No. 26 Students & Workers Fight the cuts!

Bulletin 26

Students & Workers Fight the Cuts!

It was great to see the joint UCU & NUS demonstration against sky-high fees and HE cuts, with 50,000 mainly students but also education workers marching through London. A little of what happens when a union leadership take a national lead. Perhaps this might inspire our collective unions to instigate a demonstration this year? The day surpassed the expectations of those organising it with its frustratingly short but incredibly lively demonstration.

Apparently NUS are now putting forward the idea to push out Liberal Dem MP's who vote for the fees; little is said about what position Labour would actually take on this. Meantime, many other students are organising to Walk out next Wed 24th Nov, with Sussex University are already in occupation. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134751449911080

Bob Crow (RMT) said "The political and chattering classes have seriously underestimated the public mood and RMT will work with students, pensioners, communities and our fellow trade unionists to build the strongest possible co-ordinated and peaceful resistance in the coming months."

Over 50 people are being questioned around the storming of Tory HQ, whilst the real criminals are still getting away with stealing our collective wealth & futures. http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-need-unity-defend-the-Millbank-protestors/128397300550227


UPDATES:
Over 200 people lobbied Liverpool Council last week, whilst the workforce blocked roads. Ex Deputy leader of the surcharged Liverpool 47 councillors called on the Labour council to refuse to carry out cuts, arguing there was a choice; refuse to weild the Tory axe, set a budget based on the needs of working class people in the city and mount a massive campaign to force central government to fund it. Councillors can no longer be surcharged for taking this stance. Another 100 greeted Taunton council with boos and chants as they arrived to approve £43m of cuts.

A large, and positive, meeting to set up an all Scottish Anti cuts alliance/federation was well attended with a steering group agreed, one person from each campaign. Co-ordinated action was discussed with Glasgow Unison tabling a resolution at Scottish Unison Conference for a one day public sector strike.

COMING UP

Wed 17th
FBU - National Lobby & Rally, 12 - 3 Central Hall, Westminster
Defend public safety: Investment – not cuts. No pay freeze.Hands off our pensions. Scrap Regional Controls. http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9e0zhoc4Rh9l7hR5o1KG4AQ;www.fbu.org.uk/index.php

Lewisham Anti Cuts Alliance – Lobby Council. 5.15pm Lewisham Town Hall. http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9Q34NvlB0GqzSf5FslGeDtw;lewishamanticutsalliance.wordpress.com/upcoming-meetings/

Thurs 18th
Lobby of Scottish Parliament called by PCS from 11.30
http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9jGSarzVVIeNT5voD7dXj-A;www.pcs.org.uk/en/scotland/pcs-campaigns-in-Scotland.cfm

Sat 20th
Gloucestershire Trades Council and Anti Cuts Alliance March & Rally, 10:30 prompt Gloucester Park to Kings Square http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9GJ_7wUIAsF9-6NOLz5ud-w;www.anticutsglos.co.uk

Preston Trades Council March & Rally, 11.00 at the Flagmarket in Preston.

Cambridgeshire Against the Cuts conference 10.30 am – 4pm Bailey Rooms, Castle St, Cambridge http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9j2VASDubjbU-sYppmgLzuA;www.cambridgeshireagainstthecuts.org.uk/p/register-for-20th-march-meeting.html

Nottingham March and Rally, 11.30am Forest Recreation Ground to the Market Square, rally 12.30pm.
http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec93qOGyGT1cM54_-7bknx_xg;nottssos.org.uk/

THIS WEEK Anti cuts meetings in:
Croydon, Birmingham, Sunderland, Manchester, Lancaster, Newcastle, Durham, Glasgow, Blackpool, Lambeth, Haringey, York, Harrogate: http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9i82dn1oIQYOhJEq8SgjRgw;anticuts.org.uk/?page_id=152

Thursday 25th
RMT Rally against London Underground Job Cuts. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142422622472987

8th Dec
North West SSN: Town Hall Albert Square 7.30-10am lobby before council meets 4-6pm demonstration after council meets
07904 965 780 nwshopstewardsnetwork @gmail.com

22nd Jan
National Shop Stewards Conference
All trade unionists, anti cuts alliances, trades councils and anyone else who is prepared to fight the cuts and ongoing privatisation to attend and take part in the campaigns 12 - 4 South Camden Community School, Charrington St http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159784320718030
Book your places now!

And a bit of Culture:
Mark Thomas Tour : Extreme Rambling & The Manefesto Show
http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9SkL4N8IAPKXGPyCmYZWWLA;www.markthomasinfo.com/section%5Fgigs/

Red Ladder: Liverpool, 1960. A two-week strike by both dockworkers and seafarers has paralysed the port, and against a backdrop of picketing, marches and jailings one local family plays out the changing times.
http://www.facebook.com/l/4fec9lyJtGpzaDv7kEKH-etlCqQ;www.redladder.co.uk/bm/tours/sex-docks-rocknroll-tour-schedule.shtml

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