WB&D TUC Secretary’s Report for May 2024
GMB G4S security staff on strike in a national pay dispute were forced to protest outside Wolverhampton Jobcentre 7th, 8th and 13th May whilst colleagues scabbed. 70% are on minimum wage. Some of our delegates and ASLEF strikers supported their picket.
Next pickets 8:30-10:30am Monday 20th May, Tuesday 28th May and Wednesday 29th May.
Delegates also supported the ASLEF picket line on 8th May as their pay dispute from 2022 continues.
Wolverhampton Workers’ Memorial Day you can hear recordings of this year’s speeches at https://wolvestuc.org.uk/wmday/
Wolverhampton May Day you can hear recordings of this year’s speeches at https://wolvestuc.org.uk/wolverhampton-workers-day-may-day-wednesday-1st-may-2024/
2024 affiliations to Wolverhampton TUC: ASLEF, CWU, FBU, Musicians Union, RMT, UCU University, UNISON City of Wolverhampton, UNISON Staffordshire, UNISON Sandwell, UNITE WM/6150, UNITE WM515 Community, UNITE WM5203, UNITE LE/372
We have a stall at the Chainmakers’ festival – volunteers to help on the stall welcome
PSC lobby of Wolverhampton councillors
Video of last month’s talk by by Kerry Cassidy, member of ASLEF’s Women’s Representative Committee and train driver at Great Western Railways explaining Paid and Unpaid leave https://wolvestuc.org.uk/paid-and-unpaid-leave-rights/
Derby TUC and Midlands TUC are organising the annual Silk Mill festival https://wolvestuc.org.uk/annual-silk-mill-march-rally/