June 30th is building up to be one massive day of action by public sector workers and others. UCU, PCS, NUT and ATL members have already voted to take strike action on the day. Many other workers and students will be joining them in participating in protests, marches and rallies up and down the country. Here are some details, compiled by PCS on their website, of events taking place on the day:
June 30th is building up to be one massive day of action by public
sector workers and others. UCU, PCS, NUT and ATL members have already
voted to take strike action on the day. Many other workers and students
will be joining them in participating in protests, marches and rallies
up and down the country. Here are some details, compiled by PCS on their
website plus some additions, of events taking place on the day:
Aberystwyth: noon, rally at Morlan Centre, Queens Road, SY23 2HH.
Bradford: 10am rally at Bradford City’s Valley Parade ground, BD8 7DY.
Birmingham: 12.00 noon, Victoria Square – rally and march.
Brighton: 10:30am assemble at The Level, 37
Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB. March to Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, BN3 4AH
for rally at noon. Speakers include Dave Brinson, National Union of
Teachers (NUT) national executive (NEC).
Bristol: 11am, assemble at College Green, BS1 5TA.
March to Castle Green, Wine Street, BS1 2BH, for speeches. There will be
an afternoon of stalls and entertainment in Castle Park, Castle Street,
BS1 3XD.
Cambridge: noon, rally at Parker’s Piece, Parkside, CB1 1JE.
Canterbury: 10am to 2pm, rally at Abbotts Barton
Hotel, New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3DU. Speakers include John
Walder, Kent NUT divisional secretary. NEW
Cardiff: 11.00am Cathays Park. PCS demo.
Carlisle: 12.30pm rally by Old Town Hall, CA3 8JH, with music and food.
Chatham: noon to 2pm rally at Command House, Dock Road, ME4 4TX.
Chelmsford: 11am, rally at High Street, CM1 1BE.
Colchester: 12.30pm, rally outside Colchester town hall, High Street, CO1 1PJ. Organised by Colchester and Clacton trades union councils.
Dover: noon, rally at St Mary’s church hall, Church Street, CT16 1BY.
Exeter: 11am rally at the Corn Exchange, George
Street, EX1 1BU. Speakers include: Brendan Barber, general secretary of
the Trades Union Congress (TUC); and Hector Wesley (PCS). March to
Belmont Park for a Festival for the Alternative at 12.30pm with music
from Billy Bragg, a bouncy castle and children’s entertainment, stalls
and food and drink available.
Glasgow: noon rally in George Square, Glasgow, G2
1DU. Speakers include: Janice Godrich, PCS president; Grahame Smith,
general secretary of the Scottish TUC; Mary Senior, University and
College Union (UCU) Scottish secretary; Mike Kirby, Unison Scottish
secretary; and Pat Rafferty, Unite regional secretary.
Gloucester: 10.30am, rally at the bandstand in Gloucester Park, Park Road, GL1 1LH.
Halifax: 10am to noon, indoor rally at Arden Road Social Club, HX1 3AG.
Hastings: 10am to noon, rally at White Rock, White
Rock, TN34 1JU. Speakers include Andy Reid, PCS NEC; Dave Brinson, NUT
NEC. Followed by a picnic in Alexandra Park, St Helen’s Road, TN34 2EL. NEW
Huddersfield: noon, rally Market Cross, Market Plave, HD1 2AN. Speakers include Eddie Childs, PCS NEC.
Hull: 10am, rally at Royal Hotel, 170 Ferensway, HU1 3UF. NEW
Ipswich: assemble at 10.45am in Giles Circus, Princes Street, IP1 1DT. March to a rally at
town hall council chamber, Cornhill, Ipswich IP1 1DH. Speakers include Lorna Merry, PCS.
Leeds: 11.30am, assemble at Leeds Metropolitan
University, Woodhouse Lane, LS1 3HE. March to noon rally in City Square,
LS1 2AN. Speakers include Jane Aitchison, president of PCS in the
Department of Work and Pensions.
Liverpool: assemble from 11.30am, William Brown
Street, L1 1JJ. March to The Black-E arts centre, Great George Street,
L1 5EW, for a rally at 12.30pm. Speakers include: Marie Daley, UCU NEC;
Julie Lyon-Taylor, NUT NEC; and Alice Robinson, Association of Teachers
and Lecturers (ATL), national senior vice president.
