SERTUC – newsletter 40

By SERTUC

 

 

UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS: resources on http://SERTUCresources.wordpress.com

European TUC Day of Action & Solidarity Wednesday 14 November

Coalition of Resistance demonstration “Europe against austerity” 5pm European Commission, Smith Square London, rally: 6.30pm 9-23 Marsham Street with Tony Benn, Frances O’Grady and others http://www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CoR-14-Nov-final-A4-copy.pdf

CCOO in Spain solidarity video 14 reasons for November 14

“For Jobs & Solidarity in Europe. No to Austerity” Wednesday 14 November including strikes, demonstrations, rallies and other actions http://www.etuc.org/a/10446 and http://www.facebook.com/CESETUC

Oxford trades council is staging a lunchtime protest in the Cornmarket 12 noon to 1pm [email protected]

ETUC list of actions taking place across Europe http://www.etuc.org/r/1897

ETUC newsletter number 70 http://www.etuc.org/a/10528?utm_source=70EN&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ETUC

Trade Council actions

Croydon trades council and Save Croydon NHS campaigning in Croydon Saturdays 17 and 24 November 12 noon to 2pm http://www.facebook.com/events/441169199251763/

Kings Lynn trades council final Women for Change lecture Saturday 17 November 11.30am Kings Lynn with Cristel Amiss from the Crossroads Women’s Centre in Camden [email protected]

Bromley trades council AGM Thursday 22 November 6pm HG Wells Centre, St Marks Road, contact Paul Rooney [email protected]

Union actions

RMT Charles Watkins Memorial Lecture Tuesday 27 November 7pm London with Professor Roger Seifert http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeId=164183

RMT is seeking as large a turnout as possible at its demonstration on Sunday 18 November to commemorate the 25^th anniversary of the Kings Cross fire and to highlight the continued need for a full staffed and safe tube network. 11am outside Kings Cross station

PCS forum to expand on the alternatives to the austerity agenda 7pm London Wednesday 28 November with Mark Serwotka PCS, Dexter Whitfield author, Nick Wrack TUSC contact [email protected]

TUC

Commute to work times rise for women TUC analysis of Tuesday’s official figures, highest in London at 70+ minutes a day http://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace/tuc-21641-f0.cfm

Unions in the community new website with dedicated area for trades councils http://unionsinthecommunity.org.uk/

Other actions/information

Campaign for State Education conference “Picking up the pieces” Saturday 17 November London http://www.campaignforstateeducation.org.uk/pickupthepieces.html

Solace Women’s Aid “Rock against violence” fundraising event Tuesday 20 November 7pm Islington http://www.solacewomensaid.org/20th-november-rock-against-violence-buy-tickets-now/

Andrew Wiard photographic exhibition in Congress House to Friday 16 November http://www.reportphotos.com/

Captain Ska outlines the benefits of USA healthcare

Latin America 2012 conference “Making a better world possible” Saturday 1 December 9.30am London www.latinamericaconference.org.uk

Institute of Employment Rights one day conference “Equality and Discrimination” Wednesday 5 December 9.30am London with Sally Brett TUC and many others see http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1093

For London members new Transport for London 60+ Oyster card, fee £10, then free travel bridging the gap between 60 and Freedom Card entitlement http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1093

War on Want greetings cards and gifts http://www.waronwant.org/shop

Cuba Solidarity Campaign greetings cards featuring the paintings of Miami Five prisoner Antonio Guerrero, proceeds to the Free the Miami Five Campaign http://www.cubaconnect.co.uk/detail.asp?prod_ID=2322

East London Federation of Suffragettes public meeting “Learning from great campaigners 100 years on” hosted by Tower Hamlets Labour Party and the East London Fawcett Society supported by Unison Wednesday 14 November 7pm with Professor Mary Davis historian and Tower Hamlets Councillor Rachael Saunders https://eastlondonsuffragettes.eventbrite.co.uk/

National Assembly of Women conference “Women, power and politics. Sisters fight back” Saturday 17 November Unison Centre London. Speakers include Sarah Veale TUC, Gloria Mills Unison, Megan Dobney SERTUC, Councillor Barbara White http://www.sisters.org.uk/WPaPConference2012.pdf and [email protected]

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