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Peoples Assembly says “Join us on Sunday 2nd October on the coach to Birmingham to protest the Tory party Conference!” Depart 10am Paternoster Way – we expect to be back by 6pm EVERYONE WELCOME! Coach from Sheffield – 10am Paternoster Row £10 waged; £0 – £3 unwaged, low income To book – Text 07512 489 …
Sheffield Trade Unionists and Climate Campaigners join forces Speakers, questions and debate 10.30 till 2.30 St Mary’s Community Centre Bramall Lane Sheffield S2 Saturday 23rd July **** The Climate and Cost of Living crises are linked and there are joint solutions! *** “We don’t want Tory Tax Cuts – We need Public Investment now!” Sheffield trade unionists and climate campaigners …
DON’T LET IT HAPPEN HERE! US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe V Wade – Abortion Rights ***** Sheffield TUC congratulates Our Bodies Our Streets for holding a protest demonstration outside Sheffield Town Hall on Monday 27th June to stand in opposition to the US Supreme Court judgement overruling Roe V Wade. Martin Mayer, Secretary Sheffield …
“We need a 10% Pay Rise and we’ll fight for it!” *** This Tory Government has failed to protect us: Just like it’s failed to protect RMT seafarers sacked by P&O Ferries! “Fuel bills are soaring by 50% this month – and that’s on top of food prices going through the roof,” said Martin Mayer, Secretary …
Sheffield TUC statement on the war in Ukraine Sheffield Trade Union Council (STUC) condemns the war in Ukraine brought about by the latest invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces, and urgently calls for an immediate ceasefire and for negotiations to commence that lead to the early withdrawal of Russian armed forces from Ukraine. STUC …
PRESS RELEASE Monday, 14 March 2022 A Year on from the Government’s “Bus Back Better” strategy paper, it’s time to say: TAKE BACK CONTROL OF OUR BUS SERVICES! **** Sheffield TUC supports the “WE OWN IT” petition, to be launched on their website on Tuesday 15th March: https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/review-council-owned-buses-ban “It’s time to end the senseless ban on …
Linking up with Palestinian trade unionists in Nablus Sheffield TUC has taken part in two zoom calls with our trade union brothers and sisters in Nablus, including with Shaher Saed PGFTU General Secretary and Rana Shahin PGFTU International dept. We are beginning to learn more about the reality of living under a brutal Israeli occupation …
We welcome visitors to our Sheffield TUC Delegate Meeting on Tuesday 25th January at 7pm to be held by zoom where our main topic will be “The Future of the Welfare State” with three speakers giving their perspective on the way forward: James Lock Now Then magazine on Universal Basic Income Colin Hampton from Derbyshire …
UK Lorry Drivers “TAKE A BREAK” at 11am Monday 1st November rank-and-file protest over low pay, bad conditions, long hours and lack of facilities *** Government and employers to blame – not BREXIT Sheffield TUC supports truck drivers’ “TAKE A BREAK” protest at 11am on Monday 1st November, organised by the rank-and-file “Trucked Off” campaign, which …
Reception and send-off outside Sheffield Town Hall 9am till 10am tomorrow **** “Marcha a Glasgow” sets off from Sheffield to Barnsley on Thursday 14th October “We are delighted to welcome these fantastic Spanish walkers tomorrow Thursday 14th October as they march to Glasgow to protest outside COP26” said Martin Mayer, Secretary of Sheffield TUC. A group …