Wednesday 22nd September 2010
This meeting will be held at The Bristol Hotel, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, starting at 7pm. Full details of this location can be found at http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/24/24413/Bristol_Hotel/Weston_Super_Mare Please come along, support your branch and join in.
First Great Western Train services
FirstGroup's rip-off railway:
* sky-high profits for Fat Cats;
* rocketing fare increases and;
* looming service cuts.
Stroud MP,
David Drew is calling for First Great Western Train Services to be run in the public sector.
Read Early Day Motion 1447 here and Early Day Motion 546
here. Call on the Government to bring First Great Western back into public ownership. Contact your MP
here and ask them to sign.
Take Action Today!
FREE OSANLOO - Support Workers' Rights in Iran!
International Transport Workers' Federation - ITF Global Action Day, 6 March 2008 -
see photos here - to express solidarity with Iranian workers. Iranian bus workers' leader, Mansour Osanloo, is in prison on trumped-up charges of criticising the Iranian regime -
in reality because he is a member of an independent trade union. We want Mansour Osanloo released safely, immediately and unconditionally.
* "Free Osanloo !"
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* Find out more.
No Beeching By Stealth!
Protest At Train Services Cuts!
45 MPs have now signed EDM 311 -
Updates here
Stop Lib Dem Cuts -
Defend the Severn Beach railway line read more here.
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