PUBLIC MEETING -HOW TO FIGHT AND WIN?
0 Comments Published by Tom Woodcock on Tuesday, 9 February 2010 at Tuesday, February 09, 2010.
Cambs & District TUC Public Meeting: Wednesday 17th February, 8-9.15pm,
Bramwell Lounge, Sports and Social Club, Mill Lane
(preceded by AGM 7-8pm) To affiliate your branch please download the forms here!
The Battle to defend jobs, services and rights at work
With an employers offensive we are going to have to fight hard and learn how to win disputes so that ordinary people are not made to pay for the bank bailouts. Whether you are a student who wants to defend education, a worker who is fighting job losses, pay cuts or increase in workload, or a carer who is facing cuts to services you should come to join the debate
.
Speakers:
Juan Carlos Piera (Justice for cleaners campaign) The justice for cleaners campaigners have been fighting a battle for better pay and conditions and have fought back against victimization, arrest and deportation to win some massive victories.
Richard Mcewen (Tower Hamlets FE college, UCU) At the begining of this academic year staff at Tower Hamlets FE College faced course cuts and redundancies. The UCU members took all out strike action and defended the jobs and course - Richard will tell us how they did it!
Mark Plumb (unite Convenor, Premier Foods, Wisbech) The Unite workforce at Premier Foods have taken a stand against a pay freeze. The company are in profit and the management have had a pay rise. They are currently in rolling strike action. Read More..
NO CUTS TO COUNCL BUDGET!
0 Comments Published by Tom Woodcock on Thursday, 4 February 2010 at Thursday, February 04, 2010.
Please sign the petition against the budget cuts at Cambridgeshire County Council.
LOBBY & PETITION PRESENTATION
Cambridgeshire County Council budget setting meeting,
Shire Hall, 10am, Tuesday the 16th February.
Please publicise widely
Why is the council making cuts?
Cambridgeshire County Council has proposed £84 million of cuts to compensate for a shortfall in the 2010/11 budget (£337 million). Similar cuts are proposed to councils around the country as local government is asked to claw back the massive bailouts to the banks and insurance firms.
There is money for bankers but not services and jobs?
The estimated £1.3 trillion which UK tax payers have coughed up in order to guarantee private city firms is triple the total combined local and national public spending on health, education, welfare, pensions and transport combined.
What impact will cuts have?
A cut in budget on this scale will have a severe impact on the services provided to the people of Cambridgeshire including, highways, libraries, adult care, young peoples services, mental health and some education services. Like all cuts it will be the most vulnerable who are hit hardest.
Ordinary people should not pay for the bankers’ crisis!
We the undersigned call on Cambridgeshire County Council to refuse to ratify this year's damaging and unjust budget. The Council should demand that central government makes up any budget shortfall that would lead to:
· Loss of services
· Privatisation of services
· Worsening of conditions for council staff
· An above inflation rise in Council Tax
Annual General Meeting, 17th February 2010
0 Comments Published by Tom Woodcock on Saturday, 16 January 2010 at Saturday, January 16, 2010.
The Cambs TUC AGM will be held at 7pm in the Bramwell Lounge at the Cambridge University Sports and Social Club. The meeting will followed at 8pm by a public meeting defending Jobs and Services . Read More..
