Photos from this year's Workers Memorial Day event are now available in the History section.

IMPORTANT BREAKING NEWS

PRESTON COLLEGE TRADE UNION EDUCATION DEPT GIVEN 90 CONSULTATION FOR REDUNDANCY

Preston College Management have advised that they intend to close the TU Education Unit based in Buckingham House, Preston this summer.

The unit has trained hundreds of representatives across multiple unions based in and around the Northwest and has provided essential training, guidance and support including being the steering group for Preston Workers Memorial Day by engaging students each year in this vital and important event.

All unions are asked to mobilise support for colleagues in this area. Please write to the Principal and the Governors of Preston College to express your support for keeping this unit open.

Willie Mills
The Principle
Preston College
Vincent's Road
Fulwood
Preston PR2 8UR
Email: wmills@preston.ac.uk

To Write to the Governers:
Mr M I Haythornthwaite (Chair)
Preston College
Fulwood Campus
St Vincent's Road
Preston PR2 8UR

Unions can also get involved with the campaign to save this unit by attending the next Preston & South Ribble Trades Council Meeting which will be held at Preston Community Volunteers Service, Guild Hall Arcade from 7:30 on 21st April 2010.

If you would like to attend and are not currently a delegate or would like to affiliate to Preston & South Ribble Trades Council please contact:

Lynne Wallace (Secretary)
Tel: 01772 234944
Email: psrtradecouncil@googlemail.com

Workers' Memorial Day 2010

Arrangements for Workers Memorial Day Events in Preston and Chorley have been set.

Please download the attached leaflet for full details of both events.

Workers Memorial Day 2010
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Preston & District Workers Memorial Day
Saturday 1st May 2010
11:30 Preston Flag Market

Chorley Commemoration Ceremony
Workers Memorial Day
Friday 30th April 2010
6pm Unite Workers Memorial Tree
Astley Park
Chorley

Workers' Memorial Day 2010

Dear Colleague,

On May the 1st, 2010, we are again organising a memorial event in the Preston City Centre to remember all those who have died or suffered ill health and injury at work and to raise awareness of health and safety issues at work.  

On the day we will be holding a service in the City Centre with senior multi-faith leaders and the Mayor of Preston, MP and guest speakers from other Unions.  We will be marching with banners to lay wreaths on the memorial plaque on the Cotton Workers Monument.  In the afternoon we will be having a social gathering with live music and refreshments.

We hope you will both advertise this event and support it financially.  To this end we would like to offer a speaker to attend one of your meetings to talk about workers memorial day.  Could you please also consider making a financial donation and place an advert in the programme, sending greetings and support for the event.

For further information please contact the committee at the address above.  Leaflets and posters will be available soon.

Appeal Letter for Workers Memorial Day 2010

Yours in Comradeship,
James Sorah
Secretary, Workers Memorial Day Committee

5th Floor, Buckingham House
Glovers Court, Preston,
PR1 3LS
Tel: 01772 223112
email: JSorah@preston.ac.uk

Preston & South Ribble Trades Union Council

Unions & Branches wishing to affiliate to Preston & South Ribble Trades Council can now download .doc or .pdf versions of the Affiliation Form for 2010.

Details of future Meetings and the date of the next AGM will be published on this site soon.

Affiliation Form (Microsoft .doc format)

Affiliation Form (printable .pdf format)

Preston & South Ribble Trades Union Council

Unions & Branches wishing to affiliate to Preston & South Ribble Trades Council should contact the Secretary:

John Pemberton
Email: jpemberton77@hotmail.com

Forms and further details will posted on this website very soon.

20/10/2009

CWU Postal Workers Strike

Please support your local postal workers by observing all picket lines and showing your support.

The Communication Workers Union is in the biggest dispute with Royal Mail since the national strike of 2007. Local strikes have taken place across the UK since June and these have grown in frequency, geographical and functional spread over the summer.

15 October '09. An Early Day Motion (EDM) 2035 has been lodged by CWU supported MP, Geraldine Smith calling on Government to ensure Royal Mail responds positively to the CWU's proposals to end the dispute. You can view the EDM by clicking on the following link http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=39264&SESSION=899

Urge your MP to support EDM 2035 by contacting them on the following link www.writetothem.com

To view the CWU's proposal to Mark Higson Managing Director, Royal Mail, please click on the link: Letter to Higson 13.10.09

The following links also explain our position to the public:
- Defending Postal Services - Info for the public
- Defending Postal Services-issues - Info for the public

[taken from the CWU website [http://www.cwu.org/royal-mail-dispute.html]

Workers' Memorial Day 2010

If you would like to be involved in the next Workers' Memorial Day event or can help in anyway please contact:

Andrew Birchall (Chair)
5th Floor, Buckingham House
Glovers Court, Preston,
PR1 3LS
Tel: 01772 223112
email: abirchall@preston.ac.uk

jpemberton77@hotmail.com

terrybayes@hotmail.com