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Please see important message from Sheffield Peoples Assembly re coaches on Sunday to Manchester Our 2 coaches for Sunday’s demo in Manchester are now full and we have overspill onto other coaches. N.B. These coaches are sponsored by Sheffield TUC A number of trade unions are laying on coaches which are not full. It is …
Trade Union Reform Bill 2nd Reading on Monday 14th September Sheffield Trade Union Council urges all MPs – including Conservatives – to speak up and vote against the Tories’ so-called Trade Union Reform Bill when it has its second reading in Parliament tomorrow, Monday 14th September. “This Government is trying to rush through …
Sheffield Trade Union Council today joins the massive chorus of support across the country in congratulating Jeremy Corbyn on his stunning success in Labour’s leadership election yesterday. “Jeremy Corbyns’ decisive victory yesterday with almost 60% of the votes in the first round was overwhelming” said Martin Mayer, Secretary of Sheffield TUC. “This was a …
On Tuesday the Government announced that they have issued licenses which will fire the starting gun on the fracking process in an area covering up to 1,000 square miles nationwide, including here in Sheffield. I, like many residents in Sheffield, am dismayed that the Tories have chosen to press ahead with their dash for shale …
Please support the CACCTUG (Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Groups) National One-day Conference in Sheffield on Saturday 19th September. The fight for a cleaner greener planet and an end to carbon gas emissions is part of the wider fight for a fairer freer future for all of us. Investing in green energy, insulation, public transport …
The government’s trade union bill threatens the basic right to strike. Together we can make the government rethink their plans. Join us and protect the right to strike The trade union bill What is the trade union bill and why should we be concerned? Find out more Get involved Help us campaign to oppose this …
Public Meeting United Reform Chapel 7pm Thursday 11th September The Tories are planning a new swathe of anti-union legislation designed to further restrict workers from exercising their democratic and fundamental human right to withdraw their labour. It is clear; they oppose collective bargaining and the right of workers to form unions to protect themselves and …
Peoples Assembly National Demonstration Saturday 20th June 2015 At this moment, there is no escaping that every major party remains committed to an agenda of austerity. For this reason, The People’s Assembly is calling for a major national demonstration and festival in London on the 20th June 2015, just six weeks after the general election. Our …
Sheffield Trade Union Council today slammed George Osborne’s budget statement for promising massive austerity cuts at twice the rate we have seen so far. “Now no one can be left in any doubt what working people will face if the Tories get to form a new Government after the election on May …
News and Information Round-Up NHS Strike. Unions involved in the long-running dispute with NHS over pay have suspended their strike action scheduled for Thursday 29th January. Currently unions are consulting their members on a revised offer. You can read the details of the offer in Jeremy Hunt’s letter attached at the end of this email. …