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“SHEFFIELD NEEDS A PAY RISE!” Launch with John McDonnell MP

7pm Friday 14th October 2016 Sheffield TUC Campaign Launch Meeting  – £10 an hour NOW! with John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor and Maggie Hazlehurst UNITE Senior Organiser Gareth Lane BFAWU Regional Organiser Peter Davies/ Deanne Ferguson GMB Eva Jasiewizc journalist/human rights activist Daragh O’Neill UNITE Community USDAW speaker invited   Chair: Martin Mayer Sheffield TUC …

Jeremy Corbyn is speaking in Sheffield Friday 19th August

Jeremy4Labour Open Air Rally 6pm Friday 19th August City Hall steps & Barkers Pool Sheffield City Centre FEATURING Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Leader plus supporting speakers including Tosh Macdonald ASLEF President Rachael Maskell Labour MP York Cllr Chris Peace Cllr Lewis Dagnall Abdul Shaif, Chair of Aspiring Communities Together Sheffield John Dunn OrgreaveTJC Beverley Thomas LP member …

Shirley Frost R.I.P.

Sheffield Trade Union Council wishes to record its profound sadness at the sudden death of Shirley Frost, tireless working class campaigner for progressive causes and well known to the Sheffield Trade Union and Labour Movement. She was best known for her prominent role in Sheffield Defend Council Housing where she played a major role in …

Richard Burgon MP guest speaker Tuesday 26th July

Sheffield Trade Union Council Delegate meeting is onTuesday 26th July 7pm Trades and Labour Club 200 Duke Street Sheffield S2 5QQ. We are delighted to have Richard Burgon MP as our speaker. Richard is one of the brightest of the new intake of Labour MPs on the left and a strong supporter of Jeremy Corbyn. When …

Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign rally 18th June

Orgreave Truth And Justice Campaign held its biggest ever rally today near the site of the battle of Orgreave in the Miners Strike 31 years ago. We are demanding a public inquiry into the police brutality that day against striking miners, the conspiracy by the state to use whatever means fair or foul to break …

BFAWU Pennine Food Dispute

Sheffield Trade Union Council extends its warmest support to BFAWU members at Pennine Foods, Crystal Peaks, Sheffield who have carried out recent strike action in defence of their pay and conditions and against attempts by the company to withdraw premium pay for weekend working and to extend the weekly working hours. Pennine Foods is a …

BFAWU Pennine Foods Dispute

You will probably be aware of the recent 48 hour strike at Pennine food, Sheffield.   The initial 48 action was a resounding success with mass pickets of between 100-200 pickets for the duration of the strike.   I would like to extend my thanks to the local trade union movement for your solidarity during …

Workers Memorial Day 28th April

  SHEFFIELD TRADES COUNCIL  The progressive voice of Sheffield’s trade union movement Secretary; Martin Mayer UNITE                                      President: Bob Jeffery UCU Tel: 0747616453         website: www.sheffieldtuc.co.uk       email: tucsheffield@gmail.com  International Workers Memorial Day – Wreath laying ceremony and speeches outside Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street.  1230hrs Thursday 28th April 2016   Bob Jeffery, STUC President, will …