Solidarity

Dear Brothers and sisters In solidarity with your strike at Chesterfield College I wish you all the best with your action.     Working class people are facing the brutality of Tory austerity either as rises in the cost of living, attacks on our pay, pensions and benefits, privatisation of education, health and care services, or jobs losses.     Your strike is part of the growing resistance.  Every action is important and gives confidence to us all to fight.  When bosses like those at the college committed to the market, attack hard won conditions and axe jobs threatening activists with victimisation you have to stand up and say 'NO'.  It also lets the students know that you are committed to education as a right for all, not as a privilege for a few, and helps them counter cuts to grants and resist fees.  Social Work students who come to placements with us would often not have had the chance to get to university to train, were it not for the foundation and social care courses you all provide for working class young people in our town.   Your fight is inspiring to those trade unionists locally who want to be part of a movement against austerity.  Good luck Fraternally Jane Hindle Adult Care Rep (PC) Derbyshire County Council Unison