http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:17:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Tuesday 21 July the Bristol YFJ campaign presented a petition of over 200 signatures to the council. The hard work spent holding stalls, petitioning and raising awareness of the campaign really paid off as we managed to get local print, radio and TV coverage, hopefully spreading the message that there ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/08/public-shows-support-for-youth-fight-for-jobs-campaign/ On 8th August, members of the Bristol Central Socialist Party fanned out, visiting picket lines in Fishponds, Bristol Central, Kingswood and Yate to show solidarity to striking CWU workers at those depots. The response of the workers was open and friendly, with strikers taking solidarity leaflets. The numbers taking part in ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/08/postal-workers-strike-on-the-bristol-picket-lines/ BRISTOL BIN workers, members of the Unite union, after taking five days of discontinuous strike action, and after planning an all-out strike over pay and conditions, have now accepted a last-minute offer. Mark Baker, Bristol PCS member The refuse collectors were due a pay rise in November and claimed a 5% increase ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/06/bristol-bins-strike-threat-brings-new-conditions-offer/ New Labour showed a timid approached to the reform of anti-gay legislation... ...as proven by the length of time that passed between Labour coming to power in 1997 and the enactment of the following acts/laws. Equalisation of age of consent for homosexuals - August 2001 Anti-discrimination in employment legislation - May 2003 Anti-discrimination in ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/06/socialism-sexuality-new-labour-no-principles/ Comment from Rachael (Rae) Lynch - Teacher, British Socialist Party member and South West region No2EU candidate in the forthcoming EU election. 'Mainstream politicians, some of whom even have the audacity to claim for their moats to be cleaned, are out of touch with the lives we lead. 'I stand on the principle ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/05/bristol-socialist-party-no2eu-candidate-rae-lynch/ Bristol No2EU - Yes to Democracy - Public Meeting Friday 29th May 2009 | 6:30-9:00pm GWRSA Railway Club, Temple Meads approach, Bristol BS1 6QF Speakers to include: Cllr Dave Nellist Coventry Socialist Party Councillor, former Militant Labour MP and West Midlands region No2EU candidate Alex Gordon RMT Executive and South West No2EU candidate Rae Lynch Bristol NUT activist (pc) and South West ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/05/bristol-no2eu-public-meeting-friday-29th-may/ DEFEND EVERY JOB, DEFEND OUR INDUSTRY - RENATIONALISE BT NOW! 15,000 jobs are to go this year in BT. That's around 10% of the workforce. In the last financial year we lost another 15,000, of which 5,000 left in the first 3 months of 2009. Permanent, Contractor and Agency. 30,000 workers left ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/05/cwu-socialist-renationalise-bt-now/ No2EU - Yes to Democracy The Socialist Party is backing the RMT transport union-led No2EU - Yes to Democracy coalition in June's European elections. The European elections won't be the first thing on people's minds as the economic crisis intensifies. But the European Union's (EU) free market directives and rulings, implemented by ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/04/european-elections-vote-no2eu/ US Labour History - Minneapolis Teamster Strikes of 1934 Lead-off given by Martyn Ahmet at central branch meeting Tuesday 14th April Introduction In 1934 workers in the US were stirred by a series of dramatic strikes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The union involved was the General Drivers Local 574 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/04/teamsters-rebellion-notes-from-meeting-14th-april/ Ticket costs: - £3 unwaged / £5 waged / £10 trade union and student union sponsered delegates. Location: - Cruciform, Lecture Theatre 1, University College London (UCL) WC1 6BT (near Euston and Warren Street tube and rail stations). 10:00 - 11: 00 - Registration 11:00 - 12:30 - Opening rally (speakers include Bob Crow, ... http://www.socialistpartybristol.org.uk/2009/04/youth-fight-for-jobs-conference-sat-9th-may/