An urgent message from Brighton & Hove Unison:
BRIGHTON HOUSING TRUST EMERGENCY STRIKE ACTION!
MEMBERS NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
On Wednesday the 19th August, up to 125 branch members employed by BHT will be taking strike action.
They have been forced to this last resort by an employer who is hell-bent on ripping up and imposing new contracts of employment. All staff will be removed from NJC Conditions of Service and will have working hours increased, for less pay! For half of our members there will be a pay cut of up to £6,000!
This is not as bad as the original proposals to slash sick/maternity pay and other conditions, which Unison successfully fought off.
But some of our members, who work with homeless people, will face the loss of their homes due to these proposals. Bluntly, BHT, once an “employer of choice”, has moved to one of the most heartless, aggressive and bullying organisations of the 80 the branch has members within.
What you can do!
On 19th August 2009, join one of the following events
1) 8-11am: demonstration at 144 London Road (opposite Hobgoblin Pub)
2) 11.30-12noon: march from London Road to Barts Square (outside Brighton Town Hall), followed by a rally.
3) 1.30pm: demonstration at Community Base, Queens Road.
Financial
Our members are low paid, facing large cuts in salary, and for some strike action losses will cause financial hardship. The branch is appealing nationally for support, but if you want to make a contribution (cheques payable to Brighton & Hove Unison) please send this to the Branch Office, Town Hall, Brighton, BN1 1JA.
What we want
Simply, a suspension, of the threat of dismissals, and talks, to reach a negotiated settlement – nothing more, nothing less.
On the 19th please, please turn up to support your colleagues in what is a key dispute for Brighton and Hove UNISON members.
Alex Knutsen,
Branch Secretary - Brighton and Hove Unison
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Meeting Dates
Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of the month
We alternate between executive committee meetings and full trades council meetings. All delegates are encouraged to attend full meetings and any trade union member may attend as a visitor.
Email BrightonTradesCouncil@gmail.com to be informed of meeting dates and times.
How to get involved
Contact: In the first instance contact the General Secretary Andy Richards at brightontradescouncil@gmail.com
Trades union councils consist of representatives of trade unions or branches of trade unions which meet within the area covered by that council, or which have members working or living in the area. A union branch will normally affiliate to the trades unions council in the area in which it meets.
Trades union councils consist of representatives of trade unions or branches of trade unions which meet within the area covered by that council, or which have members working or living in the area. A union branch will normally affiliate to the trades unions council in the area in which it meets.
Who are we and what do we do?
Trades union councils bring together trade unions to campaign around issues effecting working people in their workplaces and local communities.
Trades Union Councils consist of trade unions or branches of
Trades Union Councils consist of trade unions or branches of
trade unions which meet within the area covered by that council, or which have members working or living in the area.
A union branch will normally affiliate to the trades union council in the area in which it meets. Each branch will then send delegates to the trades union council's meetings. These branches pay an affiliation fee. Their delegates elect officers from amongst themselves to represent the views and priorities of the constituent branches and to take responsibility for working for and supporting the policy of Congress and the Trades Union Council (TUC) General Council. This is because trades union councils are registered with the TUC, rather than being entirely independent bodies. The Annual Conference of Trades Union Councils takes place over a May weekend.
Brighton Hove & District Trades Council was first formed in the function room above The Eagle pub in Gloucester Road, Brighton in 1890.
Aims and objectives
> Raise public awareness of rights at work and the union role in enforcing those rights.
> Promote organising and recruitment drives to build union membership.
> Support union and community campaigns for dignity and respect in the workplace and beyond.
With the threats of racism and fascism, changes in the labour market and debates over the future of public services, the trade union voice in the community is as important as ever.
The capacity of trades union councils to provide a local response and to organise trade unionists into coalitions with other progressive forces is crucial. They do this by providing services which keep local trade unionists up to date with developments within the wider trade union movement, and by taking up relevant local industrial and community issues.