The progressive voice of Sheffield's Trade Union movement
Sunday 21st November March with Midwives Assemble Devonshire Green 1.45pm for march at 2pm Tuesday 22nd November Nora Everitt on NHS Health and Social Care Bill 7pm Sheffield TUC Delegate Meeting held via zoom Our speaker is Nora Everitt co-founder of South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS Action …
Lobby of Mayor Jarvis’ Office 11 Broad Street West Sheffield S1 2BQ 0930hrs-1030hrs Monday 15th November 2021 **** South Yorks Green New Deal will be asking “What are YOU doing about Climate Change in our Region after COP26?” *** Better Buses South Yorks will be asking “Why have you rejected taking back control of our Buses?” Campaign …
Tell your friends. Bring your family along. Ask your work colleagues to come. And please make sure your union branch is supporting the march and bringing the union banner! Climate change is a trade union issue! We need transformative change to save our planet. We need a just transition so no workers are left behind. …
Monday 25th October Justice for Simba – No Borders in the NHS! 4pm Protest outside Royal Hallamshire Hospital Borders exist within this country as Simba Mujakachi found out when he was charged £93,000 to access life-saving NHS treatment. Watch Simba’s interview with ITV News here. SYMAAG joined the Justice For Simba campaign, Sheffield Medact, Patients Not Passports and many others …
Wednesday 13th October Sheffield Save Our NHS online public meeting 7pm Zoom link for the meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89489246346?pwd=SXlUV3VpbUREVDdROHROR01aenIzZz09 Meeting ID: 894 8924 6346 Passcode: 411657 Bad for Patients – Bad for NHS Staff – That’s the verdict on the Tory Government’s Health and Care Bill which threatens another disastrous reorganisation of the NHS. Using the …
SHEFFIELD STOP AND SCRAP UNIVERSAL CREDIT! Replace it with a fair benefits system that lifts families out of poverty Sheffield Stop & Scrap, c/o Sheffield TUC, Trades and Labour Club, 200 Duke Street, Sheffield S2 5QQ Press release Tuesday 5th October Protest against £20 Cut to Universal Credit 12 noon till 1pm outside DWP HQ, Hartshead S1 …
Tuesday 14th September. TUC Congress fringe webinar: “Future-proof every workplace: How trade unions can lead a just climate transition in every industry” 13:30-14:30, online Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YcHOP-GcT8mvdIFoJxETeQ Climate science is clear: every industry and every workplace needs a plan for a zero carbon future. High-carbon workplaces are at the frontline of this transformation. Done right, climate …
Wednesday 28th July “Don’t Let Corporate Courts Block Climate Action” 7pm till 8pm Zoom webinar organised by Global Action Now Register here: https://globaljustice.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eebd66b68746be9844586842a&id=4f1cec3dce&e=0c25474dcd Jean Blaylock, Campaigns & Policy Manager, Global Justice Now Niels Jongerius, Economic Justice Programme, Transnational Institute Stuart Trew, Director, Trade and Investment Research Project, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Corporate courts, written …
Britain is opening up fast – too fast? We have one of the highest death rates per head of population and the DELTA variant is spreading. Other nations are watching events in the UK unfold with some alarm. Most health workers, transport workers and those in retail want to keep at least some restrictions in place. But the vaccination rate …
Thursday 15th July “False Solutions and Dangerous Distractions” 6pm-7:30pm Political Strategy Discussion organised by Friends of the Earth Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93137875217 Silvia Ribeiro – ETC Group Pascoe Sabido – Corporate Europe Observatory Andy Stirling – University of Sussex In this week’s discussion evening, we will discuss dangerous technologies that are emerging as the newest “fix” to …