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By ZOOM video call : https://zoom.us/j/95248079558 “Remember the Dead – Fight for the Living” Opened by the Lord Mayor Cllr. Tony Downing Presided over by Sheffield TUC President Bob Jeffery STEVE TURNER Assistant General Secretary, UNITE the Union Louise Haigh MP and Olivia Blake MP On behalf of the Sheffield Labour MPs Cllr. Julie Dore Leader, Sheffield City Council …
SHEFFIELD NEEDS A PAY RISE! Our brilliant new Sheffield Union Organiser Rohan Kon started work on 4th January 2020, picking up where Jack Pearson left off. Already she has made a dramatic difference, linking up many young exploited workers, revitalising our Sheffield Needs a Pay Campaign, developing and training young workers and activists as “canvassers”, …
Sheffield Stop and Scrap Universal Credit campaign met on Wednesday 29th January – our first meeting after the general election. The election defeat on 12th December means Universal Credit is here to stay – for now… The campaign to Stop and Scrap Universal Credit must continue! Food bank use is continuing to rise and extreme levels …
Sheffield TUC stands in support of all women today facing violence and harassment at work. Too many women, especially in low paid jobs, face bullying, sexual discrimination and harassment at work. In some cases, women are sexually assaulted by their boss or manager, and often feel powerless to complain or speak out against it for …
On the 29th November, students will once again take to the streets to demand climate action. We are waking up to a reality where we can no longer choose to ignore this issue: we must stand together and fight for our future or face an uninhabitable planet. Globally the aim is to put pressure on …
The Sheffield YS4C march and rally on 20th September was a huge success and saw one of the largest demonstrations in Sheffield for many years. They will be striking again on Friday 29th November. 1. Please ensure your trade union branch or other organisation is represented at the planning meeting on Saturday 9th November (see …
press release Universal Credit Campaigners to hand over petition to Louise Haigh MP Today, Friday 18th October 1.30pm outside Sheffield Town Hall Sheffield “Stop and Scrap Universal Credit” campaigners will today hand over a petition against the Government’s flagship welfare policy to Louise Haigh Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, outside Sheffield Town Hall at 1.30pm today. Louise and some …
Our speaker at the September Sheffield TUC Delegate meeting was a founding member of Sisters of Kashmir, a Sheffield group set up in response to Indian President Modi’s sudden withdrawal of Indian Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status on 5th August this year. What followed was a total lockdown, phones cut off, news blackout, social media suppressed and …
PRESS RELEASE 19th September 2019 Sheffield’s trade union branches are weighing in behind the school students striking for the climate tomorrow Friday 20th September, says Martin Mayer Secretary of Sheffield Trade Union Council, the city’s umbrella trade union body. “This time the school students are not alone” said Martin Mayer. “We have passed on dozens of messages …
The school children are organising another school strike on 20th September – and this time we want to show them real support from trade unions in the city. Greta Thunberg has been inspirational – and the school strikes have raised the profile of the climate emergency to a new level. They thought “ordinary people” would condemn the school children …