Tuesday 2 April, 7.00pm
Hackney is the 11th poorest borough in the country, and no wonder. A great many of the people who live here work in poorly paid sectors of the economy, such as care services and retail.
BECTU Ritzy Cinema
Saturday 7 June, strike action
BECTU’s Executive Committee has called for a boycott of Picturehouse Cinemas
FBU national
Unite and GMB at EDF
The SERTUC Executive Committee discussed promotion of the TUC’s national demonstration “Britain Needs a Pay Rise” on 18 October and agreed to produce an initial flyer for distribution to trade unions and trades councils
Download the PDF here: 18_October_Flyer
Unite the union’s members in these vital mental health services who are already on low pay, received an average pay cut of 15% less than two years ago, and are now being asked to take a further 14% cut to their pay! Skilled posts are proposed to be deleted in a service which is already stretched to the limit. Their employer, Look Ahead Care and Support, is notorious for taking on services and slashing staff terms and conditions and quality for the clients they are contracted to support, whilst raking in public money for lavish executive pay rises.
The most recently available accounts of Look Ahead show 12% growth, reserves of £61 million and a £60 K pay rise for their highest paid executive. Hackney Council’s money must be spent on ensuring decent, safe and properly staffed residential care for vulnerable members of our community, not running down services to satisfy corporate greed. Come down to the rally and show your support! On Thursday, June 12th at 3pm, Hackney Town Hall
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact:
Unite the Union Organiser Matthew Dore-Weeks on 07900160871 or senior shop steward Dominic Rollin on 0779552332.
HTUC is organising regular bi-monthly special open public meetings where we invite outside speakers to educate and inform delegates and others.
On Wednesday April 16th, the meeting will be on organising with low wage workers.
And we have speakers from two totally inspirational, ongoing and winning campaigns – Justice for Cleaners SOAS/SOAS Unison and Henry Chango Lopez of the IWGB branch will be speaking about the fantastic 3COSAS, Senate House, University of London, cleaners campaign.
The public meeting will start at 7.30pm, after the HTUC delegate meeting at 7pm.
The venue is, as always, Aspland and Marcon Community Hall, Amhurst Road, inbetween Hackney Central and Hackney Downs stations.
Please forward this to branch members and friends.
http://3cosascampaign.wordpress.com/ 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-For-Cleaners-SOAS/487787121252241
As you may know the NUT is taking national strike action on 26th March. We are fighting in defence of our pay, pension and conditions of service, in the context of a concerted attack by the coalition government and Michael Gove on the education service in this country. Gove’s wants to hand over our schools to the private sector, while rationing education more and more through his education ‘reforms’.
We see out fight as part of the larger fight to defend jobs and services against a government that is only interested in looking after the rich and greedy. Please support us, and join our picket lines:
There will be pickets from 7.30 onwards at:
B6, Lea Bridge roundabout
Clapton Academy
Stoke Newington School
And elsewhere
Members from Urswick school will be leafleting around the town hall
Please note our Unite LE1111 members in HCA will be striking for 3 days as of tomorrow over pay. We co-ordinated it with NUT strike action.
We’d welcome visits and support on picket lines in London & Manchester.
Full details of dispute – http://www.housingworkers.org.uk/readnews.html?con_id=55
Picket line info – http://www.housingworkers.org.uk/readnews.html?con_id=65
Hackney Support the NUT March 26th .. Picket Lines etc
“Support NUT Strike on 26th March
Dear comrades,
As you may know the NUT is taking national strike action on 26th March. We are fighting in defence of our pay, pension and conditions of service, in the context of a concerted attack by the coalition government and Michael Gove on the education service in this country. Gove’s wants to hand over our schools to the private sector, while rationing education more and more through his education ‘reforms’.
We see out fight as part of the larger fight to defend jobs and services against a government that is only interested in looking after the rich and greedy. Please support us, and join our picket lines:
There will be pickets from 7.30 onwards at:
B6, Lea Bridge roundabout
Clapton Academy
Stoke Newington School
And elsewhere
Members from Urswick school will be leafleting around the town hall”
hackney TUC 