next WB&DTUC meeting

online Zoom delegate Meeting

Thursday 21st October 2021

starts 7-15pm visitors welcome as observers

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Better Buses

Midlands TUC has been working with bus unions and the TUC Pensioners Network over recent months around campaigning for better buses.

This has led to us producing our bus activist campaign pack. https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-05/Bus%20Activist%20campaign%20pack_0.pdf

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Right to Food

Sarah Woolley, General Secretary of BFAWU, the Bakers' Union spoke at our July 2021 meeting

BFAWU Right to Food reporthttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1h_FU55hhDyVrCiocEsoJDklb1DYvqAkM/view

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Wolverhampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Chapel Ash protest Mon 14 June against UK arms sales used by Israel to kill Palestinians

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British arms exports to Israel

Latest UK exports to Israel include: 

aerial target equipment, high power RF weapon systems, sniper rifles, and components for for targeting equipment, artillery ammunition, combat aircraft, combat helicopters. Any of which could be being used currently against Palestinians.

 Government figures for arms exports to Israel and all countries (are released six months or so behind)

latest:

October-December 2020 Britain exported £3,562,765 direct arms sales to Israel and £342,539  for re-export

July-September 2020  Britain exported £9,798,264 direct arms sales to Israel and £353,887 for re-export

Apr-June 2020 Britain exported £5,623,205 direct arms sales to Israel and £495,188  for re-export

Jan-Mar 2020 Britain exported £8,795,749 direct arms sales to Israel and £1,959,211 for re-export

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research into Wolverhampton/Staffordshire connection to slavery and the slave trade

Aug21 we have appointed a researcher Angelina Osbourne to the

Research project

The Wolverhampton, Bilston & District Trades Union Council is seeking a researcher to undertake some initial research into Wolverhampton/Staffordshire connection to slavery and the slave trade. This project stems from the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Black History in schools

following Patrick Vernon's talk to Wolverhampton TUC, we worked with Wolverhampton Council to get a copy in each of Wolverhampton's 110 schools and libraries. 

Year 7 students Nobelo Phuthi, Landis Osagiede and Anamika Tura receive Colton Hills Community School's copy of 100 Great Black Britons from Councillor Dr Michael Hardacre, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills and Nick Kelleher, Secretary of the Wolverhampton, Bilston and District Trades Union Council.

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Trade unionists: Let's vaccinate Britain

Let's vaccinate Britain - time for trade union members to step up.

The way we get out of this pandemic is to get everyone vaccinated as soon as possible. That’s how we make sure workplaces are safe and get the chance to start rebuilding our country.

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Is your workplace COVID-Secure? Help test a new TUC risk assessment website

Can you help us test and develop a new TUC website to keep workers safe as our workplaces start up again after lockdown?

Union campaigning won a new government duty on employers to conduct Covid-Secure risk assessments if they have more than 5 staff. The guidance says they should also publish these on their websites if they have 50 staff.

But as there’s no central directory reporting on them, very few employers so far are publishing them, and we fear many are ignoring their duties altogether.

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Trades Union Councils' Online Conference Report – June 2021

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Your legal right to a safe place of work

Your employer is obliged under the law to provide you with a safe place of work.

current national lockdown rules in force across the UK: You may only leave your home for work if you cannot reasonably work from home.

Employers expected to "take every possible step"to make this happen.

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NATIONAL STRIKE BY GMB MEMBERS AT BRITISH GAS

OVER ‘FIRE & REHIRE’ CUTS IN PAY 

Already 43 days strike action over 9 months

Loyal workers have been provoked into this strike by CEO of profitable company and now they will make their voices heard, says GMB Union 

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