Union activists call on leaders to organise pension strikes

Lobby of TUC conference in London - Sunday 11th September - assemble 1.30pm in Friends Meeting House, Euston Rd NW1

3 August In September, over a thousand trade union shop stewards will be lobbying the TUC conference in London as the battle grows against the ConDem Coalition's cuts.

They will assemble for a rally in Friends Meeting House in Euston to hear union leaders such as RMT general secretary Bob Crow and PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka. They will be calling on delegates at the TUC conference to support resolutions to co-ordinate strike action against the government's attacks on public sector pensions.

It has been estimated that the monetary effect of the government's changes would mean public sector workers losing a day's wages every month.

On the June 30th strikes which saw civil servants take action alongside teachers and lecturers, Mr Serwotka appealed to other unions to ballot for action in the autumn so that "the 750,000 on strike today can become 4 million later in the year."

The march and lobby is being organised by the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN). The NSSN was initiated by the RMT in 2006 and is supported by 6 national trade unions. It has held 6 national conferences and a number of regional events to bring together rank and file union members and support workers in industrial action.