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NATIONAL UNEMPLOYED WORKERS CONFERENCE – 27TH FEBRUARY

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ROB AT NUWC TUC FEB 2015

The first national conference of this kind for many years was held at the TUC last month.The day was well-attended by trades unionists both employed and unemployed from all over the country. Key points of consensus emerged from the day about the basic elements of a National Welfare Charter. These included:

  • An end to the current sanctions regime
  • No more Work Capability Assessments
  • An unconditional Citizens Income for all
  • Trades union rights and representation for the unemployed
  • Campaign for a minimum wage of at least £10 per hour to include apprenticeships and other types of training
  • Scrap Workfare – voluntary work should be completely voluntary and not substitute for jobs that should be paid at least the minimum wage

These and other demands arising from the Conference will be developed into a Charter, to be promoted through trades unions, the Labour Party, mass media and other means in the run-up to the General Election. The next open organising committee will be at the Unite Holborn HQ on 25th March at 1.00 pm.

‘STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS’ SESSIONS FOR CLAIMANTS IN SOUTHWARK

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STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS – FLYER v.1

LONDON UNEMPLOYED STRATEGIES has been organising a series of ‘Stand Up For Your Rights’ sessions throughout December for claimants in Southwark.??????????

Topics covered included how to make the Claimant Commitment work for you, sanctions and how to avoid them, and the value of joining a claimants support group and/or trades union. The sessions were well-attended and lively, with claimants sharing their experiences and voicing their concerns about how the system is failing them. There were also some examples of good practice at the Jobcentre which we will try to extend and make more consistent.

SOUTHWARK STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS SGTO DEC 2014 V.2

LUS will continue these sessions in the new year, to build up a claimants support and action  group for the whole of Southwark. This is a practice we hope to extend throughout London, so that each borough has its own group.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUTHWARK GROUP, OR IF YOU WANT TO SET UP ONE IN YOUR OWN BOROUGH, PLEASE CONTACT NICK ON nickplus007@gmail.com or on 020 7467 1283/07530 001653