November 30th strike details
All three feeder marches will assemble at 13:30, and are organised according to different groups.
- Education workers and students assemble at Harburton Mead, Off Marston Road
- Healthworkers assemble at Corner Gipsy Lane/London Road
- Council workers and civil servants assemble at Manzil Way, Cowley Road
These feeder marches will converge on the Plain in Cowley for the main march assembly at 14:00
The is an assembly point at 14:30 at Carfax Tower for disabled people who want to join the main march.
There will be rallies in the outlying satellite towns of Banbury, Witney, Eynsham, Didcot, Abingdon, Thame, Wheatley, coaches will accompany people from these rallies to the main march in Oxford, timings for these are as follows:
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Didcot & Abingdon
- 11:50 depart from Harwel
- 11:55 pick up at Didcot community hospital
- 12:00 pick up at Didcot rail station
- 12:15 pick up at Abingdon Town Council, Abbey Close
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Witney & Eynsham
- 12:15 depart from the bus stop outside Cameron's office, Witney
- 12:30 pick up at Bartholomew School, Eynsham
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Banbury & Biecester
- 12:00 depart from Banbury Town Hall, Bridge St, OX16 5QB
- 12:30 pick up at Bicester North Rail Station
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Thame & Holton
- 12:15 depart from Lord Williams School, (Oxford Rd site), Thame
- 12:40pm pick up at Wheatley Park School, Holton
The main Oxford rally will be finishing around 17:00 in Broad street. Coaches will be returning between 17:30 and 18:00
To book seats contact Julie from the Anti-Cuts Alliance on 07890081211
There are also local rallies at 11:00 in:
- Abingdon Market Place, Abingdon
- Banbury Town Hall, Bridge St, Banbury
- Church Green, Witney (including a short march to David Cameron's office)
Community and Youth Workers to strike on November 1st
On November 1st the Unite Community and Youth Workers section will hold another day of strike action. They will be rallying outside Oxfordshire County Council in protest at plans to shut down several youth centres and replace some with 'hubs' staffed by volunteers.
Thanks to recent action by the union the county council conceeded that the position of 'youth worker' still requires relevant qualifications so it will be difficult for them to employ unqualified, unpaid volunteers.
Nevertheless, as Mike Beal reports, about 80 jobs are still "at risk" from the government's 'Big Society' initiative. The rally will start at 8:30 in the morning, at the beginning of a full meeting of the county council, and ending when the council closes session.
Nov 30! All Out for Pensions!
In response to the government's attacks on pensions, a number of public sector unions have announced their intention to ballot for co-ordinated strike action on November 30th. This will be the largest joint union action in decades, with the intention of persuading the government to rethink its attack on pensions.
In order to make the campaign as successful as possible, the unions involved are working for the greatest possible co-ordination. In order to further this co-operation and co-ordination, Oxford & District TUC is holding an open meeting on Tuesday 4th October (7.30pm, Oxford Town Hall) with representatives of the unions involved in the action. The purpose of the meeting is to outline the issues involved in the campaign and discuss how best it can be supported by members of the local community.
Please join us to help prevent these attacks and to campaign for decent pensions for all!
Demonstrate Against Sotheby's
At Sotheby's Auction House in New York, a group of 40 workers - mostly people of color - have been locked out of their jobs by an institution that caters to the decadence of the world's richest families, individuals and corporations; and, whose Board of Directors includes the likes of James Murdoch. For more information about the lock out, which has passed the 60th day, visit www.
Sotheby's hired the notorious union busting law firm, Jackson Lewis, to master mind their strategy. Their wealthy clientele sit on the boards of museums, ballet companies and operas. These favorite "charities"
controlled by New York's elite also serve as tax shelters while legitimate providers of government social services are being cut. One in five New Yorkers live in poverty and the number is even more dramatic for families of color.
Ruskin Blacklisting Meeting
Ruskin College
BA ILTUS Guest Speaker Series
Friday 7th October 2011, 7-9pm
Stoke House, Headington
Darren O'Grady from the Blacklist Support Group - speaking on the experiences of blacklisted trade union activists in the construction industry.
‘Blacklisting not just a UK problem’
‘The secret blacklist files (up to 49 pages long) contain appalling levels of personal intrusion with sensitive information including; names, addresses, national insurance number, work history, medical history, press-cuttings, union meetings attended, speeches made, political affiliations’
For more information contact Tracy Walsh, BA ILTUS Programme Co-ordinator, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
