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Now let’s bury Thatcherism! No Bedroom Tax evictions! Halt the privatisation of education & the NHS! *** BRISTOL TRADES UNION COUNCIL, MAY DAY MARCH AGAINST AUSTERITY – SAT 4TH MAY – ASSEMBLE 11AM, COLLEGE GREEN – DETAILS HERE – POSTER HERE ***
Congratulations to Bristol Trades Union Council on organising a very colourful and lively May Day Rally in what is now clearly a re-established annual tradition. Over 500 people joined the march including contingents from Unison, Unite, GMB, PCS, NUT & many other unions as well as NHS campaigners, disability rights activists and Bedroom Tax protesters. [...]
Bedroom Tax: Knowle West residents agree to meet again as campaign to lodge appeals takes off
By admin | April 13, 2013
Despite a rain storm, about 20-25 people turned up to BADACA’s first public meeting on the Bedroom Tax held last Thursday 11th April at Filwood Community Centre, mostly local residents and council tenants from nearby areas. A short introduction was given by a speaker who works in the social rented sector, followed by a wide [...]
*** Bristol Demo – 11am – THIS SATURDAY 13TH MARCH – CLICK HERE FOR MORE *** From ‘Boycott Workfare’: In the first of our weekly call outs for online workfare action on a Wednesday, it’s time to show Homebase that we won’t settle for their PR guff! Two weeks ago, it emerged that Homebase is taking [...]
Last Wednesday, 20th March saw the first day of strke action by civil service union PCS in their campaign for decent pay and against privatisation and attacks on terms & conditions, jobs and services. Once again PCS are leading the way in fighting back against the ConDem government. There were PCS picket lines at all [...]
Thanks to the 200 or more people who came down to our Bedroom Tax protest on College Green last Saturday 16th March. Jointly organised with Bristol Labour Party, the protest was part of a national day of action with protests held in dozens of towns & cities across the UK including Bath, Exeter & Plymouth. [...]
Thanks to everyone who came down to the lobbies of Bristol City Council’s budget meeting and the Institute of Directors meeting that George Fersuson was supposed to be addressing on Tuesday 26th February! Read more about the lobbies and the budget meeting here. More photos here.
*** BRISTOL BEDROOM TAX PROTEST – SAT 16TH MAR – 12 midday to 2pm – COLLEGE GREEN – CLICK HERE *** Across the country hundreds of thousands of disabled and vulnerable people and low-paid workers being victimised by the ConDems’ cruel and unjust Bedroom Tax and millions of people affected by their attacks generally and [...]
As expected, Tuesday’s council meeting voted to accept George Ferguson’s £35 million cuts budget. A noisy lobby outside the Council House was well-supported by council staff and their trades unions. Photos here. George Ferguson was embarrassed into staying for the whole meeting, only able to join his Institute Of Director friends later in the evening. [...]
*** Bristol City Council Cuts 2013/14 latest: * 330 FT Jobs to go * Childrens’ Centres privatised & PCSO’s cut * 2% Council Tax Rise * Care Homes & Day Centres’ Closure to Continue * Privatised Home Care Services Squeezed for Savings * Swimming Pool, Recylcing Centre & Community Transport All Cut * Windmill Hill [...]