SE Region TUC update may 2015: Action building up in the Region

SERTUC Creative & Leisure Industries Committee

Solidarity meeting with the National Gallery Monday 1 June 6.30pm in Congress House with Mark Serwotka and more, info herehttps://sertucresources.wordpress.com/sertuc-events/

SERTUC Women’s Delegation to Brussels

Report here of the March visit to the European Parliament and the ETUC https://sertucresources.wordpress.com/sertuc-publications-general/

Levellers Day

The Reverend Mark Chapman’s commemorative address is available here https://levellersday.wordpress.com/what-happened-2015/

Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Committee

Annual lecture at Wortley Hall (SERTUC is a founding sponsor) Friday 14 August https://sertucresources.wordpress.com/sertuc-events/

SERTUC training for sub-group activists

Effective Participation in Meetings training day Saturday 30 May 10.30am to 2.30pm, Congress House - details here: https://sertucresources.wordpress.com/sertuc-events/

SERTUC TU Education

Gender, Globalisation and Poverty Reduction course for union reps at South Thames College Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 July (3 days) Contact angie.birtill@south-thames.ac.uk for more information

SERTUC unionlearn

Contact Adrian Ryan, Senior Union Support Officer Aryan@tuc.org.uk, for all unionlearn-related matters; contact Oreleo Du Cran, Apprenticeship Union Support Officer oducran@tuc.org.uk for all apprenticeship-related matters

Red Ladder theatre special offer

Discounted rate of £10 (instead of £25) for double bill Hurling Rubble at the Sun and Hurling Rubble at the Moon Finsbury Park London, promo code SERTUC10 see https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/hurling-rubble-at-the-sun and https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/hurling-rubble-at-the-moon

Disputes/union actions

PCS National Gallery

23 strike days already, Rep Candy Udwin sacked join the demonstration on Saturday 30 May 1pm Trafalgar Squarehttp://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/pcs_comment/pcs_comment.cfm/join-major-rally-supporting-national-gallery-strikers with Mark Serwotka PCS, Ken Loach film maker, Bob & Roberta Smith artist, Megan Dobney SERTUC, Kate Smurthwaite comedian. Financial support urgently needed https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=_F-jClBjwTV7gPHa_eW2nmnIRNIuAvwSElcWvBDA-H_nB0rawGVaq-kBTpG&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d99e4111b56ef0eae45e68b8988f5b2dd

BECTU at The Globe

Next Strike day Monday 1 June 8.30am the The Globe Theatre on the Southbank. Last strike day report here https://www.tuc.org.uk/union-issues/world-class-tour-guides-%E2%80%98-globe-theatre%E2%80%99-strike-against-second-rate-pay and more info herehttps://www.bectu.org.uk/news/2395

Unite in Bromley

People and Services First march in Bromley Saturday 13 June assemble 12 noon http://uniteforpublicservices.org/bromley.php

PCS in Gosport

Pay dispute in the Computer Science Corporation (an outsourced part of the MoD) – further strikes planned for the summer and support urgently needed http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/pcs_comment/pcs_comment.cfm/csc-members-strike-over-insulting-pay-offercontact beatled@pcs.org.uk

Trades Council actions

Croydon Assembly

Croydon Assembly (an initiative of the trades council) meeting Saturday 6 June 10.30am with Ted Knight, Mark Serwotka PCS, Philipa Harvey NUT, Matt Wrack FBU, John McDonnell MP, Adam Khalif PCS http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/croydon-assembly-tickets-16246984167or croydonassembly@gmail.com

Barking, Dagenham & Havering

With the NUT is putting on a coach to the Tolpuddle festival Sunday 19 July departs 7.45am contact s.aitouaziz@hotmail.co.uk

Hastings

Supporting Hastings Palestine Solidarity with The Freedom Theatre of Jenin with The Siege Thursday 28 May Seehttp://www.musicglue.com/stmaryinthecastle/events/28-may-15-the-siege-st-mary-in-the-castle/ or contact Ian Stewartianhastingues@hotmail.com

Hillingdon

The trades council is being re-built! Please share with your Hillingdon members... next meeting on Tuesday 26 May at 7.15pm in Uxbridge, contact acting secretary wallykennedy@hotmail.co.uk

Burston Strike School Rally

Sunday 6 September With Christine Blower (NUT), Matt Wrack (FBU), The Hurriers, Mike Jackson (Lesbian & Gays Support the Miners) See https://burstonstrikeschool.wordpress.com/2015-rally/

Other things...

Marx Memorial Library summer classes

“Capitalist crises and the power of labour”, tutor Tony Briscoe 21 May, 28 May, 4 June, 11 June more here http://www.marx-memorial-library.org/

The Liberty Tree

At the Cockpit Theatre London Wednesday 24 to Saturday 27 June details here http://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/the_liberty_tree

Mesothelioma Action Day/London Hazards Centre

Friday 3 July in central London, contact mail@lhc.org.uk

To add to this newsletter...

Contact mdobney@tuc.org.uk