Tuesday 19 May 2009

Unite March for Jobs

Thousands of trade unionists from all over the country decended on Birmingham to march for jobs. During the current recession thousands of manufacturing, retail, finance and construction jobs have been lost. The rally at the end of the march was addressed by a number of senior trade union figures including Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary and the joint General Secretaries of Unite - Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson.