September 2017

Secretary’s Report SEPTEMBER 2017 Wolverhampton, Bilston & District TUC

National Demonstration – Sunday 1 October

Tories Out | No More Austerity | Scrap the Pay Cap
For Decent Health, Homes, Jobs & Education

Assemble: 12:00pm, Castlefield Arena, Rice Street, Manchester – March to the Conference Centre. This is the main event in the week which coincides with the opening of the Conservative Party conference.

book now free Wolverhampton transport by UNITE THE UNION
9-45am Sun 1^st Oct Pipers Row, Wolverhampton WV1 3JY (opposite Wulfrun Hotel)

All West Midlands coaches will drop off at: Assembly Point: 12pm Castle Field Arena, Rice Street, Manchester – march to the Conference Centre
all COACHES TO RETURN AT 4.30PM FROM MANCHESTER

To book a place(s), please contact Surjit Chohan on 0121 553 6051, or email her at surjit.chohan@unitetheunion.org. Please give: Full name, Union/Organisation, Contact number (preferably mobile), Pickup point, i.e. Wolverhampton etc. Number of place(s)

Aug 2017: Fascist Britain First group (the group linked to the murder of Jo Cox MP) tweeted about a national mobilisation of a ‘ Day of Action’ which Wolves TUC found out about with less than 24hrs notice but called an anti-fascist mobilisation along with Black Country UAF and passers by joined to to make it know they were not welcome. We made front page Ex&Star Wolverhampton, Bilston & District TUC has written to The Wolverhampton Chief Superintendent complaining of the way police were directed to act on the day – still not had response.

• Union Reps Stage 1 10 x Mondays from 18 Sept 2017

  Health & Safety Stage 1 9 am – 4 pm 10 x Tuesdays from 19 Sept

  at Shrewsbury College & GMB Offices, Hanley Stoke on Trent 01743 342531 mikee@shrewsbury.ac.uk Courses will only take place in Wolverhampton if sufficient demand.

  Our response is in the July minutes see www.wolvestuc.org.uk

Anthony Molloy, Chair of the Labour Land Campaign is speaking about Land Value Taxation at our meeting of Thurs 19 October 2017