12 September 2010
DemonstrationWe appeal for maximum unity in defence of the public sector and support the PCS call for a national demonstration on October 23rd, supported by CWU and NUT, and further endorsed by general secretaries of FBU. BFAWU, NAPO, NUJ, POA, RMT, and URTU. However, the General Council has so far not gone for this initiative. Instead it has proposed a week of activities around the Comprehensive Spending Review including a lobby of parliament on 20th October. Whilst the NSSN will do everything to help make these events successful and lively, they are just not enough!
We need a national demo in London on a Saturday with all TUC affiliates giving it top priority. A national demo could set the
tone for a one-day public sector strike, marking the beginning of a serious fightback against these vicious cuts. We urge trades unionists and campaigners everywhere to lobby the General Council with us at the start of TUC in Manchester
on Sunday 12th Sept at 12 noon.