Sheffield Unions back European strike
Light the match | 30.10.2012 13:32 | Other Press | Workers' Movements | Sheffield | World
Sheffield trades union council has voted in favour of holding a demonstration in support of millions of striking workers and students across Europe, on November the 14th. Local pcs branches will call for walk outs and students are expected to join the demonstration outside Sheffield town hall 4pm Wednesday the 14th of November.
The 14th of November 2012 will be an historic day in the fight back against austerity across Europe. With major unions across the continent from Greece, Portugal, Spain, Malta and Cyprus so far calling on millions of workers to down tools and stand together against cuts. With workers in France and Italy expected to join to some degree, N14 is going to be a huge day for international solidarity.
Here in Britain civil servants from the PCS union will walk out in protest and solidarity for 15 minutes. Sheffield trades council will host a demonstration of solidarity outside Sheffield town hall at 4.30-5.30pm on the day. With many workers and students expected to attend.
After the 200,000 strong TUC demonstration in London on October the 20th, where many workers called on union leaders to call a general strike as the next stage of action. With Union leaders like Mark Serwotka and Len Mcluskey repeating this call from the platform.
Its important to remember that the 14th of November can be a stepping stone towards such action and can contribute to putting pressure on union leaders to act.
Whilst building international solidarity and confidence among a layer of workers. Its important to link working class struggle across Europe which will help build bigger and stronger resistance to austerity here in the UK. A victory for the Spanish workers and for the Greek Workers is a victory for workers in Britain too
Here in Britain civil servants from the PCS union will walk out in protest and solidarity for 15 minutes. Sheffield trades council will host a demonstration of solidarity outside Sheffield town hall at 4.30-5.30pm on the day. With many workers and students expected to attend.
After the 200,000 strong TUC demonstration in London on October the 20th, where many workers called on union leaders to call a general strike as the next stage of action. With Union leaders like Mark Serwotka and Len Mcluskey repeating this call from the platform.
Its important to remember that the 14th of November can be a stepping stone towards such action and can contribute to putting pressure on union leaders to act.
Whilst building international solidarity and confidence among a layer of workers. Its important to link working class struggle across Europe which will help build bigger and stronger resistance to austerity here in the UK. A victory for the Spanish workers and for the Greek Workers is a victory for workers in Britain too
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