New Unionism: a reading list
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Frederick Engels on the English working class in 1844 and in 1892:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1892/07/21.htm
General background on New Unionism
Trade Unions
London: March against cuts
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Date:
23 October, 2010 - 13:00 - 16:00
Location:
RMT Unity House, Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Description:
March against cuts called by London Region RMT. Rally from 11am at RMT Unity House, Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD. Marching to TUC Congress House where there is a rally against public service cuts.
AWL London Trade Unionists Meeting
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Date:
2 June, 2008 - 20:00 - 21:30
Location:
Lucas Arms, 245A Grays Inn Road, near King's Cross
Description:
Meeting for AWL trade unionists and contacts to coordinate our trade union work.
AWL London Trade Unionists Meeting
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Date:
21 April, 2008 - 20:00 - 22:00
Location:
Lucas Arms, Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross, London
Description:
London AWL meeting for trade unionists to help coordinate our trade union work better across London.
NUT Strike Rallies
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Date:
24 April, 2008 - 11:00 - 12:30
Description:
NUT Strike Rallies
Central London: March from Lincoln’s Inn Fields 11am, rally at Central Hall 1pm
Newcastle: Grays Monument, Midday
Manchester: Friends’ Meeting House, 11am
Liverpool: Liner Hotel, 11am
Preston: Preston North End Football Club, 2pm
Bolton: Friends’ Meeting House, 10am
Nottingham: Assemble 10am at the Forest, march to Congregation Hall, rally at 11.30am
Barnsley: March from Barnsley College, rally at Town Centre Cinema, 9.30am
Calderdale: The Traders Club, 10am
Derby: Market Place, 11am
Leeds: Victoria Gardens, 11am
Sheffield: City Centre, Midday
Bradford: Bradford City Football Club, 10.30am
Lincoln: Turks Head, 11am
Leicester: Athena Conference Centre, 10.30am
Birmingham: City Centre, 12.30pm
Northampton: Guildhall, 12.30pm
Cambridge: Guildhall, Midday
Oxford: Picket outside Oxpens FE College 7.30am, March to Town Midday, Rally 2pm
Windsor and Maidenhead: Thames Hotel, 9am
Medway: Command House, 12.30pm
Reading: International Solidarity Centre, 10.30am
Bristol: March from Castle Green 11.30am, rally at Marriott Royal Hotel 1pm
Exeter: Exeter City Football Club, 11.30am
Taunton: Rugby Club, 10.30am
Dorchester: Town Hall, 10.30am
No sell-out! Escalate the campaign! (model motion for labour movement bodies on the pensions dispute)
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This branch believes:
Who's striking on 30 November?
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Estimates of the numbers from various unions striking on 30 November.
London on 30 November
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South East Region TUC march and rally: Assemble Lincoln's Inn Fields from 12 noon, march to rally 2pm Victoria Embankment.
Unison Greater London has initial plans for events as follows.
Inner London Hospitals 12 to 2pm: St Thomas'; St Mary's; UCLH; The London; St George's; Queen Elizabeth Greenwich; Westminster; Blood Transfusion Oxford Street
Outer London Hospitals 12 to 2pm: Croydon; Kingston; Harrow; Barnet; Hendon; NELFT/Queen's Hospital in Romford; Barking & Dagenham; Lewisham
Area events 12 noon: GLA/Southwark near City Hall; Tower Hamlets Town Hall; Camden; Lambeth in Windrush Square; LAS HQ; Islington on the Green; Hackney Town Hall; Haringey Civic Centre.
Measuring unions’ online “klout”
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It’s a corporate dream come true: imagine if a company could find out exactly which customers — and potential customers — could influence others.
New pension strikes set for 30 November
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24 union leaders, meeting at the TUC on 14 September, have set a new public sector workers' strike against pension cuts for 30 November.
By Patrick Murphy, National Union of Teachers (NUT) exec (pc)