WB&D TUC Secretary’s Report for March 2024

new ASLEF strike dates: on Friday 5 April Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains, East Midlands Railway, and Cross Country picket in Wolverhampton railway station from 8-30am to 1pm

WOLVERHAMPTON – STOP BANKING ON BARCLAYS

Join us (again) on Saturday 23 March 11am – 1pm
OUTSIDE BARCLAYS BANK Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1DS
Barclays Bank holds over £1 billion in shares, and provides over £3 billion in loans and underwriting to 9 companies whose weapons, components, and military technology are being used by Israel in its attacks on Palestinians.

Sat 30 March to book seats @ £10 call 07973345493 leaves 7-45am Falkand St Coach Park WV1 1NT also Walsall pick up 8am. Leaves London at 3pm – sponsored by Wolverhampton PSC

2024 affiliations to Wolverhampton TUC so far received from UNISON Sandwell + ASLEF, FBU, Musicians Union, UCU University, UNISON City of Wolverhampton, UNISON Staffordshire, UNITE WM6150, UNITE LE/372 – please chase up your branches and contacts.

Wolverhampton Workers’ Memorial Day – Sunday 28th April 2024 12.30pm at the Workers’ Memorial Day Tree, Cenotaph, St Peters Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TS ~ all welcome https://wolvestuc.org.uk/wmday/

Request to branches from the Wolverhampton May Day Committee:
It is 30 years now since we starting holding Workers’ Day celebration on 1st May each year. We are seeking donations to fund this year’s event. £1,100 of this year’s £2,000 budget raised so far from UNITE

from 1st April 2024 the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage will be paid from the age of 21 years at £11.44/hour full details https://wolvestuc.org.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates-increase/

West Midlands Pension Fund protesters against the investment in firms involved with the genocide in Gaza. Letters still being sent to the Committee, which should include observers from UNITE(2), UNISON and GMB {only one TU observer there and less than half of the councillors elected and paid to sit on Committee turned up. See https://wolvestuc.org.uk/wolverhampton-palestine-solidarity-campaign/