Eastbourne Trades Council: November 2012

Monday 12 November 2012

Get involved- latest campaigns in the South East

Latest campaign information and resources from the South East Region of the TUC

European TUC Day of Action & Solidarity Wednesday 14 November "For Jobs & Solidarity in Europe. No to Austerity"

Wednesday 14 November including strikes, demonstrations, rallies and other actions

Oxford trades council is staging a lunchtime protest in the Cornmarket 12 noon to 1pm. Contact them here.
Coalition of Resistance demonstration and rally "Europe against austerity" 5pm Smith Square London
ETUC list of actions taking place across Europe
ETUC newsletter number 70

Regional Trades Council actions

Kings Lynn trades council final Women for Change lecture Saturday 17 November 11.30am Kings Lynn with Cristel Amiss from the Crossroads Women's Centre in Camden. Contact them here.
Bromley trades council AGM Thursday 22 November 6pm HG Wells Centre, St Marks Road, contact Paul Rooney

Union actions:

Unite defend the Agricultural Wages Board, lobby and rally now Monday 12 November Old Palace Yard 12.30pm
Unite lobby against attack on National Terms and Conditions, Bromley Council Monday 12 November 6pm at the Civic Buildings. Contact for details here.
RMT Charles Watkins Memorial Lecture Tuesday 27 November 7pm London with Professor Roger Seifert
RMT is seeking as large a turnout as possible at its demonstration on Sunday 18 November to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Kings Cross fire and to highlight the continued need for a full staffed and safe tube network. 11am outside Kings Cross station.
PCS forum to expand on the alternatives to the austerity agenda 7pm London Wednesday 28 November with Mark Serwotka PCS, Dexter Whitfield author, Nick Wrack TUSC Contact here for more information.

Other Events and Actions:

Campaign for State Education conference "Picking up the pieces" Saturday 17 November London.
Solace Women's Aid "Rock against violence" fundraising event Tuesday 20 November 7pm Islington
Andrew Wiard photographic exhibition in Congress House to Friday 16 November
Latin America 2012 conference "Making a better world possible" Saturday 1 December 9.30am London
NHS Ipetition in defence of Lewisham A&E and Maternity Services.
Institute of Employment Rights one day conference "Equality and Discrimination" Wednesday 5 December 9.30am London with Sally Brett TUC and many others.
War on Want greetings cards and gifts available here
Cuba Solidarity Campaign greetings cards featuring the paintings of Miami Five prisoner Antonio Guerrero, proceeds to the Free the Miami Five Campaign.
East London Federation of Suffragettes public meeting "Learning from great campaigners 100 years on" hosted by Tower Hamlets Labour Party and the East London Fawcett Society supported by Unison Wednesday 14 November 7pm with Professor Mary Davis historian and Tower Hamlets Councillor Rachael Saunders
National Assembly of Women conference "Women, power and politics. Sisters fight back" Saturday 17 November Unison Centre London. Speakers include Sarah Veale TUC, Gloria Mills Unison, Megan Dobney SERTUC, Councillor Barbara White.

Resources and Information:

TUC Labour Market Report number 30 October

Economics: the plain truth A series of briefings for Reps and Activists. No.1: Government Debt

SERTUC pay seminar 3 November - the powerpoint presentations from Heather Wakefield (Unison) and Enrico Tortolano (PCS)

PCS briefing on the latest attack on civil service terms and conditions

Low earners have suffered the weakest earnings growth over the last 26 years, with link to Office for National Statistics figures

Unions in the community new website with dedicated area for trades councils

Thursday 1 November 2012

Trades Council Meeting: November 13th

The next meeting of Eastbourne Trades Council will be on Tuesday 13th November, at 7.30pm, at the Unite Eastbourne Centre, Grand Parade, Eastbourne.

Our guest speaker is Garry Hassell from the RMT, who will be speaking about the Action for Rail campaign, which is supported by RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite. The campaign seeks to make the case for a publicly owned rail system run for people not profit. You can read more about the campaign at their website here: http://actionforrail.org/

All local trade union members, including retired trade unionists, are welcome to attend the meeting, which will also discuss other business, including the next steps following the well-attended 20th October march, and other local campaigns.

THE AGENDA WILL BE:

1. Introductions and apologies for absence
2. Approval of new affiliations.
3. Minutes of previous meeting and matters arising

4. Guest Speaker: Garry Hassell, Action for Rail/ RMT

5. Treasurer's Report- Gordon Dyer
6. Any other Campaigns: Colleagues invited to provide information on their Unions’ local and national campaigns, and any support that the Trades Council could give.
8. Any other business.

Trades Councils in the Community

Your union branch speaks up for your members and potentialmembers in the workplace. Whether it’s pay, rights at work, healthand safety or lifelong learning, your branch exists to get a better dealfor your members.

Unions also need to raise their voice in the world beyond the workplace when:
• the public services delivered and used by union members come under threat
• racists and fascists try to divide local communities
• local authorities seek to reduce democratic control of education or housing.

That’s where your local trades union council comes in. Trades councils bringtogether local union branches to campaign across a community on issuesthat matter to working people.

Facing closure?: Your trades council can provide practical support and solidarity.
Tackling racism? Your trades council can help unite local people against the haters.
Privatisation problems? Your trades council can help campaign for public ownership and democratic control.

Eastbourne Trades Council represents workers in public and private sector employment across the Borough of Eastbourne and the parish of Willingdon and Jevington.