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SUMMARY:2024 National Black Members Conference (Brighton)
DESCRIPTION:UNISON’s National Black Members Self-Organised Group Committee has agreed to hold a National Black Members Self-Organised Group Conference from 1.00pm Friday 19th January to 12.30pm Sunday 21st January 2024.  
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/2024-national-black-members-conference-brighton/
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SUMMARY:Marking 40 years since the ban on trade union rights at GCHQ & the union fightback
DESCRIPTION:Forty years ago Margaret Thatcher’s government announced its decision to impose a total ban on trade union membership at Government Communication Headquarters\, (GCHQ). Staff were ordered to resign their membership or face dismissal – 14 refused to do so and were sacked. For more than 13 years\, a small group of GCHQ staff and unions campaigned for the right to belong to a union\, which was restored in 1997. \nThis event will remember the historic campaign\, consider the importance of trade union rights today and the current attacks by the Tory government on workers’ rights. \nSpeakers: \nMartin Cavanagh\, PCS national deputy president \nCllr James Lewis\, leader of Leeds City Council \nKate Haigh\, former activist in GCHQ campaign \nLiz Blackshaw\, TUC regional secretary \nGaz Jackson\, RMT regional organiser \nChair\, Jane Aitchison\, Leeds TUC president
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/marking-40-years-since-the-ban-on-trade-union-rights-at-gchq-the-union-fightback/
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SUMMARY:MVM North London Roadshow - Golders Green
DESCRIPTION:We are going to Golders Green because Finchley and Golders Green is a swing seat MVM will target in it General Election campaign this year. \nGolders Green is on the Northern line Edgware branch via Camden Town and Kings Cross Buses H1 H2 N5 13 83 102 139 183 210 240 245 260 268 460 631 go to Golders Green. \nGolders Green in the vicinity of the Clock Tower at the cross roads by the station632A Finchley RoadNW11 7RRLondon \nWe will be handing out leaflets and speaking to locals. And we will also have Badges\, Car Stickers\, Bag & Case Stickers and Posters for supporters \nFor details contact David Brown on 07763 334128 or davidvital@talktalk.net \n  \n 
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/mvm-north-london-roadshow-golders-green/
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SUMMARY:Protect the right to strike march and rally
DESCRIPTION:Our workers rights are under attack again.\nJoin us at Montpellier Gardens\, Cheltenham at 12pm on Saturday 27 January. Celebrate our history. Protest against the government. Stand up for your rights. \nForty years ago – on 25th Jan 1984 – Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government attacked trade union rights at GCHQ. Union members were told to resign their membership or be sacked. After a long campaign marked by the fortitude of the workers and their families\, and the solidarity of the whole movement\, they were reinstated when an incoming Labour government repealed the ban. \nToday\, the government has passed laws that could restrict the right to strike for over five million workers.. The right to strike is a fundamental British liberty. We must defend it at all costs. \nWe have won before. We will win again. Join our march and rally on 27 January. \nThe TUC are supporting this march and rally\, which is organised by PCS South West. \nBan of trade unions at GCHQ and the union fightback\n40 years ago\, Margaret Thatcher’s government announced its decision to impose a total ban on trade union membership at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Staff were ordered to resign their membership or face dismissal – 14 refused to do so and were sacked. For more than 13 years\, a small group of brave GCHQ staff and their unions campaigned for the right to belong to a union\, commanding huge support throughout the labour movement. Marches regularly took place in Cheltenham – where many GCHQ staff are based – between 1984 and 1997. Their principled and sustained campaign ended in 1997\, when the Labour government overturned the ban on unions. Staff at GCHQ are now members of PCS. The right to organise collectively to protect people in and out of work is a fundamental human right. Come to our event to learn from the past and celebrate the trailblazing campaign to restore workers’ rights at GCHQ. \nThreats to union rights today\nThe fight for our union rights is not over. Last year\, the Tories launched their latest move to restrict workers’ rights\, introducing the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act. The law stipulates that when workers in certain sectors lawfully vote to strike\, they could be forced to attend work – and sacked if they don’t comply. This undemocratic new law could curtail the right to strike for 1 in 5 workers. This is the last thing our crumbling public services or our dedicated frontline workers need – these draconian laws will poison industrial relations and drag out disputes. Ministers are punishing paramedics and rail staff for daring to stand up for decent pay and better services. But make no mistake. We won’t stand by and let workers get sacked for defending their pay and conditions. And we won’t rest until this law has been repealed. Our message is loud and clear. The entire trade union movement will rally behind any worker who loses their fundamental right to strike. \nTimings and location\n12pm – gather at Montpellier Gardens \n12:30 – march departs through town centre to Pittville Park (approximately 1 hour walk) \n13:30 – rally in Pittville Park
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/protect-the-right-to-strike-march-and-rally/
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