Thursday 30 June 2011
Support from Unite
Just received a letter of solidarity from Unite members at the Cowley BMW plant in Oxford.
PCS picket line
Lively and enthusiastic picket line at Worcester Street Job Centre with reports coming in from accross Oxfordshire of the best ever response in a number of workplaces.
Member out in Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Didcot and Witney
PCS have members out across Oxfordshire and have just heard that High Wycombe has had its best response in years. Only managers are keeping offices open.
Joint the Oxford picket at Worcester Street Job Centre.
Wednesday 29 June 2011
141 Schools Closing
Where have Michael Gove's bullying tactics got him? Teachers and head teachers in Oxfordshire know better.
They know that pension changes are part of the slow death of the education system as we know it.
We will not stand back and let this happen!
Support tomorrow's strike.
PCS Update - One Day to Go
Reps at one job centre took laptops and stood outside the office. They got each member of staff to put their details into a pensions calculator and signed up loads of staff to the union. People are joining up to the union to strike when they realise how much they are going to lose. It's a matter of losing one day's pay now or losing a day's pay every month for the rest of your working life.
139 Schools to Close and Rising!
139 schools across Oxfordshire have announced full or partial closure due to strikes by NUT and ATL tomorrow over pensions. Teachers' unions are taking action alongside colleagues in the UCU and PCS in what will be the first co-ordianted national action against the ConDem government.
In comparison to the 53 schools affected during pay strikes in 2008, this is a real increase, reflecting members anger about government proposals. the government plans to impose changes which will mean teachers and other public sector workers working longer, paying more and receiving less when they retire.
There will be picket lines at:
Oxford & Cherwell Valley College (Oxpens Site) from 7am
Job Centre (Worcester Street) from 7.30am
Oxofrd & Cherwell Valley College (BBL Site) from 8am
any support would be greatly appreciated.
Striking workers will gather from 12noon in Oxford Town Hall and there will be a solidarity demonstration from 12.30pm at Carfax.
From 1.30pm, workers will march to Broad Street for a public rally.
Messages of solidarity can be emailed to June30@odtuc.org.uk or texted to 07967392229.
Regular updates will be uploaded during the day.
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