Reading Trades Union Council: Supporting Trade Unions in Dispute

Comrades!

Reading Trades Union Council is committed to supporting comrades in the trade union movement during times of dispute as well as during their campaigns in the workplace or the local community.

Please let us know about your activities and how we can support you. In the first instance, please post information to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ReadingTUC/. 

And - crucially - email information and requests for support to the Reading Trades Union Council Secretary at readingtradesunioncouncil@gmail.com. The Secretary will then forward your communications to our mailing list - reaching those not using (or regularly using) social media and circulating information about your campaign in easy-to-print formats among local comrades.

Unity is Strength! Together We're Strong!

RTUC's Activities Roundup for November 2017

On 2 November 2017, Reading Trades Union Council Vice-President, Nada Al-Sanjari, joined RTUC delegates from UNITE, Jan Bastable and Sarah Hacker, on strike against Capita's proposed pension reforms. Neil Adams and John Gillman of RTUC/UNITE Bracknell, also showed solidarity with the Reading picketing.

Jan Bastable (UNITE), Nada Al-Sanjari (NEU) and Sarah Hacker (UNITE)

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On 8 November 2017, RTUC delegates were pleased to support USDAW's 'Freedom from Fear' campaign, represented on RTUC by Steve Geary. The photo below shows Neil Adams (UNITE), John Partington (TSSA), Jim Parker (UNITE), Nada Al-Sanjari (NEU), John Gillman (UNITE), Steve Geary (USDAW) and Ray Parkes (UNITE) sporting leaflets and a banner for the campaign.

RTUC Delegates support USDAW's 'Freedom from Fear' campaign

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On 19 November 2017, John Partington (TSSA) and Sarah Hacker (UNITE) of RTUC joined members of the Labour Party, Reading-Düsseldorf Association and Reading Civic Society, as well as peace campaigners, to unveil a plaque to the late Phoebe Cusden on her former home in Castle Street, Reading. Phoebe had been a postal workers’ trade unionist, Labour council and mayor, and pacifist.

The unveiling party, headed by Reading's Mayor, Cllr Rose Williams (in red)

John Partington (TSSA), RTUC attendee at the unveiling