Now that the postal workers have been forced to resume their programme of strikes, tomorrow's Public Meeting in support of Public Sector Workers, arranged by the Trades Council, is crucial.
The postal workers' union, known as the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) has announced two two-day strikes starting next Friday. They cover the 5-6 October, and the 8-9 October, so it's almost continuous from Friday until Tuesday.
Behind Management's (and the Government's) intransigence is Gordon Brown's determination to hold all public sector workers to a 2% pay rise (this is less than the rise in the cost of living!). In particular, they want to beat the CWU so that the whole postal service can be privatised.
Besides the CWU, local government workers in Unison and Civil Servants in the PCS union are also in dispute over what ammounts to a pay cut.
THERE WILL BE SPEAKERS FROM ALL THREE OF THESE UNIONS AT THE PUBLIC MEETING TOMORROW.
It's at 7.30pm (on Thursday 27th September) in The New Mechanics Institute, 3 North Sherwood St. Nottingham.
Speakers: Steve Blower (CWU), Paul Williams (PCS) and Jean Thorpe (UNISON) + contributions from other public sector unions to include the NUT (Teachers) and UCU (College and University Lecturers).
The Trades Council is determined that there will be a united fightback in Nottingham against the attacks on our public services. Come along if you would like to join in.