The South Wales Chartists & supporters of the People Before Profit Charter have been busy as hell visiting factories & workplaces in South Wales facing closure, we hope we can link up different working class communities under attack. In Merthyr town centre last weekend, hundreds of people signed petitions, some signing for every member of their family & Merthyr Tydfil FC Supporters Group requesting petitions to take away. A Facebook group gained over 2,000 members in 3 days.

Two meetings with union reps, shopstewards, and workers from places threatened with mass job cuts. The Convenor of the Hoover Factory in Merthyr will be at the meetings, the Vice-Chair of PCS Wales and others. These meetings are open to anyone who cares about the working class & our communities. These job cuts are only the start of a process

Wednesday 10 December
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Glebeland Club (above Belle Vue Pub)
Glebeland Street
Merthyr Tydfil

Thursday 11 December
7:30pm - 9:00pm
The Royal Hotel
St Mary's Street
Cardiff

Over 4,000 jobs have been lost or put under threat in the last 4 weeks. From Budelpack in Maesteg to Bosch in Llantrisant to the thousands of uncertain positions in Woolworths, the avalanche of job losses threatens to grow as the recession gets worse.

Meetings have been called in Merthyr and Cardiff to discuss the best way to respond. Without a fightback, not only will these jobs go but it will be easier for the bosses to come back and sack more. Millions of jobs around the country will be under threat. It's imprtant that when they say "cutback," we say "fightback!"

We've also been around the affected factories trying to arrange delegations. If you know people affected by the job cuts, please get in touch ASAP. Please do your best to come along and let as many people know as possible.