National Strike action: N30
November 30, 2011 06:00
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October 18, 2011 17:53
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N30
Following on from the J30 public sector strikes over 20 unions are preparing for a day of co-ordinated strike action on November 30th against pension cuts but also against cuts in general.
18th Nov update: Members of 24 unions – AEP, Aspect, AHDS, ATL, CSP, EIS, FDA, GMB, NAHT, Napo, Nipsa, NUT, PCS, Prospect, NASUWT, SCP, Siptu, SoR, TSSA, UCAC, UCATT, UCU and UNISON and Unite – have voted “Yes” to strike action. As many as 3 million workers could go on strike on November 30th in what promises be the biggest trade union mobilisation in a generation.
London Demo: Assemble 12 noon at Lincoln Inn Fields – march moves off at 1pm
Rally 2 pm Victoria Embankment (Horseguards Avenue – Westminster Bridge)
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Often strike action can be ignored by those in power but also the vast majority of workers not in unions or... directly affected by the issues. However this is different! The scale of strike action proposed cannot be ignored, though the government and pro-government media will attempt to divide and undermine the strike, it is vitally important therefore that we, rank & file union members, students, precarious workers & unemployed call for a mass show of solidarity for those taking strike action and to generalise the strike on Nov 30th.
From early morning pickets, direct actions, occupations & demonstrations - whatever you're into - lets all do it on Nov 30th and amplify the resistance to austerity.
See: http://www.n30strike.org
http://union-news.co.uk/tag/30th-november-strike/
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Additions
24 unions now joining in strike
Published: November 19, 2011 11:58
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update
NASUWT votes “Yes” for Nov 30th strike action
Members of NASUWT have voted overwhelmingly “Yes” to strike action on November 30th.
They voted 82% in favour of action, on a 40% turnout and become the 24th union to join the TUC’s Mass Day of Action over public sector pensions.
More than 220,000 teachers took part in the ballot, the first national ballot for industrial action in more than a decade.
http://union-news.co.uk/2011/11/nasuwt-votes-yes-for-nov-30th-strike-action/
Anarchists support the workers on N30
Published: November 24, 2011 18:44
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“Anarchists support the workers on N30.
November 30th is a huge display of workers’ anger.
The government’s austerity measures are hitting the working class, through wage freezes, cuts in benefits, local services & the NHS, fast rising unemployment rates, & redundancies, as well as the major reason for the November 30th strike action – the attack on pensions. Public sector workers will have to pay more into their pensions, work longer, & receive less when they eventually retire. In the private sector, some workers don’t even get a pension, while bankers and bosses have no financial worries & retire whenever they want. The pensions dispute isn’t about public sector versus private sector, it is about workers versus bosses. Future strike action needs to incorporate private as well as public sector workers.
Anarchists are workers & we are directly involved in workers’ struggle. It is incredibly exciting that so many workers are striking in solidarity at the same time. However, there is more to be done. Strike action needs to continue, but union leaders will not go far enough, channeling our anger & dissent into weak, tokenistic forms of protest. Striking unions have been balloted for discontinuous action, giving the option to stage multiple strikes. We need to make sure these strikes are as far reaching and militant as possible.
We strongly advocate solidarity action. The more workers involved, the more scared the government & bosses get. Our strength & safety is in numbers – public & private sector workers must be united in industrial action. The more who strike & support on November 30th, the more successful it will be, making future actions easier.
There are plenty of ways to keep up the pressure & the struggle, such as:
• Refusing to cross picket lines
• Strengthening picket lines by encouraging family members, non-unionised workers & the unemployed or retired to stand alongside striking workers & school/university students to walk out in solidarity with their teachers & lecturers
• Organising workplace meetings to build support for strike action
• Encouraging those who feel they can’t take part in directly supporting strike action (such as non-unionised workers or those in other sectors) to phone in sick on the day
• Sending solidarity delegations from picket lines to other workplaces
Anarchists support workers’ self-organisation & resistance. We can carry on the fight through mass assemblies & unite as a class to fight the attacks on our livelihoods.
Solidarity to all strikers & strike supporters on November 30th 2011“
Poster text:
“A Huge Display of Workers’ Anger
Anarchists Support the Workers on N30
• Don’t cross picket lines!
• Organise support for strike action in your workplace
• family members, students, non-unionised workers, unemployed
& retired people can help to strengthen picket lines
• encourage non-unionised or private sector workers to phone in sick
• Send solidarity delegations between picket lines & to other workplaces
Solidarity to all strikers & strike supporters on November 30th 2011“
https://lincolnundergroundcollective.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/november-30th-strike-flyer-poster/
Upcoming events feed
Details of strike day protests across UK
Aberdeen – 11am, assemble at the St. Nicholas Graveyard, Union Street, AB11 6BH. 12 noon, rally at Castlegate, Castle Street, AB11 5BB. 1.30pm, social gathering at the ATUC-Social Club, 13 Adelphi, AB11 5BL.
