The purpose behind Workers’ Memorial Day has always been to “remember the dead: fight for the living” and unions are asked to focus on both areas, by considering events or memorial to remember all those killed through work but at the same time ensuring that such tragedies are not repeated. That can best be done by building trade union organisation, and campaigning for stricter enforcement with higher penalties for breaches of health & safety laws.
On Sunday 29th November in London
Transport from Sheffield
Coach organised by the Sheffield Climate Alliance, leaving from near the Showroom Cinema at 7am, returning around 9pm. Cost: £18 full price, £12 concessions for anyone on low income – tickets from Eventbrite. Please donate if you can. Thanks to UCU Sheffield University and Sheffield Trade Union Council for their support!
An exhibition organised by PCS National Gallery strikers
One year on from the last exhibition and after 111 days of strike action PCS National Gallery strikers have organised a new exhibition with the theme RESILIENCE.
The exhibition, at PCS HQ Clapham, will feature work by PCS members responding to the strike, as well as pieces by campaign supporters, plus art works, banners and posters made during the strike.
EXHIBITION OPENING
WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 6.30pm PCS HQ Clapham
Join us for an evening to celebrate our successes and our resilience
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Exhibition opening times The exhibition will be open from 12-22 November on Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
PCS HQ Clapham 160 Falcon Road SW11 2LN. The PCS office is next to Clapham Junction station reached by trains every few minutes from Waterloo and Victoria.
SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER, TORY PARTY CONFERENCE, MACHESTER
Supported by UNISON Nationally – TUC National Demonstration
Event topics: Privatisation, Save our NHS, Climate Change, Education, TTIP, Europe, alternatives to austerity, Welfare not Warfare, Stand up to Racism, Faith Against Austerity, Hands off our Unions & more.
UNISON SHU Branch, along with the national union and branches across the country will be attending this event and invite members to join us on the day. The branch has agreed to pay for members to travel on the coach.
Coach transport: If you would like to attend the demonstration and require transport please email Lucinda Wakefield who is co-ordinating this for our branch.
The coaches will leave The Hubs, Paternoster Row on Sunday 4th October at 9:00am.
Family and friends are welcome and the costs are:
Members – FREE
Waged – £10
Unwaged – £5
UNISON SHU branch recently passed a motion supporting Ciaran Wakefield (aged 15), cycling the Edinburgh to London ‘Big Ride’ with hundreds of other cyclists for the children of Palestine. Ciaran is the youngest rider, the oldest being 90.
They will be doing this from the 1st to the 9th August. You can find out more about it at the bigride.
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Wednesday 8th July 2015
As part of the take your lunch break campaign we are organising a picnic lunch on Wednesday 8th July between 12.30 – 1.30. Bring your lunch to the Peace Gardens (Winter Gardens if the weather is inclement) and join with your colleagues to take a break from your desk. We will be having a guest speaker from UNISON, a raffle and some give-aways. Bring along any colleagues who are not currently members of UNISON but would like to join – you will both receive the cost of the NUS extra card (£12) when they sign up.
Date: Friday 13 at 1:30 pm until Sunday 15 November 2015 at 1:30 pm
If you would like to attend the conference, please contact Joanne Ward on 3117 or email unisonadministrator@shu.ac.uk
