Manc health strike

I will be there, anyone coming?

You might want to break up that e-mail address, ftony, otherwise she'll get spammed to fuck.

admin - done

Ooh how exciting. I've emailed them giving support and telling them a bit about the situation in my trust.

shit, stuck in a meeting at the time. Will go to the picket lines in the morning though.

the nurses have been out every day at market street getting support. people seem really supportive of this one!

I'll take them some biscuits.

Bring them some cake too :)

:smile:

big up

i sent an email too, wish my unison branch was more like this and less like a wanker in union form :sad:

magnifico

wanker in union form

There's a tagline there for someone. Any takers? Chuck?

*ponders whether to abuse admin powers*

I'll make it worth your while.

:shock:

I've had an email back from their union rep, after telling her that my trust is having similar problems - apparently their trust has been told that mine is a shining example of the type of service they should be modelling themselves on. Oh the irony.

(I started a thread in organise about the cuts going on in my trust, pretty much the same situation as what these guys are striking over...)

picket line reports anyone?

just visuals of lively and well spirited pickets. I couldn't go to the rally and seems like many of the SolFed comms were not able to.

JDMF

just visuals of lively and well spirited pickets.

evidence that i have watched too much 24.

This strike went ahead on the day advertised, they then also began a week long strike a few days later. They did two days of it, then were offered some deals which they are currently discussing whilst threateneing to walk out again if they don't get what they want. Here's a report I got from an email list I'm on:

Just to up date you all. we had 2 fantastically solid days of strike with huge pickets and then were offered talks at acas. we have suspended strike pending outcome but will return to strike if no change.

thanks++++ for everyone's support so far.This has helped to preserve fantastic level of support for the strike amongst members.

The donations to our strike fund are still very gratefully received as we still need more to be able to pay proper strike pay for the 2 days we have done so far and
may well have to do more. Solidarity really helps.

then some technical stuff re the negotiations which I'm not sure I should put on a public forum. then:

We do think this is the only way to beat the unbelievable attacks we are increasingly facing in the NHS. It brought our managers back to the table with some real gains.

Also:

The branch name for donations is 'UNISON Manchester Community Health' and send to: Trade Union Office, Chorlton House, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9UN. (which isn't our normal branch address, but is where we
are collecting donations).

The support we have received from other branches has been great, and a real boost to the strikers. Many thanks.

Is anybody going to this rally on the Saturday?

If someone does could they take a photo or two?

also magnifico, would you be able to write this up into a news story? that'd be great, we could link your foundation trusts guide to it...

Yeah, ill ask my mate to bring her camera and ill send up to you.

sweet.

ok, i'll do it in a bit

Made a facebook event for it

magnifico

ok, i'll do it in a bit

most excellent

WeTheYouth

Yeah, ill ask my mate to bring her camera and ill send up to you.

:(

Refused

WeTheYouth

Yeah, ill ask my mate to bring her camera and ill send up to you.

:(

Darling would you please bring your camera?

=P

Don't want to now.

Please ill bring you soem cake.

Nah, your mate's camera is better than mine. But I'll take the cake.

Bring ya camera dammit!