SERTUC activities and events

SERTUC Pensioners Committee Seminar

Hold the date Friday 17 March at Congress House. With Alex Cunningham MP Shadow Pensions Minister and Neil Duncan-JordanNational Pensioners Convention. Register at sertuc@tuc.org.uk and more details soon.

SERTUC Creative Leisure Industries Committee Conference with Show Culture Some Love

Saturday 25 March at Congress House. Register at sertuc@tuc.org.uk and see the flyer here https://sertucresources.wordpress.com/sertuc-events/

Levellers Day 2017

·        Friday 19 May 2017 Levellers Night at the CWU’s education centre and Alvescot

·        Saturday 20 May 20117 Levellers Day commemoration, march and debate at the Burford Recreation Ground

Burston Strike School Rally 2017

Sunday 3 September 2017 – note the date now! First confirmed speaker: John Hendy QC

Workers’ Memorial Day events

Chelmsford trades council Friday 28 April

12.30pm at Central Park (near the lake and viaduct at the Memorial Tree). Speaker: Dan McCarthy NASUWT

Waltham Forest trades council Friday 28 April

·        1pm at Waltham Forest Town Hall with speakers from Unite, WF trades council, London Hazards Centre, NUT, Thompsons Solicitorswftradescouncil@gmail.com

·        5.45pm at Low Hall to remember the worker killed on the A406 a couple of years ago

·        After that: a commemoration to remember Marian Nemit, a building worker killed nearby

London details to come

Norwich details to come

May Day events

Bedford Monday 1 May details to come

Chelmsford Wednesday 3 May

A musical celebration with Robb Johnson and Rick Christian at the Asylum Club. With speakers and raffle. acoburn@blueyonder.co.uk

Ipswich Sunday 30 April details to come

London Monday 1 May details to come

Norwich details to come

Oxford details to come

Reading details to come

Southampton Monday 1 May

11am to 3pm in Palmeston Park. More details to come ellarobertanoyes@gmail.com

Southend Monday 1 May

12 noon High Street stall, 2pm music at O’Neill’s Rachel.heemskerk@gmail.com

Waveney details to come

Trade Union actions

PCS National Gallery protest

Monday 13 March 6pm Support the demand for last year’s agreement to be implemented. https://www.facebook.com/events/305401203196359/

TUC

New advice for H&S reps on workplace stress

A TUC/HSE publication https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/tacking%20workplace%20stress%20without%20edits.pdf

3 day course for TU admin and support staff

Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 April Manchester. To provide support staff with the understanding and skills required to effectively support their union’s organising strategies and campaigns https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/tuc-organising-academy-award-supporting-organising-course

Unionlearn ULR survey

Complete the short survey so unionlearn has a better idea of what you’re up to! https://www.unionlearn.org.uk/news/2017-union-learning-survey-now-open

Other actions/events

Orgreave Truth Justice Campaign Make some noise for justice Monday 13 March

2pm at the Home Office. Details here http://otjc.org.uk/make-some-noise-for-orgreave-13th-march-2017/

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