On June 30th, members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), National Union of Teachers (NUT), Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) and University and Colleges Union (UCU) will take part in coordinated strike action. This is the first major coordinated strike against the cuts and various activities are planned for the day including a march and rally.

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Anti-cuts group Nottinghamshire Save Our Services (Notts SOS) will be supporting union members striking in defence of their pensions on June 30th.

Front of Nottingham Railway Station

Notts Uncut - feeding the pickets

Near the banstand, Arboretum.

J30 - A STRIKE MEANS NOBODY AND NOTHING WORKS

On June 30th up to 1 million workers across the country will be walking out on strike. In Nottingham members of the PCS, ATL, NUT and UCU (further education) will be co-ordinating their walkouts to make the day as effective as possible. In other parts of the country some council workers in Unison and Unite are balloting for action and RMT tube workers…

Forest Recreation ground - Trinity Square, City Centre

Arboretum, near the bandstand

Last week saw two victories for local campaigns. Firstly, Hayward House Daycare has been saved from closure. Camapigners have welcomed the announcement, but remain wary. Meanwhile, Office Angels who have been the target of protests across the country (including in Nottingham) for refusing to pay a temporary worker, have now backed down.

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"The past couple of months have seen SolFed engage in an escalating 'disruptive action' campaign to redress a case of unpaid wages by the world's largest employment agency. Four days into a national week of action, the Office Angels temporary agency capitulated and gave their ex-worker his due wages." (SolFed)

This is a great success in which Nottingham played a (small) part, with a picket on …

Monday saw people answering the hastily arranged call out from the Nottingham Anarchist Federation in support of a week of action against Office Angels and ATOS Origins.

Follow the link for a report back and links to leaflets distributed on the day.

On Monday 9th May, a small group of Nottingham activists visited the offices of Office Angels and ATOS Healthcare. Organised by the local Anarchist Federation and supported by various individuals, the protests were both part of coordinated national actions.

THURSDAY MAY 12TH @ 12pm

HALLWARD LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY PARK.

Meet at 11am outside Office Angels (located in the city centre past the right lion. Next door to MAC and opposite The Square bar/club)

Angel House,

12-13 Cheapside,

City Centre,

Nottingham,

NG1 2HU

On Wednesday May 4th, Notts County Unison organised a small lobby at short notice outside County Hall where the cabinet was to meet.

Mark Howard the Notts Branch Chair said, "This morning we highlighted the plight of 8 disabled care homes 'partnership homes', The forced redundancies of the Play workers and the coming attacks on our pensions. Even with short notice we can still muster a presence t…

May 1st has been marked as a celebration on international working class movements for over a century. Nottingham held a march and rally, starting at Victoria Park in Sneinton on April 30th. Elsewhere in the East Midlands, Derby held its annual commemoration of the Silk Mill lockout on April 30th and Chesterfield held a Mayday march and rally on Monday May 2nd.

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On Monday May 2nd, Chesterfield held its annual Mayday demonstration.

On Saturday April 30th, Nottingham celebrated International Worker's Day.

Rushcliffe MP and Minister for "Justice" Ken Clarke has announced plans to privatise Birmingham Prison. There are already a number of privatised prisons in the UK, but this would be the first previously public sector prison to move into the private sector.

Notts Save Our Services: After March 26th–a good day out & a lot more to do

Published: March 27, 2011 20:37 by Notts SOS in group Notts Save Our Services