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The Pensions Fight Continues - Strike on March 28th

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The pensions fight is still on. Despite some unions signing up to the Con-Dem government's 'Heads of Agreement', and seemingly conceding on the three major issues of paying more, working longer, and worse pensions, many unions have rejected the 'deal', and have announced plans to strike on 28th March.

Strike!

PSC, NUT and UCU have all agreed to this date, as have the EIS teachers union in Scotland. Meanwhile, Unite is balloting its members in the Health scheme, and the FBU are talking about balloting its members, and joining the strike, having rejected a separate deal with the employers.

Organise!

PTUC are committed to supporting the unions and workers on strike on 28th March. The pensions dispute is key not just to defend workers rights in retirement, but also in forging a unity and militancy to halt the tide of austerity and cuts, and instead present the case for an alternative, based on on providing descent public services and jobs.

PTUC have called a march and rally on 28th March - more details will be published following discussions with the striking unions, and we call on all of our supporters to take the day off & join the fight. 

Private Sector

Although the media like to present the pensions fight as Public Sector verses Private Sector, workers at Unilever have forced their management into talks. Unilever announced the closure of their final salary pension scheme, but union members in Unite, GMB and Usdaw thought otherwise, and after two rounds of immensely well supported strike action have forced Unilever (profits £2.1 billion in in the first half of 2011) to accept talks at arbitration service ACAS.

Victory at Unilever would be a massive step forward, setting a precedent for defending pensions in the private sector.

 

 

Don't Attack Iran public meeting

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Don’t Attack Iran!

The Guardian (17/2/12) offers the clearest indications yet that the US will support Israel in an open attack on Iran: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/17/us-officials-iran-sanctions-military-action

This would destabilise the Middle East and will end in disaster. http://www.stopwar.org.uk/index.php/the-war-addicts-cant-kick-the-habit-an-attack-on-iran-must-be-stopped

The Stop the War Coalition, supported nationally by 18 trade unions, has called for protest action to raise the issues and stop any military action. http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament backs the call to prevent the potential of a fresh nuclear proliferation, and a dangerous Cold War in the Middle East: http://www.cnduk.org/media/item/1322-but-what-about-israeli-nukes-mr-browne?

Plymouth Trades Union Council is sponsoring a series of events demanding the US, UK or Israel “Don’t Attack Iran! https://www.facebook.com/groups/98356176420/

Help us Petition Plymouth next Saturday, 25th February, 12 Noon to 2pm at the Sundial, Armada Way, and build our Public Meeting on Wednesday 29th February 2012, 7pm at the Quaker House, 74 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6LF.

Please download and distribute as widely as possible the meeting flyer below:

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Next Meeting

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Next Meeting

The next PTUC meeting will be:

Tuesday 7th February

7pm

at

171 Armada Way (corner of Mayflower Street)

Park on Sainsbury's Roof (not underneath) and walk across pelican crossing the corner shop in front of you is 171 - we'll be just inside.

Download the agenda and minutes of last meeting here.

 

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Victory for Sparks!

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Electricians have won an important victory in their fight against a group of the major construction contractors, forcing Balfour Beatty to back down.

A group of 7 of the leading construction firms withdrew from the JIB national agreements, and set up their own BENSA grouping, attempting to smash national terms and conditions, and cut wages by 35%!

Electricians at some of the major sites in London and across Britain organised themselves, and led a campaign against these brutal attacks, with demonstrations and walkouts. As the momentum and disruption grew, so did the rank and file organisation, with the establishment of a National Rank & File committee to organise the fight.

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Plymouth Fightback Meeting 24th January

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Notice: Plymouth Fightback Against the Cuts public meeting next Tuesday night, 24th January, 7pm at the Transitions Centre, 171 Armada Way (Opposite the Armada Centre, Mayflower Street – knock to enter!).

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