Hi All
Wednesday's demonstration against the proposed changes to higher education attracted 50,000 people which is a huge number. This is being seen as the start of the fightback. The largest teachers' union, NUT, has announced a ballot for strike action, after Christmas, over the proposed pension changes. The union is looking to organise action with other public sector unions but it is significant that this is the first proposed national strike action since the ConDem government took power.
At the organising meeting on Tuesday we can discuss our next moves, especially within education.
Tue 16 Nov: Merseyside Right to Work Organising Meeting 7.30pm The Pilgrim Pub, 34 Pilgrim St, Liverpool, L1 9HB
Sat 20 Nov: workshop on benefits - this is a new group that is looking to teach people where to get reliable information about the benefits system so they can get more confident about making their own claims and running their own appeals. They are meeting at 11am-1pm in the Social Centre, basement of News from Nowhere, Bold Street, Liverpool. Their website is http://claimandcampaign.wordpress.com/
Wed 24 Nov: a walkout by students in higher and further education is being proposed. For more details see website: http://anticuts.com/2010/10/18/walkout/
Agenda for Tuesday:
1) What next - how do we capitalise on the students' and lecturers' anger?
2) Local campaigns
3) Right to Work on the Wirral
4) AOB
When they say cutback, we say fightback.
In solidarity,
Debs Gwynn
Convenor, Merseyside Right to Work
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