RALLY Sat. 30 October 2021 12:00 College Green, Bristol Support Unemployed Workers Defend Jobs and Services The number of claimants for work-related Universal Credit has more than doubled since March. The Office for National Statistics estimates that there are 3.4 million people actively seeking work. A large proportion of furloughed workers will not return toContinue reading "Bristol March for Jobs"
Global Day for Climate Justice
March For The ClimateSat. 6th November '21Assemble at 12 noonCollege Green, Bristol join the trade union block by the Queen Victoria statue The climate emergency is here and now, exacerbating extreme weather events across the globe including heat waves, wildfires, floods and hurricanes. People are already suffering and dying as a result.In the face ofContinue reading "Global Day for Climate Justice"
The NHS Bill and “Integrated Care Systems”: Why we should be worried
Tuesday 21st September 20217:15pm Bristol Protect Our NHS are hosting a Zoom meeting for a briefing and discussion on the Health and Care Bill (aka the NHS Bill). Guest speaker Caroline Bedale Who is a retired NHS worker and UNISON activist, and active in Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) and in the Socialist Health Association.Continue reading "The NHS Bill and “Integrated Care Systems”: Why we should be worried"
Tolpuddle 2021
In 1834, farm workers in west Dorset formed a trade union. Unions were lawful and growing fast but six leaders of the union were arrested and sentenced to seven years’ transportation for taking an oath of secrecy. A massive protest swept across the country. Thousands of people marched through London and many more organised petitionsContinue reading "Tolpuddle 2021"
Key Workers’ Summit – Thursday 22 July
ARE YOU IN INSECURE WORK? Are you a Key Worker who was heralded last year with claps and praised in speeches?Are you now facing low pay, few rights, insecure hours - or even redundancy?Come and join the Key Workers’ Summit in the South West! This is the fourth online meeting organised by trades union councilsContinue reading "Key Workers’ Summit – Thursday 22 July"
NHS Workers Say NO
Protest for NHS Patient Safety, Pay Justice and an End to Privatisation Bristol NHS Workers Say No! Saturday 3rd July 202111am meet at College Greenmarch to Castle Park Join Bristol NHS Workers Say No and Protect Our NHS on the 73rd Birthday of the NHS to fight for the future of our National HealthContinue reading "NHS Workers Say NO"
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