More photos from the March for the Alternative

Sarah Roy from Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre has sent us this link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=276279&id=734903946&l=374b27c315

With photos of Chesterfield comrades marching in London last Saturday.

March for the Alternative photos

Here are a few of our best photographs from the tremendous March for the Alternative last Saturday.

Half a million strong!

Steve Murphy, left, Midlands Regional Secretary for Ucatt
 at the March for the Alternative

Last Saturday trade unionists, service users, and the just plain concerned marched through London to show their displeasure at the governments cuts programme. Early estimates that the March for the Alternative would see one hundred thousand people on the streets have been quickly revised up - to five times that number. It is a great testament to the people of Great Britain that so many people came from all over the country to join this historic TUC organised event.
The march was led by trade union leaders including the TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber. Following our leaders were many thousands of midlands trade unionists from just about every affiliated trade union. Half a million people young and old,  black and white, all with the same message - rejecting the need for cuts and promoting an alternative which preserves services and jobs and keeps the economy driving forward.

Are you an NUJ member going on the March?

The NUJ as part of the Federation of Entertainment Unions has been allocated an assembly point, all the assembly points are between Hungerford Bridge and the rear of Temple Place. Signs will be put on lamp posts and other street furniture to demarcate the different zones and we have been allocated position 13 along the Embankment - next to the east end of Temple Place. At the assembly point we will have 100 new NUJ flags and save the BBC World Service t-shirts to hand out before the demonstration starts so come along and march with the NUJ.
There will also be a rally in Belfast organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. The Belfast march begins at the Art College in Donegal Street at 12.30 pm on Saturday March 26, with a rally at City Hall.

See you on Saturday 26 March!

Midlands TUC Newsletter available for 26th March

Download the Midlands TUC March for the Alternative special edition newsletter for this Saturday's march. Go here: http://www.tuc.org.uk/economy/tuc-19379-f0.cfm?regional=6
and print the pdf version which includes the route map which some might find helpful.

March for the Alternative - Assembly and Map

In case you are one of the few people who have not yet got your map of the march and assembly area - here it is!


View March for the Alternative Route in a larger map

RMT charted train to the March for the Alternative

RMT had chartered special trains for 26th March. There are still seats available on the train from the East Midlands and times and calling stations are given below.

Tickets are discounted for trade unionists and their families and friends at £20 return. I’d be grateful if you could circulate these details around your Branches. Anyone interested in booking a seat should email Dave Jones at d.jones@rmt.org.uk
Chartered train Saturday 26th March


Departs Sheffield 07.48
Chesterfield 08.01
Derby 08.32
EM Parkway 08.49
Leicester 09.06
Arrives St Pancras 10.46
Return from St Pancras 17.45

What you doing 26th March?

We will be there - where will you be?