Tag Archives: Feb 26th
Birmingham Against the Cuts Council Cuts Demonstration
The anti-cuts struggle in Birmingham moved up another notch on Saturday with a very successful city centre demonstration. It was organised by Birmingham against the Cuts; a collective of Trades Unions, Political organisations, Campaign and Community groups, initiated by Birmingham … Continue reading
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Hundreds to demonstrate against Council Cuts on Saturday
Hundreds of people in Birmingham this Saturday will be demonstrating with a call for councillors to vote against cuts at the council meeting on 1st March. The planned cuts will see £212m slashed from the council budgets this year, at … Continue reading
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Local meeting resolves to save Cotteridge Church Day Centre and Neighbourhood Office
Yesterday, 42 people attended a meeting organised by Stirchley and Cotteridge against the cuts, to hear the administrator of Cotteridge Church day centre and the steward at the local neighbourhood office talk about how the Birmingham Con-Dem council’s plans will … Continue reading
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10 Reasons to demonstrate on Saturday
Why should you come to the demonstration on Saturday against the council cuts? There are lots of reasons, but here are 10 of them: 1) Job Losses – 2,450 council posts will be cut this year (7,000 over 3 years) … Continue reading
Filed under Birmingham City Council, Cuts, Events
Speakers for Rally on Sat 26th Feb Announced
Birmingham Against the Cuts and Unison have announced speakers for the rally as part of the Say No To Council Cuts demonstration to be held on Saturday. Bishop Urquhart (Bishop of Birmingham); Lee Barron (CWU); Trudy Allen (PCS); Roger Jenkins … Continue reading
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Events coming up next week
It’s a busy week next week, with something happening pretty much everyday somewhere in Birmingham. On Monday 21st, Black Activists Rising Against the Cuts (BARAC) are holding a Public Meeting – 6:30pm, African Caribbean Millenium Centre, 339 Dudley Road, Winson … Continue reading
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Birmingham Against the Cuts Stalls
Stalls were held today in the city centre and Kings Heath campaigning about the upcoming council cuts which will mean the loss of over 7,000 jobs over the next 3 years, and the reduction or closure … Continue reading
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Unison newsletter on cuts
ConDem Cuts Savage Birmingham City Council Local Government has been given one of the highest rates of cutbacks in the Chancellor’s Comprehensive Spending Review, a 28% cut over 4 years or at least a third when allowing for inflation. To … Continue reading
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Eric Pickles “Delighted” by Birmingham Council Cuts
Birmingham Budget Cuts reports: Birmingham Budget Cuts rounds up the planned local cuts after Eric Pickles – Conservative Minister for Local Government – responded to questioning by Northfield MP Richard Burden by saying he was “delighted” that Birmingham City Council’s … Continue reading
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