Secretary’s Report + Wolverhampton Strike News
next Wolverhampton Bilston & District T.U.Council meeting
Thursday 19th October
delegate meeting starts @ 7-15pm visitors welcome – speakers from UNITE AcelorMital strike and history of the GFTU
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Agenda https://wolvestuc.org.uk/next-wbdtuc-meeting/
Minutes of last meeting https://wolvestuc.org.uk/category/wbdtuc/wolves-tuc/
Secretary report https://wolvestuc.org.uk/category/wbdtuc/secretary/
£16million shortfall for Wolverhampton City Council next year https://wolvestuc.org.uk/16million-shortfall-for-wolverhampton-city-council-next-year/
UNITE AcelorMittal (Unite WM6150) steelworkers have already taken 8 days strike action over pay.
Further pickets 6-30am to 12noon @Strawberry Lane, off Neachells La. Wednesfield, WV13 3SE on:
October 19th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 30th, 31st
November 3rd, 7th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th
December 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th
Also, Altrad Tipton Site – Unite Industrial Action (already 8 strike days)
Babcock site at Birmingham New Road, Tipton DY4 8JP
Commencing at 08:00 hours and concluding at 16:00 hours on:
16th, 17th, 23rd,24th, 30th, 31st October
6th, 7th ,13th, 14th, 21st, 22nd, 27th and 28th November
5th and 12th December
ASLEF Train drivers’ union took two days of strike action and an overtime ban earlier this month whilst the government refuses to allow talks on pay rise.
Protest the Tory Conference in Manchester Sunday 1st Oct – the whole Wolves TUC EC attended the protest along with a number of delegates
Campaign Against the Arms Trade
Stop the arms fair in Telford Thursday 2 November DAY OF ACTION
Telford will be playing host to the SDSC Arms Fair in November. This arms fair (then called 3CDSE) was chased out of Malvern by strong protests by a coalition of groups from Quakers, CAAT, XR, STWC and others.
It focuses on equipment for special forces soldiers, and has in previous years involved arms companies like BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, and Elbit Systems.
Join the resistance by contacting stopsdsc@gmail.com
join at any point during the day for as long or as briefly as you are able.
We’re also interested in making the presence as vibrant as possible, so speakers and performers would be very welcome.
8.45am Gathering at Southwater Square (Between Travelodge and “First Point Telford”)
9-9.15am proceed to TIC entrance have visible presence as arms fair delegates arrive. Bring your banners.
10.00am Speeches and other offering (We invite suggestions and recommendations for a diversity of voices. Poetry, music)
11am Move to the Town Park place for lunch and public gathering. We will also offer leaflets to visitors to Southwater and the Town Park
1.30pm- 2pm Quaker Meeting for Worship
2pm Invitation for interfaith, community and global voices to share opposition to the arms fair
3.30pm Move back to the TIC entrance to maintain a visible protest as delegates depart
It is with regret that delegates learnt of the death of Caroline Crolley on 25th July. She had been a UNITE full time official for the last 31 years, who was based in the Wolverhampton office and part of UNITE WM6150 branch.
We had worked with her on Workers’ Memorial Day and the White Ribbon Domestic violence campaign and many delegates had been lucky enough to work with her in the TGWU, Amicus and UNITE paid tribute to her at our last meeting.