TUC RALLY 27th JANUARY – IMPORTANT BULLETIN FOR BRANCHES
The TUC has called a mass rally and protest in Cheltenham on Saturday 27th January to raise awareness of the government’s plans on minimum service levels during strike action.
This is just the latest in a relentless string of attacks on workers from the most right wing and anti-union government for decades.
The CWU has been the stand out union in our movement in recent years when it comes to delivering huge turnouts at major trade union events. We want this to be no different.
We are also pleased to see a major event being held outside of London and I am sure many branches will support that view. Cheltenham has been chosen because it is 40 years since the Thatcher government removed the right to union membership from the workers at GCHQ.
Alongside exposing the government, this event gives us the opportunity to once again publicly promote our new deal for workers campaign. We have led this from the start and we must ensure we hold a future Labour government to their commitments to deliver for workers.
The key timings for the day are set out below:
12pm – gather at Montpellier Gardens
12:30 – march departs through town centre to Pittville Park (approximately 1 hour walk)
13:30 – rally in the Tolpuddle Tent at Pittville Park
The event will close by 15:00.
Branches and Regions are now requested to do everything possible to mobilise for this event. We fully understand the scale of this will be different from previous rallies but the minimum request is that every CWU Branch sends a delegation.
Furthermore, Branches should attend in CWU colours and bring their banners.
We will be producing further promotional materials in the coming days and if you require support planning for this event please contact your Regional Secretary.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Cheltenham.
Yours sincerely
Dave Ward
General Secretary
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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