Make N30 a Festival of Resistance
Details of Local events and latest ballot results related to Wednesday 30 November pensions strike day. The Coalition of Resistance is totally committed to supporting the 30 November pension strikes by millions of trade unionists and encourages you to find out about local events and join in.
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The TUC, unions, local trades councils and community campaigners will be taking the call for Pensions Justice to towns and cities across the country with rallies and public meetings in many towns, and activists will be out on the High Street, distributing leaflets and talking to members of the public.
The events, many of which are listed at the False Economy website’s special Pensions Justice map, are aimed at building public support for Pensions Justice day on November 30 when millions of trade union members will be taking industrial action in defence of decent pensions.
In London on Wednesday 30 November a SERTUC demonstration leaves Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A at 12 noon with a student feeder march from Malet Street WC1E leaving University of London Union at 11:00 hours.
The union ballot results show support for strike action.
Results by union for strike action:
- AEP (Association of Educational Psychologists) 64%;
- ASPECT 75.1%;
- ATL (Association of Teachers and Lecturers) 30 June ballot mandate still valid;
- CSP England & Wales (Charted Society of Physiotherapy) 86%;
- CSP Scotland 89.1%;
- FDA 81%; GMB 83.7%;
- NAHT (National Association of Head Teachers) 75.8%;
- NAPO (National Association of Probation Officers) 83%;
- NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters / Union of Women Teachers) 82%;
- NUT (National Union of Teachers) 30 June ballot mandate still valid;
- PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) 30 June ballot mandate still valid;
- Prospect 75%;
- SCP (Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists) 85.3%;
- SOR (Society of Radiographers) 86%;
- UCATT (Construction and Allied Trades and Technicians) 83%;
- UCU (University and College Union) 30 June ballot mandate still valid;
- Unison 82%;
- Unite 75%.
The formal dispute is over public sector pensions. The government proposals – for people to PAY MORE, WORK LONGER, FOR A SMALLER PENSION (if they don’t die in harness) – are well-explained here http://pensionsjustice.org.uk/
But it is clear that November 30th also represents a fundamental challenge to the cuts and privatisation programme of the ConDem Government. Len McCluskey, UNITE general secretary, has said: “Every conceivable form of protest and action should be considered, from civil disobedience through to co-ordinated industrial strikes in the face of the type of onslaught we are looking at.”
The Coalition of Resistance (CoR) has called for the maximum possible co-ordinated strike action. In addition, we want all anti-cuts committees and activists, whether in a union or not, to pull out all the stops to turn November 30th into a Festival of Resistance, with pensioners, students and unemployed people joining together in a massive day of defence for jobs, the NHS, the Welfare State, and free education.
There Needs to be Protests and Demonstrations Every Day in Every Town
and City throughout the United Kingdom
The Destructive Programme of Public Spending Cuts is Socially Destructive
Morally Bankrupt and Utterly Un Acceptable
The Con Dem Regime should Not Even be in Office in the First Place
Oppose the Bloody War in Afganistan and Any War Mongering against Iran
Iran has the Right to be Sovereign of it’s Own Resources and the Morally
Bankrupt Waste of Billions of Pounds on the UK having Nuclear Weapons
whilst there is so much Poverty and Destitution in the Land and Equally
the Billions Wasted upon the EU Gravy Train
We Need a Written Constitution with the Right to Political Freedom of
Speech and the Protection of Welfare Benefits For the Poor and Vulnerable
We Need Decent Government and Decent Policies in Government Now
Good Quality Governments Serves and Listens the Poor and Vulnerable
of Society and Prevents the Obscene Monopolisation of Money that
Capitalism with it’s Obscene Divide between Rich and Poor Allow
Capitalism and Slavery are so Simular there is Essentially No Difference
Charity and Compassion For the Poor go Hand in Hand
Help to the Poor and Vulnerable and No Costly War Mongering against Iran
A Good Christmas Present or Even a Good Early Christmas Present will
be a Decent Caring and Compassionate Government with Constitutional
Protection for the Welfare of the Poor and Vulnerable and which will
Support Peace and Justice in the World as Opposed to any War Mongering
against Iran
The Working Class Needs Greater Protection Not Less from Greedy
Slave Driving Bosses
A Decent Pension is a Basic Human Right
Money For Good Public Services Hosiptals, Public Transport ETCis in the
Interests of the Peoples of the World
What is Not in their Interest is the Selfishness and Greed of Capitalism
Based upon the Profiteering of a Few to the Impoverishment of the Many
Protests and Demonstrations Every Day For Justice and a Fair Share of Wealth
I Cannot See that I am Impressed with the Arrogance of Members of this
Millionaires Regime
We Need People in Office with a Clue about Things Instead of the Tawdry
Arrogance of Tinpot Politicians