Yesterday, 22nd March 2011, was the first day of strike action by members of the University and College Union in England including lecturers, researchers, admin and library staff from 47 universities taking strike action in defence of their USS pension scheme. Strikes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland took place last Thursday & Friday, and yesterday. Picket lines were formed at all entrances…

Nottingham Mechanics

3 North Sherwood Street

Old Market Square, Nottingham

"Nottingham staff and students have mounted a united campaign at our local universities and colleges to support University and College Union strike action on the 22nd and 24th of March (Tuesday & Thursday next week in Nottingham)" (Notts SOS)

Victoria Park, Bath Street, Sneinton, near Sneinton Market.

Photos taken during Nottingham City Council's budget meeting on 7th March 2011.

On Thursday 24th February, Unison members at Nottinghamshire County Council were out on strike against £150 million budget cuts. The strike was timed to coincide with the council meeting where the budget was to be set. The union also organised a march across Trent Bridge and a rally in front of County Hall.

Nottinghamshire is the first council in the UK to experience strike action in respon…

On February 24th Nottinghamshire County Council met to set its budget. Unison members at the council were on strike, to coincide with this the union organised a march across Trent Bridge and a rally in front of County Hall.

On February 24th Nottinghamshire County Council met to set its budget. Unison members at the council were on strike and the union also organised a march and rally.

On Thursday 24 February, Unison members at Nottinghamshire County Council were out on strike against £150 million budget cuts. The strike was timed to coincide with the council meeting where the budget was to be set.

The maze, Mansfield Road, Nottingham.

Nottingham City Council are planning to cut tens of millions from their spending in the year from April 2011.

On Saturday 19th February, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) organised a Keep the Post Public demonstration in Beeston.

The 3rd National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts has been called for April 14th 2011.

Workers at Nottinghamshire County Council are to strike on Thursday 24th February, following the announcement of a yes vote in the ballot for industrial action.

County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP

Assemble at the Embankment war memorial at 10am for an 11am start of a march to County Hall across Trent Bridge to lobby until 1pm, on the day the full council meets to set its Council Tax budget.

National day of action. Nottingham details TBC.

Assemble Mail Centre, Padge Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2RR.

Rally at New Venture Social Club, Technology Drive, off Meadow Road, Beeston

Friends Meeting House, St Helen’s Street, Derby DE1 3GY

The Notts SOS Combating the Cuts: Planning for Action event will take place in Nottingham as planned, on Saturday, 15th. January 2011 in the Dunkirk and Old Lenton Community Centre. 

An agenda has been put together to help structure the day which can be found by following the link above. Full venue details can also be found there.

New year, new cuts. After an unplanned two week break, Notts Cuts Watch is back with a rundown of the cuts and resistance in Nottinghamshire since Christmas. As ever this is probably an incomplete list and draws heavily on reporting in the local media.

Pay particular attention to the upcoming events, of which there are many, not the least of which is the Combating the Cuts event next Saturday.

Success!

Even as Christmas approached, the cutting of public services in Nottinghamshire continued. The festivities have taken the sails out of the resistance to these attacks, but I'm sure it will be back with a vengeance in the new year. (On which note, make sure you put the Combating the Cuts event on January 15th in your diary.) Until then, why not spend some of the post-Christmas lull reading up on ex…

The International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FN

Even with Christmas only just over the horizon, the cuts have continued over the last week, with the announcement of the funding settlement for local councils hitting Nottingham particularly hard. Even Cuts Watch has been cutback, this week's edition arriving late and in a slimmed down version. "Normal" service may or may not resume after the holiday period.

Saturday 4th December 2010, 1-5pm



Day of action on student fees and education cuts in Nottingham. oh, and corporate tax evasion.

Old Market Square, Nottingham

On Thursday 9th December, Notts County Unison held a small protest outside County Hall.

The news this week has been dominated by snow which has rendered the north of the Nottinghamshire and much of the country almost inaccessible. But a little frozen water isn’t going to stop the important business of cutting private services and there’s no shortage of material for this week’s Notts Cuts Watch. All of it brought to you in a new, shorter format which is hopefully easier to use an…

Market Square, Nottingham