The progressive voice of Sheffield's Trade Union movement
Frances O’Grady, the TUC general secretary, has urged workers to confront low wage growth and zero-hours contracts by joining a trade union, as she warned of a lost decade in living standards. “To every worker – freelance, contract, temporary or permanent – I say: get a group of your colleagues together and join a union. …
Tuesday 24th November Sheffield TUC Delegate Meeting 7pm-9pm Matt Fawcett CND Speaker. With Trident renewal very much in the news this is a very topical issue. Visitors are welcome – just register at the door. Sheffield Trades and Labour Club, 200 Duke Street S2 5QQ (please use side entrance on Talbot Street) Wednesday 25 …
UNITE, Community, UCATT and GMB are holding a national rally in Sheffield this Saturday to make the case for saving our steel industry. Sheffield TUC is calling on Sheffield union branches and members to support this event and show solidarity with steel workers and their families who are facing loss of jobs on a massive …
Saturday 21 November “Save Our Steel” Rally Sheffield City Hall 2pm – 5pm Families will be welcome at the event, which is aimed to celebrate our steel and metal industry and send a strong message to the government to ‘Save Our Steel’. There will be speakers, music and face painting for the children. Irwin Mitchell …
Monday 9th November “Mouthpiece presents…Asian Youth Movement” 6pm, Regather Works Club 57-59 Club Garden Road, Sheffield. #1 in a series of radical histories talks, that seek to connect local communities with their history. The Asian Youth Movement was an anti-racist network in Sheffield that sought to combat growing fascist street violence from the National Front …
5pm Outside Sheffield Town Hall Monday 2nd November Bring your banners! Sheffield Trade Union Council is stepping up the fight to stop the Tories new anti-union legislation which will severely restrict the right to strike – and push unions outside of the law. It is also designed to cripple the Labour Party by making …
Saturday 17th October. Vigil against Israeli occupation of Palestine 12 noon Sheffield Town Hall The Palestinian popular resistance is on the rise; so is the Israeli brutal oppression in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Organised by Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Monday 19th October Banner Theatre’s “Chicago – The Great Teachers Strike” 7.30pm Sheffield …
1. Sunday 4th October TUC rally against Tory Party Conference, Manchester Please join us (and tens of thousands of others!) in a massive street protest against Austerity – and especially the new attacks on Trade Union Rights! Organised by TUC. and supported by Peoples Assembly. Saturday 10th October “South Yorkshire Welcomes refugees” demonstration …
Friday 11th September “Defend Our Unions” public meeting 7pm Central United Reform Chapel, Chapel Walk Speakers include Tosh McDonald (ASLEF President); Ian Hodson (BAFWU President); Rally against the Tories’ new anti-union Bill plus solidarity with Greek unions v austerity (includes live link-up with Greek trade unionist). Organised by Sheffield Trades Council and …