Notts Trades Council anti-cuts meeting

September 22, 2010 19:30

Date Published: September 19, 2010 18:19 by Friend |

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The Mechanics institute, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham.

Anti-cuts meeting

Nottinghamshire, Mansfield & Nottingham Trades Council are holding a public meeting on Wednesday 22 September at 7.30 to stop the cuts. We have invited the leaders of local campaigns opposing the cuts, trade unionsts and others to attend the meeting, discuss how we link our campaigns and plan a united response.

You can find out more about the meeting by emailing unison [at] ashfield-dc.gov.uk.

Speakers:

Vernon Coaker, MP for gedling and former minister for Schools
Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South
Cllr Alan Rhodes, Leader of the labout group on Notts County Council
Martin Sleath, Joint Branch Secretary Notts County Unison Branch
Lyn Stables, parent campaigner for promised refubishment of Fernwood High School
Darren Hogkinson, UCATT
Lee Barron, Regional Secretary of CWU
Chris Bamberry, Right to Work campaign
Paul Martin, PCS Civil Servant from the independent Living Fund
Liz Silver, local well known Disability Rights campaigner

Chaired by Liam Conway, Trades Council chiar and NUT Branch Secretary.

There will be representatives of other campaigns at the meeting. If you are involved in a local campaign please get in touch or attend the meeting.