Durham Miners' Gala 2025
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Durham Miners’ Gala 2017 : Saturday 8th July
The 133rd Durham Miners’ Gala will be held on Saturday 8th July 2017 Join the UCU banner at 10am in the Market Place then march with the banner to the Racecourse. Volunteers are required to take a turn carrying the UCU banner. Please contact Emma Alexander ealexander@ucu.org.uk to volunteer. Speakers to include: Jeremy Corbyn, Leader…
Regional Briefing for UCU Northern Region reps
Branches are asked to send one to two reps to September’s regional briefing. Full information and online registration
Protest at Darlington College in row over pay cuts
News update : 3rd July During Friday’s UCU branch meeting members rejected the latest offer from the employer, which would still mean significant pay reductions, and voted to register a failure to disagree and invoke the disputes procedure with the College. News update : 21st June, 4pm News update: 21st June, 11am…
Durham Miners’ Gala 2017 : TUC request for stewards
Message from the TUC re Durham Miners’ Gala: Unison Northern Region have kindly agreed to coordinate the field stewards for the Durham Miners’ Gala which takes place on Saturday 8th July 2017. To that end it would be greatly appreciated if your union could identify volunteers to assist with the stewarding. We are asking that…
Workers in the North East over £400 a year worse off than in 2008, says TUC
The TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady launched a poster campaign in several North East constituencies on 1st June calling on all parties to “give Britain a pay rise”. Press release from the TUC: Workers in the North East are over £400 a year worse off in real terms than they were before the financial crash, according…