Midlands News 40 published today

We have just published our new eNewsletter on the TUC website. You can view the eNewsletter  here

In this issue we have the views of our Regional Secretary, Rob Johnston, on changes to the welfare system; a report from the Action for Rail campaign in Derby; an update on PCS members taking industrial action; and a report from the Disabled Members forum.

PCS members on strike from Friday at 1 p.m.

Members of PCS will be taking industrial action commencing at 1 p.m. this Friday.

The government has refused to sit down and negotiate over its cuts to pay, pensions and working conditions for civil servants.

These walkouts are the next steps in a three-month programme of industrial action and protests, which began with a national strike on budget day on 20 March.

The walkouts will start at 1pm on Friday 5 April when tens of thousands of members in the civil service and related bodies walk out of their workplaces across the UK.

For further details of the action see the PCS website here
 

Wolverhampton Trades Council announce May Day programme

Wolverhampton Trades Union Council have announced details of their May Day celebration at The Pegasus, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, WV6 0QQ.