* BADACA Public Meeting – NHS EMERGENCY! With …JOHN LISTER Director – London Health Emergency – Mon 28th May – 7.30pm *

Congratulations to all the NHS demonstrators on Saturday and all the pensions strikers on Thursday!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON M10 PENSIONS STRIKE IN BRISTOL.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON BADACA’S MAY DAY SAVE THE NHS DEMO.

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As expected, the LibDems and Tories combined to pass Bristol City Council‘s cuts budget on Tuesday 28th February. £27million will be slashed from the council’s spending from April. Youth services, community groups, care for the elderly and vulnerable will all be seriously effected. Over 350 jobs will go from the council workforce. Some Labour amendments to the budget were accepted – minor adjustments to harsh cuts. But it was obvious to those in the public gallery that Labour didn’t have any clear alternative to the LibDem/Tory cuts strategy. In the meeting, Barbara Janke said, “I can’t know the impact of all the cuts in the budget.” Unfortunately the people of Bristol who use and rely on the services that are to be cut will soon discover the impact. BADACA will be working with those people over the coming months as the cuts bite to ensure that Barbara Janke and her fellow councillors get the message that these are real cuts hitting real people – not just numbers on a piece of paper.

Video of the lobby of Bristol City Council

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PENSIONS DISPUTE LATEST – PCS, UNITE, NUT, NASUWT & MORE (1M+ workers) HAVE REJECTED THE CONDEMS’ ‘HEADS OF AGREEMENT’ DEAL – CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

30th November strike to defend pensions, jobs & services

Congratulations to everyone involved in 30th November’s historic strike action and demonstration. Dozens of picket lines across the city were manned by members of a wide range of unions from sectors from health & education to local government & civil service. Then later an estimated 20,000 strikers and supporters marched through the city centre to a huge rally on Castle Park.

A clear message was sent to the ConDem government that their austerity plans are not acceptable as more than 2 million workers came out on strike across the country. The pressure is ramping up on Cameron & Clegg as they try to force through their cuts and pension changes in the face of possible further industrial action.

More photos of N30 in Bristol available here.

YouTube video of N30 in Bristol click here.

Report on N30 in Bristol from The Guardian here.

Also an excellent clip of Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of PCS, telling Tory minister Francis Maude how it is on BBC Newsnight is available here.

If you have any good photos, videos or experiences of N30 you would like to share with other BADACA supporters, please post them to our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/BristolAntiCuts/) or send them to admin@bristolanticutsalliance.org.uk