People’s Assembly meeting 10/5/14

People’s Assembly meeting 10/5/14

Notes by P.Murry: some salient points

Press Officer: David Peel (Morning Star ) responsibilities for PAAA press releases and media training

Currently 100+ local groups from all over UK good spread represented at this meeting.

Soas cleaners: victory reported (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-For-Cleaners-SOAS/487787121252241 ).

Doncaster care workers: on strike for 28 days (http://www.unison.org.uk/news/doncaster-care-workers-strike-again). Solidarity pickets of Fatface clothes shops and Pret a Manger considered.

PCS strike against Land Registry privatisation 14/15 May (http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/pcs_comment/index.cfm/support-for-land-registry-strike)

PAAA demo 21 June (http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/national_demo_21_june) climate change block (amongst others) proposed for march, including GPEW, Green peace, FoE, cacc etc?

(c 20 member organising committee appointed, R.Phoenix & Steve Turner, (Unison)  co-chairs).

Large strike being organised for 10 July possibly includes Unison. Unite, NUT.PCS

August Jarrow-London People’s march organised by 999 NHS emergency https://www.facebook.com/999CallForTheNhs

28/9 demo at Tory conference, brum.

TUC national demo 10/10

PAAA Finances seem healthy but more dosh always needed.