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Birmingham Celebrates International Workers Day

Mary Pearson | 24.04.2009 00:16 | Birmingham

Campaign for Workers Rights - Locally, Nationally & Internationally

Birmingham Trades Union Council invites you to celebrate
MAY DAY 2009
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY

Sat 2nd May 1- 5pm
Transport and General Workers Union (Unite) Centre
211 Broad Street Birmingham B15 1AY

Workers Rights
Locally, Nationally & Internationally
This year’s theme has been prompted by the economic situation and the hierarchy of victims created by the media and mainstream politics

Speakers
Jeremy Dear – NUJ General Secretary
Kevin Nolan - Unite Convenor at Visteon
Carolyn Jones – Institute of Employment Rights
Clare Short MP
Also speakers on Local Disputes, Asylum Seekers, Migrant Workers, Palestine & Ireland
Followed by:
Workshop on the European Union led by Dave Nellist

Music by The Clarion Singers
Plus
Stalls ~ Food ~ Crèche

Trade Unions and progressive campaign groups are invited to have a stall.
Please send £10 for a stall and any donation to support the event to:
BTUC 54 Allison St B5 5TH
Contact: Mary Pearson - 0121 773 8683 or Mob: 0797 017 4167
Or email:  marypearson123@btinternet.com

Mary Pearson
- e-mail: marypearson123@btinternet.com

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this is also going on

24.04.2009 09:09

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2009/04/427434.html

A gig held by Brum IWW branch - cheap entry and open til late. head down to the TUC thing for a little while and then party the night away with the wobblies afterwards!

lolwob


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24.04.2009 09:10

sorry - didn't notice that the TUC and IWW do's were on different days (oops!). now you can go to both!

lolwob