END AUSTERITY NOW – DEMONSTRATION AND MARCH 20TH JUNE

END AUSTERITY NOW – DEMONSTRATION AND MARCH 20TH JUNE
You may be aware the anti-austerity campaign group, the People’s Assembly is holding a national demonstration and march in London on the 20th June to protest against the government’s agenda of privatisation and spending cuts. The union is affiliated to the People’s Assembly, as endorsed at this year’s General Conference.
The campaign is being backed by the CWU and other unions including Unite, PCS, Unison and the RMT and aims to make clear the strength of opposition to the government’s plans. In the wake of the general election, with a majority Conservative government now determined to attack trade union rights, this has become all the more important.
In particular the campaign highlights the need for: a fairer economy; more and better jobs; protection for public services; and a solution to the housing crisis. The CWU will have a bloc on the march and we will be protesting on these issues and the causes we are campaigning on, notably agency workers, the race to the bottom on terms and conditions and the recent announcement for the final stage of privatisation in Royal Mail.
The demonstration and march will start from the Bank of England at midday and is expected to end at Parliament Square between 4pm-5pm. As General Secretary I will be speaking at the demonstration at the Bank of England before the march calling for the labour movement to re-assert union values in society today and for a rebalancing of forces in the world of work.
Details about the event, including coaches that have been organised from around the country, are available here http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/.
Given the challenges facing the CWU and wider society I would urge all CWU branches to have a presence at the event and to encourage as many members as possible to come along and make their voices heard. Many of us were deeply disappointed to wake up to a Conservative government on 8th May – it’s time for the movement to fight back.
Any enquiries about the content of this LTB should be addressed to the GS department quoting the reference LTB378/15.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
 
DAVE WARD

General Secretary