Bathgate – 10am-2pm rally at Fairway Hotel, EH48 1BA.
Barnsley – 10am, demonstration in Churchfield road, S70 2JT. 10.30am, rally at YMCA, Blucher Street, S70 1AP.
Belfast - noon, four feeder marches assemble at: Central Railway Station, Bridge Street, BT1 3PB; Mater Hospital, Crumlin Road, BT14 7AB; Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, BT12 6BA; City Hospital, Lisburn Rd, Belfast, County Antrim BT9 7ER. They will march to a rally at 1pm at Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square, BT1 5GS.
Birmingham - 12.30pm, assemble for march and rally at the National Indoor Arena, King Edwards Road, B1 2AA.
Bolton - 11.30am, rally at Victoria Square, BL1 1RU. 12.30pm march to Derby Ward Labour Club, Deane Road, BL3 5AH, for rally at 1pm.
Bradford - 11am, rally at Centenary Square, BD1 1HY.
Brighton – 11.30am, assemble at Victoria Gardens, BN2 1UG. March to The Level, BN1 4SB, for rally at 1pm.
Bristol - 11am, assemble at College Green, BS1 5TA. March to Castle Park, Castle Street, BS1 3XD.
Cardiff - noon, assemble at Cathays Park, CF10 3AT, for march to a rally at 1pm at the SWALEC stadium, Sophia Gardens, CF11 9XR.
Chester - noon, assemble at Castle Drive, CH1 1SL for march to Guildhall, Watergate Street, CH1 2LA, stopping at the Chester Cross junction, CH1 1PD, at 1pm for a protest.
Derry - 1pm, rally at the Peace Bridge over the River Foyle.
Dumfries – 10am, rally outside the Council Offices, English street, DG1 2DD. 10.45am, indoor rally at the Cairndale Hotel, English St, DG1 2DF.
Dundee – noon, assemble at the west gate of Dudhope Park, DD1 5RE. March to rally in City Square, DD1 3BA for 12.30pm.
Edinburgh - 11.30am, assemble outside Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA.
Falkirk - noon, St Martha's Hall, Hope Street, FK1 5AT.
Glasgow – 12.30pm, march assembles Shuttle Street, G1 1QA. 1.15pm, rally at Barrowlands Ballroom, 244 Gallowgate, G4 0TT.
Glenrothes - 10.30am, rally outside Fife House, North Street, KY7 9TB.
Halifax - 10am, assemble at Town Hall, Crossley Street, HX1 1UJ.
Hastings – 11.30am, assemble at Hastings Pier, 34 White Rock, TN34 1JY, before marching to the Town centre. Rally, to take place after the march, in Robertson Street, TN34 1H; between Debenhams and the Havelock public house.
Huddersfield - 10.30am, assemble at St George's Square, HD1 1JA, march around the town centre followed by a rally.
Hull – 11am, rally at the Queen’s Gardens, Paragon Street, HU1 3NA.
Inverness – 12 noon, short march and rally at Mercure Hotel, Church Street, IV1 1QY.
Leeds - noon, rally outside the Art Gallery, The Headrow, LS1 5RG.
Leicester – 12.30pm, rally at The Athena, Queen Street, LE1 1QD.
Liverpool - 11.30am, assemble at Derby Square L2 9XW. March to 1pm rally outside St George's Hall, St George's Place, L1 1JJ.
London - noon, assemble at Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3PE. March to the Victoria Embankment, WC2N 6NU, for a rally at 2pm.
Maidstone – 1pm, rally at County Hall, ME14 1XD.
Manchester - 11am, assemble at Liverpool Road, M3 4JR, and march to a rally at 12.30pm in Whitworth Park, Oxford Road, M15 6ER.
Milton Keynes – noon, assemble at Campbell Park, MK9 3FZ. Rally at noon outside the Civic Offices, Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ.
Motherwell - noon, rally at North Lanarkshire council building, Windmillhill Street, ML1 1AB.
Nottingham – 12.30pm, rally at The Albert Hall, North Circus Street, NG1 5AA.
Rotherham – 10am, assemble at Rotherham Town Hall, Moorgate Street, S60 2RB. 10.30am, march to rally in All Saints Square, S60 1QX.
Salford - 11.30am, assemble at Bexley Square to march to rally in Manchester. M3 6BZ.
Sheffield - 11am, rally at the Peace Gardens, Pinstone Street,S1 2HH.
Telford – 12.30pm, rally at Cordingley Hall, Wellington Road, TF2 8JS.
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