North East Shop Stewards Network

Posted on Friday, 18th November 2011 by admin2

30 November – Whitehaven 12.00 noon, Castle Park, Whitehaven 30 November – Carlisle Wednesday 30 November-, 12:00- Carlisle Cross, Old Town Hall, Carlisle See: http://falseeconomy.org.uk/nov30/uk/all See: http://pensionsjustice.org.uk/ SEE BELOW for Berwick, Tyneside and Middlesbrough

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Posted on Thursday, 17th November 2011 by admin2

Union % for strikes and % turnout Unite 75 31 See: http://www.unitetheunion.org/resources/pensions/protecting_pensions_for_our_pu/unite_public_sector_pensions_b.aspx NAPO 83 45 Unite 75 31 INTO (teachers’ union, Northern Ireland) 87 44 GMB 84 33 Ucatt 83 27 Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCP) 85 52 Society of Radiographers (SOR) 84 58 FDA 81 54 Prospect 75 52 Association of Educational Psychologists [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Posted on Wednesday, 16th November 2011 by admin2

Berwick 11.00am, Town Centre, outside Guildhall, Berwick See: http://www.spanglefish.com/berwicktradesunioncouncil/forthcomingevents.asp Middlesbrough march and rally 12:30pm, Assemble at Bottle of Notes, near Central Library, Middlesbrough, for march to rally at Binns corner Contact Alan: alanthetadpole@yahoo.co.uk Tyneside march and rally 10:30am, Assemble at Gateshead Civic Centre, Regent Road, Gateshead, for march to rally at Spiller’s Wharf, Newcastle, at 12 noon. [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Posted on Thursday, 10th November 2011 by admin2

The funeral of Val Duncan, an active trade unionist and former Secretary of the North East labour History Society, will be at 1.30pm on Friday 9 November at Tynemouth Crematorium, Walton Avenue, Tynemouth NE29.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Posted on Friday, 4th November 2011 by admin2

UCU this week welcomed the halting of the merger between Northumberland College and Newcastle College Group (NCG) but warned serious questions remained over NCG’s commitment to education in the region. Leaked papers revealed that NCG was planning to sell off campuses in two of Northumberland’s most deprived areas. UCU regional official, Iain Owens, said: “We [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)