March 2019

Secretary’s Report March 2019

Wolverhampton, Bilston & District TUC www.wolvestuc.org.uk info@wolvestuc.org.uk

 

apply for volunteer places at music festivals working with us by 19th March 2019 see www.wolvestuc.org.uk (still awaiting list of festivals for 2019 offered)

Thursday 21st March new UNITE Regional Secretary Annmarie Kilcline will speak @8pm unite office, delegate meeting from 7-15pm

Wolves PSC: Fri 22 March film, Friends meeting House 7pm for 7-30start wv14pr and Sat 23^rd March 10-12 Qu Sq HSBC arms protest

Sat 30 March celebrate Bus pass 10-12noon Queens square

Rouse, Ye Women! Folk ballad about mary macarthur and the women chainmakers Tuesday 9th april 7.30pm – Newhampton Arts Wolverhampton

Thursday 18th April WB&DTUC Delegate meeting starts 7-15pm with speaker @8pm Dr Francisco Domínguez National Secretary Venezuela Solidarity Campaign

Wolverhampton Workers’ memorial Day will be Sunday 28th April 12.30pm at the Workers’ Memorial Day Tree, Cenotaph, St Peters Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TS everyone welcome, wreaths and trade union banners too

Wednesday 1st May doors open 6-45pm (25^th event) Pegasus Banqueting Suite, Jackson Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton WV6 0QQ Headline act: Attila the Stockbroker, political punk poet

Motion from last delegate meeting ‘Political Policing’ has been sent to Midlands TUC and the Midlands Trades Council conference on Saturday 18^th May

 

Tinplate workers plaque re-dedicated – Graham Dodd branch secretary of Wolverhampton Craft branch of Community union and Wolverhampton Council Leader Roger Lawrence, on Fri 15 Feb 2019 were joined by Labour councillors, all the Wolverhampton MPs and delegates from Wolverhampton, Bilston and District Trades Union Council to rededicated and unveil the plaque in its new prominent position in the ground floor Canteen of the Civic Centre.

Thanks to branches that have re-affiliated so far for 2019: ASLEF, Community W’ton Craft, Musicians Union, NEU, RMT, UNISON Wolverhampton City, UNITE WM6150, UNITE W’ton Homes. Urgent request for branches to re-affiliate asap, thanks