A Future that Works: Well Done Eastbourne

Well done to those local trade unionists who joined the other 150,000 people on the march yesterday. Eastbourne was represented by colleagues from Unison, NUT, Unite, CWU, NUJ, GMB, PCS as well as comrades from Eastbourne Labour Party.

Megan Dobney, Regional Secretary of the South and Eastern Region of the TUC writes:-

"The TUC reports that 150,000 of us marched against every political thread of this government's policies for A Future That Works.  And SERTUC union branches and trades councils were at the centre of it

So many thanks to all the officers and activists who mobilised their members in their thousands to bring the message that austerity isn't working to the attention of our people.

It is possible that the government will not back down as a result of the march... we will now progress the fight further by increasing our effort on publicising the alternative, so as a starter come to next Saturday's SERTUC Regional Council to hear Frances o'Grady (TUC General Secretary Designate) outline the next steps (all SERTUC trade union members welcome but registration is essential at dlewis@tuc.org.uk)

And then come to the SERTUC pay seminar to hear and discuss with our excellent platform the underlying political attack on workers' wages and what we need to do."

SERTUC "Ending the Low Pay Culture" seminar Congress House Saturday 3 November 10am to 1pm. Register on sertucevents@tuc.org.uk

Chair Tony Lennon BECTU & SERTUC Vice-President.  Speakers include:-

o Duncan Weldon TUC Senior Economist
o Helen Kersley New Economics Foundation
o Heather Wakefield Unison Head of Local Government
o Enrico Tortolano PCS Research Officer
o Andrew Murray Unite Chief of Staff

Closing Remarks Megan Dobney SERTUC Regional Secretary

March for a Future that Works

The TUC has called a mass demonstration against the cuts, for SATURDAY 20^TH OCTOBER in London. Hundreds of thousands of trade unionists and others are expected- and Eastbourne Trades Council will be proudly marching with our banner. (Click here for more details of the TUC march and campaign)

If you would like to join us on the march, we may be able to offer  FREE train travel from Eastbourne on the day.  The Trades Council, with support from NUT, Unison and PCS  is funding a number of places on a group ticket to and from London to take part in the TUC March for a Future that Works.

We will be departing from Eastbourne at 9.58am  and returning on the 18.17  train from Victoria, arriving back in Eastbourne at around 8.00pm

PLACES ARE LIMITED- so if you (and your partner, friend etc) want to join us, please sign up by clicking the link HERE.  

There is also a train booked from Brighton- if this is more convenient, please contact Phil Clarke, General Secretary of the Brighton Trades Council by clicking here.