London: 11am, assemble at Lincoln Inn Fields, WC2A 3TL. Music provided by Love
Music Hate Racism. March to Westminster Central Hall, Storeys Gate,
London. SW1H 9NH, for a rally at 1pm. Speakers include union general
secretaries – Christine Blower (NUT), Mary Bousted (ATL), Sally Hunt
(UCU), and Mark Serwotka (PCS); Dot Gibson of the National Pensioners
Convention; and Labour MP John McDonnell. Find out more and download the London rally flyer at the events page.
London – Wembley: 10am, rally in The Torch pub, Bridge Road, HA9 9AB, by Wembley Park station.
Luton: noon assemble at Market Hill, LU1 2YN, walk
to Town Hall, George Street, LU1 2BQ, for speakers at 12.30pm. In the
afternoon there’s a picnic in Wardown Park, Old Bedford Road, LU2 7HA.
Maidstone: noon to 2pm, assemble outside the Walnut Tree, 234 Tonbridge Road, ME16 8SR, for a rally focussing on education. NEW
Maidstone: 4 to 5pm, assemble outside County Hall, County Road, ME14 1XD, for a rally focussing on public sector cuts. NEW
Manchester: assemble from 11am, All Saints, Oxford
Road, M1 7DU. March to Castlefield Arena, Liverpool Road, M3 4JN for a
rally at noon. Speakers include: Helen Andrews, NUT NEC; Mark Baker, ATL
NEC; and Dominique Lauterburg, UCU NEC.
Middlesbrough: 4.30pm, rally by the bottle sculpture, Russell Street, TS1 2AE.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Meet at noon at Life Centre,
Times Square, NE1 4EP. March to the monument, Grey Street, NE1 7AL, for a
rally at 1pm. Speakers from striking unions plus Kevin Rowan, secretary
Northern TUC.
Norwich: noon, rally outside the Forum, Millennium Plain, Bethel Street, Norwich NR2 1TF.
Oxford: 1pm, rally in Bonn Square, OX1 1EU. With music and a barbecue. Called by the Oxford & District Trades Council.
Peterborough: 10am rally at Laxton Square, PE1 1UQ. Organised by Peterborough TUC. NEW
Peterborough: noon, rally in conjunction with Unison at City Hospital, Bretton Gate, Bretton, PE3 9GZ. Organised by Peterborough TUC. NEW
Plymouth: 11am to 12.30pm , rally organised by ATL, NUT and UCU at Plymouth Albion rugby club, Madden Road, PL1 4NE.
Plymouth: noon, assemble at Guildhall Square, PL1
2AD, for ‘Stop the Cuts’ march round town and back to Guildhall,
organised by Plymouth TUC.
Portsmouth: noon, rally at Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB.
Preston: noon, rally at The Flag Market, PR1 2JA.
Speakers include: Kathy Eager, ATL NEC; Simon Jones, NUT NEC; and John
Murphy, UCU NEC.
Rotherham: 11am, rally All Saints Square, S60 1PW. NEW
Sheffield: 12.00
noon. Peace Gardens.
Sittingbourne: 11am, rally at Phoenix House, Central Avenue, ME10 4BX.
Southampton: 11am, rally in Guildhall Square, West
Marlands Road, Southampton SO14 7FP. Unite and Unison members who are in
dispute with Southampton city council will join the crowd at 12.30pm.
Southend: 12:30pm, Victoria Circus, SS1 1TJ. Organised by Southend Against the Cuts.
Taunton: 10am, rally at Taunton rugby club, Hyde Lane, TA2 8BU.
Telford: noon, assemble at Southgate, TF2 8JT. March
to rally at Cordingley Hall, Wellington Road, Donnington, TF2 8JS.
Speakers include Chris Morrison, PCS NEC. Refreshments provided. NEW
Truro: 10am to 1pm, rally at Lemon Quay, TR1 2LW.
Worcester: 11.30am St Peter’s Baptist Centre, Worcester - Rally for Pension Day Strike – All unions invited to support UCU, NUT, ATL and PCS
Worthing: 11am, rally in Steyne Gardens, Warwick Road, BN11 3DZ. Supported by Worthing Solidarity Network.
