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Workers Memorial Day in the Kirklees Area
‘Workers Memorial Day 2023’
Remember the dead,
Fight for the living!
Huddersfield
Date Friday 28th April 2023 Meet Place H Booth Memorial Plaque, near Tesco Goods Entrance, Viaduct Street, HD1 5DL Time 12.30 pm
H Booth Factory Fire 1941The fire at H Booth & Sons cloth business in Huddersfield killed 49 workers, mainly young women. A smouldering pipe is thought to have started the fire but the real cause was a death-trap building built as a warehouse, not as a premises for 150 workers.
Two timber staircases had been added which actually spread the blaze; no fire procedures; an alarm that did not work. Those who died were on the top floor; there was no access to the roof, no fire escapes and drain pipes were flush to the wall At least two women died after they jumped to avoid slow incineration and death.
The 1937 Factory Act stated that there should be means of escape in case of fire and obstacles. Further, employees should be aware of the routines involved. To my Knowledge no one was ever prosecuted. The fire was the town’s worst wartime disaster. And it goes on, Grenfell and the Tories bonfire of regulations!’
speakers
Mick Donoghue, Branch Secretary, Kirklees UNISON
Cormac Kelly, Local Historian
Chair
Mick Fitzpatrick Vice – President, Huddersfield TUC
There will be the laying of the wreath and a minute silence
Everyone Welcome
Dewsbury
Date Saturday 29th April 2023 Meet Place Memorial Stone, Long Causeway Dewsbury, WF12 8EN Time 11.00 am speakers Mick Donoghue, Branch Secretary, Kirklees UNISON other speakers invited There will be the laying of the wreath and a minute silence more details to follow Everyone Welcome
Organised by Kirklees UNISON & Huddersfield TUC
Strong Unions, Save Lives
For more information – Bob Stoker, Secretary, 07530633708
NEU National Strike March & Rally
Huddersfield Trades Union Council 2/23 e-Bulletin
NEU National Strike
March & Rally
Defend the Right to Strike!
Solidarity with Strikers!
The Tories are attacking our right to strike – a fundamental, democratic right!
They want to make us pay for a crisis caused by their greed.
We won’t accept it! Please join us:
Assemble 10.30 am onwards St George’s Square HD1
March 11.00 am March through Huddersfield
Rally In door rally: Yorkshire Children’s Centre HD1 5J.. speakers from across the movement
Please bring banners. placards, whistles, etc. Let’s make this big, colourful and noisy and send a clear message.
ALL WELCOME
TAKE A STAND
MARCH WITH US!
Organised by Kirklees NEU Supported by Huddersfield TUC
For more information – Bob Stoker, Secretary, 07530633708
Strikes, Solidarity, United Action Huddersfield TUC Meeting
UPDATE: ‘Strikes, Solidarity, United Action’
speaker Nick Ruff
Chair Kirklees UNISON
‘There are No Jobs on a Dead Planet’
speaker Catherine Porritt
Secretary Wakefield TUC
‘Present Political Situation’
speaker Paul Davies Labour Candidate for the Colne Valley
Thursday 26th January 2023 7.00 pm
Huddersfield Mission 3 – 5 Lord street HD1 1QA
All Welcome
Join us on the Xmas Picket Line
Communication Workers Union
‘Solidarity with Postal Workers’
Please join us on the Xmas Picket Line
and show your Support
for Striking Postal Workers
Hopefully Cakes & Mulled Wine
Golcar Brass Band
playing at 9.00 am
DATE Friday 23rd December 2022
TIME8.00 am
MEET Huddersfield Delivery Office(Back Gate) Lord Street HD1
All Welcome
A Victory for Postal Workers
is a Victory for
Everyone
November Meeting
- ‘United for Warm Homes’ Campaign
- speaker Richard Brook
- Huddersfield Friends of the Earth
- Millions of us will struggle to pay our bills this winter because of soaring gas prices. And years of government inaction has left our homes damp, cold and expensive to heat. Thankfully, there are long-lasting solutions to cut our bills, keep our homes warm and reduce carbon emissions. Find out how the United for Warm Homes campaign is going to help solve the energy crisis.
- Book Launch
- ‘Workers can Win!’
- A guide to organising at work
- by Ian Allinson
- Manchester TUC Industrial Action Solidarity Coordinator
- Come and discuss this new guide to the techniques and politics of organising at work with the author and other activists.
- Thursday 24th November 2022 7.00 pm Room 4
Brian Jackson HouseNew North Parade Huddersfield HD1 5JP - ALL WELCOME
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