Category Activism
BEYOND BREAKING POINT – The crises in benefits & housing – meeting & workshops – SATURDAY 20 JANUARY -12.30-4.30/5.00pm at GARAS – 111 Barton St, Gloucester GL1 4HR
Unite Community is organising a meeting and workshops to discuss the effects of current government and council policies on the low paid, unemployed, the disabled and carers – and draw up a strategy for fighting the Tories. Speakers include: members of Unite Community, housing campaigners, Disabled People Against Cuts and Suzanne Muna, UNITE Executive member […]
It’s Our NHS – National Demonstration – March 4th, London – coach from Gloucester & Cheltenham
Unite Community and Cheltenham & Gloucester Against Cuts have organised a coach to the “It’s Our NHS” National Demonstration in London on March 4th. The coach will be picking up passengers in Gloucester & Cheltenham. Seats cost £10, with concessions available. Seats are free to members of Unison Health branch and Unite. To book your […]
Report from Cheltenham`s “March for the NHS” on Saturday March 12th
Aneurin Bevan, Labour Health Minister and founder of the NHS clearly anticipated ongoing threats to the National Health Service when he said in 1948; “It will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it”. Saturday March 12th in Cheltenham saw folk with that very faith join together for […]
March for the NHS! Cheltenham, Saturday 12th March 12 noon
Recently, doctors who work in NHS hospitals have taken strike action against a new contract of employment that threatens patient safety (they will strike again on 9-11th March, and on the 6th-8th and 26-28th April). In the ballot of more than 37,000 junior doctors in England, 98% voted in favour of strike action – such […]
Yes to workers rights, no to austerity! Protest the attack on trade unions at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester – October 4th 2015
The Conservative government realises that trade unions are a threat to the devastating cuts and privatisation currently being inflicted on our public services. This is why the government is fast-tracking a sinister piece of legislation called the Trade Union Bill. Strikes are at historically low levels yet TUC general secretary, Frances O’Grady said the bill […]
Anti-austerity demonstration in Gloucester on 30th May – End Austerity Now!
On Saturday 30th May anti-austerity protesters will assemble at 11am outside Shire Hall in Gloucester to show their opposition to 5 more years of devastating attacks on the lives of ordinary people, especially the most vulnerable. From the cruel bedroom tax to zero-hour contracts in the workplace, our lives are becoming more and more insecure. […]
Members of 38 Degrees Cheltenham have organised an NHS day of action on 28th February
Years of privatisation and squeezed funding are putting our NHS in danger. With under 90 days left until the general election, it’s time to act. 38 Degrees members are getting together on their local high streets across England on the 28th February, to sound the alarm. In Cheltenham, we’re going to try and collect hundreds […]
REBUILD THE NHS! Public Meeting Monday 23rd February in Stroud
THE NHS IN CRISIS..? REBUILD THE NHS! Public Meeting Monday 23rd February The Old Town Hall, Stroud 7.30-9.30pm (doors 7pm) Is the NHS sustainable Is PFI bankrupting the NHS? What’s wrong with privatisation? What demands should we make? How can we rebuild the NHS? FOUR CO-ORDINATORS OF THE CAMPAIGN THAT STOPPED LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES […]
NHS workers on strike – views from the picket line at Gloucester Royal Hospital
Great video from Stroud Against Cuts about the ongoing fight by NHS workers against cuts On Monday 24th November 2014, workers in a variety of NHS fields (including midwives, occupational therapists, and mental health nurses) took part in strike action from 7am-11am. The strike was taken in pursuit of a 1% increase in pay (still […]
Victory for fee-free cash machines campaign at University of Gloucestershire
The recently established Socialist Students at the University of Gloucestershire are celebrating their first victory in their ‘Students Before Profits’ campaign. The campaign aims to combat the influence of corporations on the university and improve the university facilities for students. Although there are cash machines on every campus, they charge £1.25 for each transaction, shoppers […]
Cheltenham & Gloucester Against Cuts 