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Buildling a Workforce for the Climate Emergency has been postponed. Here’s some essential information you may need to know about this change. We are having to postpone our Sheffield Climate Workshop for Trade Unionists scheduled for this Saturday 15th July. This is because our scheduled speakers were unavailable and we felt it was important to have their input …
GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE SHOW! – GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE SHOW! – GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE SHOW! Sheffield TUC and Rotherham TUC are jointly hosting BANNER THEATRE’S latest production ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! at 7pm Thursday 25th May at the Trades and Labour Club, 200 Duke Street, Sheffield S2 5QQ doors open 6.15pm Bar open 6.30pm plus during …
Friday 21st April – UK Media Coverage of Latin America: a critical look 6.30-8pm (doors open at 6pm) @ The University of Sheffield, Lecture Theatre 2 (A02), The Diamond, 32 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield, S3 7RD (FREE ENTRY) How has the British and other English-language mainstream media reported on political developments in Latin America? Our panel take a …
Saturday 15th April Student protest against Spies on Students 12PM, Saturday 15th April, the concourse outside University of Sheffield Students Union The University of Sheffield has hired private investigators to spy on student activists. We are calling a protest to protect freedom of speech and the right to protest on campus. The Festival of Debate …
Assemble Devonshire Green 12 noon Bring your banners and placards! Speakers to include NEU South Yorkshire, FBU, UCU zero hours, Sheffield Needs a Pay Rise, Palestine etc plus Sheffield Street band N.B. Stewards wanted! Can you volunteer to help steward the march? Hi Viz provided. please meet Bob Jeffery at 1210 hrs for a briefing March …
SUPPORT THE STRIKES – FAIR PAY NOW – DON’T MAKE WORKERS PAY –THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS IS NOT OUR FAULT Sheffield TUC and NEU have joined forces to organise this rally and demonstration on THURSDAY 16TH MARCH 2023 Assemble 12 noon Devonshire Green Demonstration sets off 1230hrs Rally at Barkers Pool 1pm event ends 1345hrs …
Saturday 18th February “ACT NOW TO SAVE OUR NHS” 12noon outside Moor Market. Stall and cake give away. Please bring cakes and yourselves to hand out flyers and talk to the public about the National Demonstration on March 11th. All welcome. Last time we had 100’s visit the stall and had huge support to Save …
Thursday 26th January 2023 ½ Million workers will be on strike on the TUC National Day of Action to Protest the Right to Strike. This includes teachers, train drivers, civil servants and university lecturers The Government’s response to nearly a million workers striking for fair pay? Smash their right to strike! On Wednesday 1st February, …
So the Government says that inflation-linked pay rises for nurses and other public sector workers cannot be afforded. Is that because Liz Truss’ Government lost £30B when she wrecked the economy? Or is it because Boris Johnson wasted £37B on a Test and Trace system that didn’t work? And over £8B on dodgy PPE contracts to their mates which either …
From tomorrow Thursday 24th November a new wave of strike action is taking place. Please see strike dates and picket line info on poster (below and attached). Sheffield TUC is committed to maximising support for workers who are on strike faced with rocketing price inflation (RPI 14%) that is not of our making. In many cases the strikes are …