June 2024

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WB&D TUC Secretary’s Report for JUNE 2024

GMB G4S security staff on strike @ Wolverhampton Jobcentre in a national pay dispute – nearly 70 per cent of the security guards, are now only paid the minimum wage. Further strike action planned by GMB for a full week of strikes from Monday 17th June to Sunday 23rd June GMB Job Centre security staff strike

Delegates supported the RMT Caterers’ picket line on 7th June in response to Avanti West Coast’s cuts to jobs, enforced overtime and the implementation of new rosters that have led to significant stress and exhaustion among employees. RMT Caterers’ strike

CANCELLED Chainmakers’ festival 2024 due to election, maybe to be reheld in September

Video of last month’s talk by Andrew Maybury on the difficulties of organising migrant workers in the care sector https://youtu.be/V8haDsueyPc

PSC meet 9-15am Wed 19 June @ main entrance to civic centre Wolverhampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign

also see briefing How the West Midlands councils invest in Israeli weaponry, manufacturing and equipment used to bomb Gaza

Oh Jeremy Corbyn – The Big Lie”,  now freely available online

29 June Mansfield NUM event from 6pm £15 inc food tickets from numnottsarea@hotmail.co.uk

2024 affiliations to Wolverhampton TUC: ASLEF, CWU, FBU, Musicians Union, NEU, RMT, UCU University, UNISON City of Wolverhampton, UNISON Staffordshire, UNISON Sandwell, UNITE WM/6150, UNITE WM515 Community, UNITE WM5203, UNITE LE/372, UNITE WM/7132 (Buses)