Chesterfield and District TUC

Chesterfield and District TUC..

·        Chesterfield Remploy workers on strike this week.

·        Only 3 weeks to go till TUC March for a Future That Works - Book your coach tickets now to avoid disappointment.

·        Chesterfield Remploy workers are taking their second week of strike action.

They need our support and solidarity.

Workers at Chesterfield's Remploy factory, members of the GMB, started their second full week of strike action in their fight to save their jobs last Thursday 27th September. Their strike will continue this week through to Wednesday October 3rd. Pickets will be out at the Remploy factory from 6.00am every morning and the Remploy workers and their supporters will once again be publicising their action on Chesterfield’s Whittington Moor roundabout.

Chesterfield Remploy workers will be taking their message to the Labour Party Conference in Manchester on Tuesday October 2nd and plan to join the TUC's March for a Future That Works in London on Saturday October 20th ( See below for details) 

The Remploy workers need our support and solidarity in their fight for the right to work with dignity and security. 

What you can do.

          Visit the Remploy picket lines. Pickets will be out from 6.am to 12 noon daily from Monday to Wednesday ( 1st -3rd October). Come along to the Remploy factory and join the solidarity protest every morning next week at the Whitmoor roundabout. The Remploy factory is on Sheffield Road (B6057) Come off A61 at Whittington Moor Roundabout, take Station Road (B6502)exit signposted  Old/New Whittington, turn immediately left before railway bridge into Brimington Road North(B6057) which becomes Sheffield Road. Remploy is a few hundred yards on your right (go past the car showrooms).

          Make a donation or organise a collection in your workplace or community for the Remploy strike fund. Cheques should be made payable to GMB. 

Send a message of solidarity & support :  

jamesstribleygmbyorkshire@hotmail.co.uk

          Visit GMB's website for more background to Remploy dispute and to add your name to the online petition.http://www.saveremployfactories.co.uk/