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NO! to Benefit Sanctions Stop Welfare Cuts NOW! National Day of Action Thursday 19th March 2015 Sheffield Trade Union Council today pledges its full support to UNITE Community’s National Day Action against Benefit Sanctions. Assemble 12pm at Hartshead Square, Sheffield, outside the Jobcentre Plus office. On the day after George Osborne’s “Double Austerity” …
Diary of Events (last updated 16th March 2015) 1. Monday 16th March Sheffield Peoples Assembly AGM 7pm. Sheffield Trades and Labour Club 2. Monday 16th March Sheffield Peoples NHS Alliance meeting 7 pm Sheffield Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield, S1 2EW. 3. Thursday 19th March Day of Action against Benefit Sanctions. Join …
Diary of Events (last updated 22nd January 2015) Sunday 25th January 6.30pm-7.15pm Vigil outside City Hall re Victor Stallone’s links with Israeli Defence Force. Organised by Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign Tuesday 27th January 2015 7pm Trades and Labour Club. Chris Skidmore NUM Yorkshire Area Chair addresses Sheffield Trade Union Council. Visitors welcome Thursday 29th January …
Can you help out with leafleting Sheffield rail station 0800hrs-0900hrs? Campaign led by rail unions RMT, ASLEF TSSA and UNITE against privatisation of our railways. We say bring it back into public ownership for a cheaper, safer and more efficient railway! Can you join us for an hour? Meet at main station entrance – Steve Coe …
Monday 5th January “Action for Rail” national campaign day. Leafleting Sheffield rail station 0800hrs-0900hrs Saturday 24th January Sheffield TUC Black Workers event Pakistani Muslim Centre Darnall (see flyer attached) N.B. STUC in discussion with PMC about possible postponement of this event to February – please watch out for announcements Tuesday 27th January …
Concessions were made at ACAS talks today, and Shelter stewards have called off the impending strike (which was to start tomorrow) in order to put the concessions to the Shelter membership. SO – THE PLANNED THREE DAY SHELTER STRIKE STARTING TOMORROW (TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER) HAS BEEN CALLED OFF SO MEMBERS CAN BE BALLOTED. …
Sheffield Trade Union Council supports SHELTER UNITE members on strike this coming week over appalling pay cuts. Sheffield SHELTER UNITE members are based at Furnival House on Furnival Gate in the city centre. It would be great to see Sheffield trade unionists showing their support on the picket lines. I am delighted to inform you …
“Pots and Pans” protest v Autumn Statement (cos Austerity ain’t working!) 1730hrs 3rd Dec outside Sheffield Town Hall Sheffield Peoples Assembly event supported by Sheffield TUC Brings some pots and pans to bang on Wednesday to make somne NOISE against Austerity. We always said it wouldn’t work – now the facts apeak for themselves! …
In support of arrested Freedom Ride protesters Monday 8th December Mass protest outside Sheffield Magistrates Court on Castle Street from 0845hrs onwards Post below from Dave Gibson (Barnsley Trades Council chair): The campaign to win back free train travel for older people in South Yorkshire is now well into its 9th month. In all that …
Aleida Guevara to speak in Sheffield Tuesday 2 December, Sheffield 2pm – University Of Sheffield SU Student Union Auditorium Western Bank, S10 2TG Ché Guevara’s daughter, Aleida, will be in Britain this winter for a short speaking tour and to participate in the Vigil for the Miami Five and Latin America Conference 2014. Aleida will join hundreds protesting outside the US …