Events

Demo outside Tory Party conference: Stuff your cuts, we won’t pay

Sunday 3rd October 2010
11:00am to 3:00pm

At the Tory Party conference, central Birmingham

Assemble at 12 noon and the march will set off at 1pm.

The demonstration is supported by three national trade unions, the PCS, NUJ and UCU, the Labour Representation Committee and a number of local trade union and campaign bodies. Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn MP and John McDonnell MP, Romayne Phoenix of the Green Party, Dr Jacky Davis from Keep Our NHS Public and Birmingham Respect councillor, Salma Yaqoob have already agreed to speak at the pre-march rally.

For more information see the Right to Work website.

Transport is being arranged from around the country.

Glasgow
Coaches leave George Square at 7am. For tickets ring James 07708 295900. Unite Scottish Housing Associations branch coach leaves 290 Bath Street in City Centre at 7am.
Preston
Coach leaves Preston Adelphi Roundabout 9.a.m. Coaches organised by Preston and South Ribble Trades Council. Contact Mick 07748 083254.
Liverpool
Hardman Street, Liverpool 9am, £5 unwaged/low waged, £10/15 waged. contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for details.
Manchester
Coach tickets are £5 (unwaged/low waged) £10 or £15 solidarity. Coaches will depart at 10am from Chorlton Street, leaving Birmingham at 5pm (provisional).
For tickets ring Andy 07825 158944 or Jamie on 07970 724441
Leeds
Coach leaves West Yorkshire Playhouse 9am.
For tickets ring Paris 07863 899 227
Barnsley
The Barnsley coach(es) are currently backed by Barnsley College UCU, Barnsley NUT, Barnsley TUC. We are hopeful of getting support from other unions. Will leave at 9.30am outside Barnsley Town Hall. Telephone 07594 857960.

Sheffield
Coach leaves Paternoster Row at 9am. Tickets £10 wages, £5 unwaged. Contact 07890 0884561

Norwich
For coach details email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Cambridge
Coach organised by Cambridgeshire against the Cuts, supported by Cambridge Trades Council and Huntingdon & St Neots Trades Council, Cambridgeshire Unison and Cambridge NUT. Leaves Cambridge picking up in Huntingdon. Contact Steve 07904 171413 or Tom 07712 893552 or on line at http://www.cambridgeshireagainstthecuts.org.uk/p/17th-july-planning-and-workshop-day.html

Plymouth & Exeter
Plymouth Trades Union Council formally agreed to support the RtW Campaign and the 3rd October Demonstration and put on Transport - coaches to Birmingham will leave Plymouth Bretonside Bus Station at 8am on Sunday 3rd October, with pick-ups at Grenada Services, Sowton Exeter at 9am. Tickets are £15 waged, £10 unwaged and can be purchased in advance at www.plymouth-tuc.org.uk or phone or text: 07803 620390
Central London
Coach leaves Euston at 8am.
For tickets contact Robin 07883 860682
North London
Coach leaves Lidl at Finsbury Park, 8am. For tickets contact Adam 07535 675350.
For details of Tottenham coach contact Keith 07803 167266.
Hackney
Coach provisionally leaves Hackney Town Hall 8am
For tickets ring Despina 07932 714833
Waltham Forest
Coach leaves Walthamstow Central Station 8am, Tickets £10 unwaged, £15 waged, £20 solidarity price. Contact Sam 07961 337640
South London
Southwark Town Hall 7am
Lambeth Town Hall 8am
Tooting Broadway 7.30am
Clapham Junction 8am
Woolwich DLR 7.30am
Lewisham station 8am
For tickets ring Rob 07930 953265

Other sponsors of the march are London Region FBU, London & Eastern Region Unite, Unite Fujitsu UK Combine Committee, Unite IT & Communications National Sector Committee, Unite (TGWU Scotland Section), Scottish Housing Associations & Co-ops Branch, Unite Wembley/Hendon Branch; Birmingham, Ealing, Islington, South Gloucestershire and Wakefield NUT Associations; Manchester, Sheffield, Preston, Barnsley, Cambridge, Huntingdon & St Neots, Plymouth and Camden Trades Council; South Central No. 1 Branch CWU, CWU Mount Pleasant Branch; London Region UCU, Barnsley College UCU, Sheffield University UCU; Lambeth Unison, Lewisham Unison, Oxford Unison Health Branch; Southend on Sea BC Unison, Sandwell Unison, Kirklees Unison; Cambridgeshire Against the Cuts.