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| Amendment adopted by Newham Council on Monday 26 February 2018 as parents, teachers and supporters marched and lobbied demanding the right to a ballot before any school in the borough is converted to an academy |
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Significant shift by Newham Council over academy schools
Thursday 15 February 2018
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Celebrate International Women's Day with Unite the Union!
Unite London & Eastern Region Women’s Committee invites you to mark International Women’s Day 2018 with a meeting on:
WOMEN AND BREXIT
How can we ensure the voices of working women are heard loud and clear in the chaotic Brexit process?
TUESDAY 6 MARCH 6-8.30pm
DISKUS CENTRE, UNITE HOUSE,
128 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8TN
128 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8TN
SPEAKERS:
Bernadette MacAliskey – Irish socialist and community campaigner: on the significance of Brexit for the trade unions and socialists in Ireland and the impact on the Irish border.
Marina Prentoulis – London representative of Greek socialist party Syriza: on the impact and significance of Brexit for the European left and trade unions (especially those in Greece).
(Our international speakers will also talk about how working women in the British trade unions can continue to collaborate in a Europe-wide fight against austerity and develop a joint programme to fight on for a Europe fit for working people.)
Dr Veronika Wagner – Doctors in Unite: on the development of “internal borders” in the NHS and the impact of Brexit on the NHS workforce.
Cassandra Geary – young car worker on the Vauxhall Luton Van production line - about the effects of Brexit on the car industry.
Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson - Director, UK Women’s Budget Group: a network of leading feminist economists, researchers, policy experts and campaigners committed to achieving a more gender equal future.
Men welcome, refreshments provided.
Saturday 10 February 2018
Join our leafletting and recruitment drive!
Redbridge Trades Union Council celebrates “Heart Unions” week with a
leafleting and recruitment drive.
Meet 13:00 Tuesday 13 February
outside The General Havelock, 229 High Road Ilford IG1 1NE (Corner of High Road and Hainault Road).
Join us to build the trade Union movement in Redbridge!
Free South Korean Union leader!
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Redbridge Trades Union Council banner joined TUC protest at South Korean London embassy 9 February 2018
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As the world turned its attention to the Winter Olympics starting in South Korea last Friday, a delegation of trade unionists met with officials at the South Korean embassy to call for an end to the imprisonment and violation of rights of trade unionists.
In 2016, over 585 Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) officers and members were arrested for protesting regressive labour reforms under the former Park Geun-hye government.
The ex-president of the KCTU, Han Sang-gyun, has been imprisoned for nearly two years for exercising his democratic right to freedom of association and peaceful assembly.
And the ex-General Secretary of KCTU, Lee Young-joo, has had criminal charges brought against her for organising the People’s Mass Mobilisation protest in November 2015.
South Korea has a history of systematic abuse of trade unionists with many of its leading companies such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai, involved in union-busting activity. It was included in the International Trade Union Confederation's 2017 Global Rights Index as one of the ten worst countries in the world for working people.
TUC President Sally Hunt said:
“The Winter Olympics will be a wonderful showcase of Korean culture. But there’s a dark side to the country for working people. South Korean workers have been arrested and locked up simply for peacefully protesting their right to fair treatment at work.
“The Korean government must recognise the right for workers to organise as trade unions to protect their interests. The world is watching their abuses, and we are demanding justice and freedom for Han Sang-gyun and Lee Young-joo.”
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| UK college lecturers' union leader Sally Hunt had a message for South Korean diplomats on behalf of TUC |
Monday 5 February 2018
UK brimming with love for Trump? NHS campaigners not so sure ...
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| Some big campaign groups formed the backbone of the march |
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| The thousands of marchers assembled outside University College Hospital, London |
A visitor from the US interviews marchers on the 3 February 2018 Health Campaigns United demonstration in London. Makes interesting listening!
UK Brimming with love for Trump?
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