December 2023
Delegate Minutes 21st December 2023
UNITE wins strike at ArcelorMittal
After 34 days of strikes management agreed to new pay talks at ArcelorMittal (Wednesfield) and (15-12-23) voted to accept a new backdated two year pay deal.
December 2023
Secretary’s Report + Wolverhampton Strike News ——————— Protect the Right to Strike: National TUC march and rally Saturday, January 27, 12noon Montpellier Gdns, Cheltenham decision to book a coach to […]
November 2023
Delegate Minutes Thursday 16th November 2023
a history of the GFTU
illustrated talk by Dr Edda Nicolson (21min)
Black History talk
Labour resistance to conditions of abject poverty found in rural Jamaica 100 years after Emancipation.
University strikes
UCU had to re-ballot to continue with further strike action over pay & conditions, but despite a 68% vote for continued strike action in November, the turnout fell just short […]
October 2023
Delegate Minutes
Stafford Roots out racism
date changed to Sunday 10 December @ Stafford Rangers ST16 3UF networking and solidarity event
TUC Midlands Equalities Conference
Sat 21 October 2023, 11.00 – 14.00, Unite the Union, 30 Jennens Rd, Birmingham, B7 4EH
October 2023
Secretary’s Report + Wolverhampton Strike News
September 2023
Delegate Minutes 21st September 2023; Wolverhampton, Bilston & District Trades Union Council.
£16million shortfall for Wolverhampton City Council next year
Freedom of Information request “What is your current predicted funding gap by the end of the financial year 2024/25?”
Protest the Tory Conference in Manchester
local coaches Sunday 1st Oct 2023
Trades Union Councils debated at Congress 2023
two debates on trades union councils at this year’s Trades Union Congress
September 2023
Secretary’s Report + Wolverhampton Strike News
Teachers’ strike ends
members of all teaching unions have voted to accept an increased offer of a 6.5% pay rise after the NEU’s campaign of industrial action.
July 2023
Delegate Minutes: Thursday 20th July