Public Meeting: London Trade Unions Battle ConDem Cuts
18/07/2011 18:00
18/07/2011 20:00
A joint trade union meeting is being held in London to press the demand for a public sector general strike in the autumn. The meeting is being organized by the National Shop Stewards Network and will be attended by the RMT, Fire Brigades Union, Communication Workers Union and the Public and Commercial Sectors Union.
All our welcome.
The meeting will be held on Monday 18th July, 6.00pm at Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ. (Map).
Rmt Regional Organiser Steve Hedley will be speaking at the meeting.
Please download the attached leaflet and distribute it as widely as possible.
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| london joint unions final version.pdf | 1.23 MB |
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