4 Mayday Workfare Protests

 

Saturday 5th May 2012

This year, the annual Mayday events/march began at the Forest Ground. After forming up, people marched down the Manfield Road, through the City Centre to have a rally and hear speeches at the Congregational Hall in Castle Gate, Nottingham

 

 

Police removed those carrying a "Worfare ain't fair" banner from the front of the march.

Local trade unions representatives made speeches. The rally featured nine speakers in total including representatives of the CWU, Unison, Aslef, PCS, UCAT, the NUT and Notts Uncut.

A number of protesters then interupted Sir Alan Meale, the Labour MP for Mansfield, from speaking.

Following the rally, Autonomous Nottingham held a demonstration against companies using workfare on Lister Gate. Topman, Holland & Barrett and Poundland were targeted by pickets and hundreds of leaflets were given out to Saturday shoppers.

 

Anti-Labour party protest at Nottingham May Day [Feature]

http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/2569

 

Nottingham May Day - one anarchist's perspective 

http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/2566

 

1 Mayday March & Event http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/2571

2 Mayday Speeches & Event http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/2572

3 Mayday  Events, Anti-Labour Protest http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/2573

4 Mayday Workfare Protests http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/2574

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ALAN LODGE 

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