Eastbourne Trades Council: Defend Eastbourne DGH

Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Defend Eastbourne DGH

Trade Unionists in Eastbourne are strongly urged to support the Save the DGH Campaign, to preserve services at our local hospital.

The Save the DGH Campaign reports that "on Setember 24th, a protest against the current proposals to remove emergency heart intervention treatment and possible threat AGAIN to downgrade our Maternity unit this morning saw over 200 people join us at 7.30am. An open letter (view here) was handed over to Darren Grayson Chief Executive of ESHT (the Trust that run Eastbourne DGH) and Stuart Welling who is the Chair of ESHT."

The next meeting of Eastbourne Trades Council on Tuesday 29th November will be discussing how local trade unionists and their branches can publicise and get involved with the campaign, and we hope to have a spokesperson from the campaign joining us that evening. Agenda to follow.

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Trades Councils in the Community

Your union branch speaks up for your members and potentialmembers in the workplace. Whether it’s pay, rights at work, healthand safety or lifelong learning, your branch exists to get a better dealfor your members.

Unions also need to raise their voice in the world beyond the workplace when:
• the public services delivered and used by union members come under threat
• racists and fascists try to divide local communities
• local authorities seek to reduce democratic control of education or housing.

That’s where your local trades union council comes in. Trades councils bringtogether local union branches to campaign across a community on issuesthat matter to working people.

Facing closure?: Your trades council can provide practical support and solidarity.
Tackling racism? Your trades council can help unite local people against the haters.
Privatisation problems? Your trades council can help campaign for public ownership and democratic control.

Eastbourne Trades Council represents workers in public and private sector employment across the Borough of Eastbourne and the parish of Willingdon and Jevington.