*UPDATE* A map of the route, including start and expected finish times, has now been made available and is embedded into this post below. A protest has been organised to take place on Tuesday 30th July against the Government cuts…
NATIONAL UNION LEADERS SPEAKING OUT TO DEFEND NHS The NW TUC Rally for the NHS will take place on Friday 5th July, at 7pm at Manchester Town Hall. Confirmed speakers are Dave Prentis, UNISON , Len McCluskey, UNITE, Debbie…
Manchester residents are still reeling from the recent news that the city’s much beloved Museum Of Science and Industry may face closure as part of the ongoing Coalition cuts to museums across the country. Changes in funding by the Department…
FINAL RESULTS OF BRANCH BALLOT BELOW Our consultative ballot closed on Friday 24th May and now that all of the votes have been counted we can reveal the results. As part of the consultation, each member was asked to indicate…
FINAL PAY OFFER REVEALED The final National Pay offer of 1% effectively means a further 2% pay cut for our members and this after a three-year pay freeze which together would mean a cut of almost 20% of members disposal…
Manchester People’s Assembly with Mark Steel and Owen Jones Tuesday 21st May – Central Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester National People’s Assembly Saturday 22nd June – Central Hall, Westminster, London Hundreds of thousands in and around Manchester and millions of…
Love Your Bike urges people to support Greater Manchester’s Cycling City Ambition Grant bid. We believe a great city has to be a safe city for people who cycle. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)…
REMEMBER THE DEAD – FIGHT FOR THE LIVING Each year on 28 April, International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) is marked around the world to Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living. We remember those killed, made ill, or injured by…
JOIN THE SPONSORED WALK Come and celebrate the anniversary of the mass trespass of Kinder Scout on Sunday 21st April by raising money for the world’s only English language socialist daily. The route should be accessible for most casual walkers…
ANGRY CONFERENCE CALLS FOR ACTION An angry conference in Manchester has condemned Government cuts in civil legal aid from April 2013 as a terrible attack on people seeking to meet their basic, essential needs. Vulnerable people face great harm and…