Subject: SERTUC newsletter 76 - digest of trade union and trades council activities in the region
newsletter 76
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- Ealing trades council coach 7am £10 (£5 unwaged) to book contactealingtuc@rocketmail.com
- Camden trades council coach from Euston station 7am to book contactpaul.england@camden.gov.uk or Unison at 020 7974 1633
- Norwich trades council coach 7am reserve seats with Norfolk County Unison branchmanchester.rally@btconnect.com or 01603 679 339
- Unite coach from Colchester 5.30am picking up at Ipswich 6.15, Stowmarket 6.35, Bury St Edmunds 7am contact mark.robinson@
unitetheunion.org - Unite coach from Cambridge 7.30am contact mark.robinson@
unitetheunion.org - Haringey trades council coach contact keith.flett@bt.com
· Kings Lynn trades council coach 8am with pick up at Peterborough 8.45am contact Jo Rust kingslynnanddistricttradescoun
- People's Assembly train from London £42 return, book herehttp://thepeoplesassembly.org.
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- St Albans, Welwyn & Hatfield trades council coach 8am contact Jon Berrynutjon@aol.com
Union information
PCS DCLG check-off court protest Tuesday 3 September 9.30-10.30amhttp://pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_
NUT/NASUWT Rallies for Education for parents, teachers, governors and publichttp://www.teachers.org.uk/
- London 11am Saturday 14 September with Christine Blower NUT, Patrick Roach NASUWT
- Cambridge 11am Saturday 21 September with Chris Keates NASUWT and Kevin Courtney NUT
Trades council actions
Great Yarmouth trades council "Save our Royal Mail" rally Saturday 7 September Market Place 11am contact Kevin Reynolds citizenreynolds1975@yahoo.co.
Camden trades council open meeting "Fighting cuts and privatisation" Thursday 19 September 7pm with Paul Embury FBU, CWU, PCS contact george.binette@camden.gov.ukor 020 7974 1633
Norwich trades council NHS march and rally Saturday 12 October 1pm more infos.pearce2@unison.co.uk
Portsmouth trades council Workers Celebration Family Event Saturday 7 September 7-11.30pm BBQ and light buffet £2 admission contact Avil Eley 02392 824 514 or 02392 007 914 or Louis Mac Donald louismacdonald@ntlworld.com
Southend trades council Public Meeting Wednesday 4 September 7.30pm "Unity is strength: why you should join a union" with Megan Dobney SERTUC contact Ian Pope southendtuc@gmail.com
Chelmsford trades council present Banner Theatre's cabaret "In a right state" Saturday 26 October 7pm £5, fairtrade refreshments and debate. Contact Malcolm Wallacemaljan9@gmail.com
Kings Lynn trades council Film Event "The Spirit of '45" Friday 30 August 7pm £4 contact Jo Rust kingslynnanddistricttradescoun
Kings Lynn trades council Women for Change talk "Women in Nepal" Saturday 21 September with Feyzi Ismail. Contact Jo Rust kingslynnanddistricttradescoun
Kings Lynn trades council Women for Change talk "The impact of cuts on women" Saturday 19 October with Jo Rust. Contact Jo Rust kingslynnanddistricttradescoun
Kings Lynn trades council "Celebrate the NHS and Defend Public Services" event Saturday 28 September 12 noon with face painting, balloons, music, food and speakers. Contact Jo Rust kingslynnanddistricttradescoun
SERTUC
SERTUC Regional Council videos of speakers at July RC: Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Tommy Molloy, Tommy Sheridan http://
SERTUC unionlearn regional conference Tuesday 26 November with Kay Carberry TUC, Paul Maloney GMB, Chris Humphries, Megan Dobney SERTUC. More info Jon Tennisonjtennison@tuc.org.uk
SERTUC Health & Safety Reps seminar "The Healthy Workplace" Thursday 31 October10am Congress House. More info sertucevents@tuc.org.uk
SERTUC trades councils conference 10am Saturday 23 November Congress House with Bob Crow RMT. More info sertucevents@tuc.org.uk
SERTUC Education courses for union reps in the Region - contact Rob Hancock or Phil Gowan for full details of what's on from September rhancock@tuc.org.uk orpgowan@tuc.org.uk
TUC
Action for Rail campaign http://actionforrail.org/
TUC Organising Academy programme for 2013-14 available http://www.tuc.org.uk/union/
Other actions/information
Stop the War Coalition national demonstration "No attack on Syria" Saturday 31 August 12 noon Temple Place, London http://stopwar.org.uk/events/
Burston Strike School Rally 11am Sunday 1 September with Bob Crow RMT, Steve Turner Unite, Lesley Mercer TUC President, Richard Howitt MEP, Beth Davies NUT, co-chairs Megan Dobney SERTUC, Pilgrim Tucker Unite, music Leon Rosselson, Red Flags, RMT Brass Band coach details here http://
Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom "End the intimidation of journalist and their families now" petition re David Miranda etc http://www.cpbf.org.uk/body.
Anglia National Pensioners Convention 2013 Conference "Respecting the Elderly" Attleborough, Norfolk Friday 4 October 9.45am with Chris Brooks, Norman Lamb MP, Lella Hudson CQC, Dot Gibson NPC, Eamon McGrath Age UK, Ron Douglas NPCcontact Frank Lucking frankluc@hotmail.co.uk or 07584 284 204
National Pensioners Convention e-petition "Hands off universal pensioner benefits"http://epetitions.direct.gov.
Redmond O'Neill Memorial Lecture "From Marti & Bolivar to Castro & Chavez"Wednesday 18 September 6.30pm London with Richard Gott, Ken Livingstone, Kate Hudson contact redmondoneillmemoriallecture@
Ruskin College "Spirit of 45" Friday 11 October 6pm with Alex Gordon RMT seehttp://www.ruskin.ac.uk/
Norfolk People's Assembly 7.30pm Norwich Thursday 12 September more infohttp://www.
Miami 5 Vigil Grosvenor Square Tuesday 17 September 6pm. More info Cuba Solidarity Campaign campaigns@cuba-solidarity.org.
Ross Pritchard Memorial Fund annual essay competition, prize £750, closing date 30 September. Contact Joanne Adams for more info jadams@tuc.org.uk
Luton People's Assembly campaign against Riverbank Children's Ward closure Saturday 31 August. For more info richard.gates@unitetheunion.
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