newsletter 110
SERTUC
SERTUC Regional Council 10am Saturday 19 July with Andrew Fisher economist and the Ritzy strikers - all trade unionists are welcome to attend as observers but please let Darren Lewis know you intend to comedlewis@tuc.org.uk
SERTUC Theatre Club The Yard Theatre "Beyond Caring" reduced entry 1 to 26 July with SERTUC code http://www.tuc...org.uk/
Unemployment (Office for National Statistics)
- National
- unemployment decreased by 121,000 in the quarter to May to 2.12 million
- the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance fell by 36,300 in June to 1.04 million
- more than 4.5 million people were self employed
- average earnings increased by 0.3% in the year to May
- unemployment for 16-24 year olds fell by 64,000 over the latest quarter to 817,000
- number of people workg part-time wanting to work full-time fell by 61,000 to 1.3 million (of 30+ million in work)
- job vacancies up by 30,000 to 648,000
- East of England unemployment has decreased by 2,000 in the quarter to May, 169,000 were unemployed, a rate of 5.4%
- London unemployment has decreased by 17,000 in the quarter to May, 325,000 were unemployed, a rate of 7.3%
- South East unemployment has decreased by 28,000 in the quarter to May, 205,000 were unemployed, a rate of 4.4%
East of England Trade Union Network (ETUN) new facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/
Union information
FBU Herts County Councilhas rejected a call to review their decision to sack firefighter Ashley Brown. As the campaign continues you are invited to support the financial appeal to support him and his family, account details are here https://www.facebook.com/
BECTU campaign "Boycott Picturehouse Cinemas" contact Sofie Masonsmason@bectu.org.uk
RMT conference Listen to London - the Future of London UndergroundSaturday 26 July 10am London http://www.rmt.org.uk/news/
RMT demonstration at Portsmouth against social dumping and the exploitation of overseas workers by Condor Ferries Saturday 26 July 7amhttp://www.rmt.org.uk/about/
TUC
TUC national demonstration Saturday 18 October transport and other details here http://falseeconomy.org.uk/
Trades council actions
Redbridge trades council benefit screening of "Miners shot down"Tuesday 29 July 7.30pm £3 book at 07956 656 986http://www.newhambooks.co.uk/
West Surrey trades council meetings now start at 6.30pm and a buffet will be provided at 6pm, venue Milestone House, Portsmouth Road, Send GU23 7JY, 11 September, 13 November contact Tony Jay tjay@gmx.com
Other actions/information
Ross Pritchard Memorial Committee offers you the chance "think, write, £750" for the 2014 annual essay competition "Do the new arrangements between the Labour Party and trade unions promote the political interests of tyrade unionists?" see https://www.facebook.com/
Burston Strike School centenary book "The School of Freedom"http://burstonstrikeschool.
Burston Strike School Rally 10.45am Sunday 7 September with Owen Jones, Geoff Revell RMT, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Megan Dobney SERTUC, Lara Norris LP PPC, Roy Bailey, Thee Faction, TheatreTrain, Red Flags, NASUWT and RMT Brass Bands http://burstonstrikeschool.
Jim Mortimer a life on the left, website capturing some of the wonderful contributions to the memorial event held in April http://jimmortimer.
Denis Goldberg sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 with Nelson Mandela, new tribute book "Freedom Fighter and Humanist"http://www.community-heart.
Townsend Productions play United We Stand about the Shrewsbury 24 tour includes Bedford, Peckham, Faversham, Portsmouth between September and November http://www.
Ruskin College BA International Labour and Trade Union Studies full time starting October 2014 and part time (weekends) in January 2015. Some scholarships available. http://www.ruskin.ac....uk/
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