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TUC – CALL 24-HOUR PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE TO STOP
PENSIONS ROBBERY
 Three quarters of a million went on strike on June 30th in a massive
show of strength against a concerted attempt by the Tory and Liberal
Democrat partners of this millionaire government to make workers pay
for the bankers’ greed. Powerful demonstrations up and down the
country brought thousands, including many young workers onto the
streets in big cities and small towns, many for the first time,
determined to defend pensions, and to stop the immediate huge pay cuts
that pension changes would mean.
We believe that 30th June was the opening salvo. To win we need to
turn this three-quarters of a million into 4-5 million in the next
round of industrial action in the autumn, involving all public sector
unions, and thereby scuppering the machinations of the government to
drive a wedge into the trade union movement between the NUT, UCU, ATL
and PCS and the other three big unions Unison, Unite and GMB. Defence
of pensions has proved a unifying factor so far, and one of our best
opportunities to all come together and collectively force Cameron and
Clegg into a massive U-turn.
We, the undersigned call on the TUC Conference on September 11th and
the General Council to agree to call a one-day strike of all public
sector unions as the next step in this struggle. We pledge to do all
in our power to help make such an action a real success.
This petition will be
presented to the TUC at Congress House on 11 September on the eve of their
conference. Join us
on
the march and lobby: Assemble at 1:30pm, Friends Meeting House, Euston Road,
London NW1.
Download resources to build for the lobby here.
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