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Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 19th February 2012 at 

7-9 pm 

in the White Swan pub on 

Worsley Road, Swinton

 

ALL WELCOME

 

Agenda items to follow.

BENEFIT CONCERT Friday 5th October @ Islington Mill

Trojan Horse fans should get down early as they are playing first!

Salford Against the Cuts Organising Meeting

Tuesday 4th September 2012 at 7pm 

in the White Swan pub on Worsley Road, Swinton

 

ALL WELCOME

 

Agenda items.

 

1. Horizon centre

2. Salix Homes

3. Fund raising gig

4. Mental Health

5. Academies

D-DAY FOR IRLAM & CADISHEAD COLLEGE: LOBBY THE GOVERNORS MEETING 5 pm THURSDAY 9th AUGUST( LOBBY FROM 4.30 PM AT SCHOOL)

Salford Anti Academy Alliance

Campaign Meeting 19^th June

People agreed that the “Future of Schools” public meeting had been very successful with over 80 people in attendance. For report go to http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=1443 .

The meeting agreed to Launch Salford Anti-Academy Alliance (SAAA) involving parents, unions, councillors and community.

The following demands were agreed: 

The Council oppose all forced academies and immediately notify unions and Salford AAA. 

The Council should also oppose any converter academies such as Irlam & Cadishead College.

The Council should stop approaching schools to be part of Salford Academy Trust. Any further academisation is put on hold.

The Council should have a veto over any decisions taken by the Salford Academy Trust and Trade Unions be granted a full union recognition agreement , in line with the TUC Model Agreement.

 The Council to support a full community ballot over any school in Salford which wishes to become an Academy.

Agreed to organise a demonstration against Academies and lobby the Labour Group and full Council meeting in September.

Irlam & Cadishead College

Campaign on-going.  The Head continues to lie to parents about the impact of transfer to Academy status. Unions, parents and councillors have all sent in letters opposing transfer. We await the date for the governors meeting to decide whether or not to seek transfer.

Agreed to lobby Governors Meeting.

Buile Hill High School

The unions met with the Head and chair of Governors and there are now no immediate plans to become an Academy. The Head stated he was looking towards September 2013.

Agreed to organise public meeting at Buile Hill Banqueting Suite on Thursday 13^th September.

Agreed to invite speakers from Anti Academies Alliance.

Lobby the Labour Group

As agreed at the meeting. Lobby to take place at 5.30 pm Monday 17^th September.

Suggested Next Meeting 5pm Thursday 6^th September

Ameen Hadi

Treasurer

Salford City Unison

443/445 Chorley Road,

Swinton,

M27 9UQ

Email ameen.hadi@salfordcityunison.org.uk

Tel No: 0161  794 7425

Mob: 07557 281 471

Public Meeting

What Future for Salford’s Schools?

7pm, Thursday 12^th July

Swinton British Legion

Cheetham Road, Swinton, M27 4UQ

Education unions, UNISON, NUT and NASUWT are concerned about what is being proposed for schools in Salford. We are concerned that the Council’s “Local Academy” model is no good for Salford schools and we fear that it will mean the loss of democratic control over education in the city.

No to Privatisation

Tory Minister Michael Gove is bullying schools into becoming Academies. His advisers are keen on ‘for profit’ companies running our schools. It’s just like they are trying to do with our Health Service.

No to Tory control.

Academies are run by Trusts, appointed by Gove’s office. Elected Governing bodies are out. There would be no democratic accountability in an Academy.

No to Selection

Schools, currently, takes all pupils who live in the area, regardless of ability, need or background. An Academy will be pressured to increase selection ‘as if it were a grammar school’.

Yes to Community

Your schools are at the heart of the local community. We want to keep it that way! Going Academy would take money away for the LEA and local primary schools. Academies are run on commercial lines, not for community needs.

Yes to Inclusion & Yes to a Local

Our schools should remain inclusive to all pupils. Academies are set up to ‘compete for pupils in the wider education market.’ Every pupil deserves a local school.

UNISON, NUT and NASUWT which are affiliated to the Anti Academies alliance opposes this latest wave of Academies. For more info go to http://antiacademies.org.uk/.

We have sent an Invitation to the Mayor and all Councillors to attend.

Stop Remploy Factory Closures Campaign

Manchester City Centre Friday 18th May

 Rally at Manchester Town Hall Albert Square at the junction Of Princess Street and Lloyd Street

Rally from 11am We need to demonstrate to this Government that what they have proposed to close Remploy and to put the Disabled Worker on to the scrap heap is not acceptable.

March from 12.15pm March from Manchester Town Hall to Britannia Sachas Hotel Tib Street Piccadilly. Sandwich Lunch on Arrival at the hotel

Speakers

 Paul McCarthy GMB Regional Secretary (Chair and Open Meeting)

Phil Davies GMB National Officer

Sally Kosky Unite Officer

Brian Derbyshire GMB Regional Organiser

John McDonnell GMB

Tony Lloyd Labour MP Central Manchester

 Les Woodward National Convener

This is a peaceful Demonstration come along in fancy dress show this Government what life would be like as a disabled person when unemployed come as Beggars, Prisoners, Civil Servants and display your job at Remploy Fabricators, Joiners, receptionist, machinist, Electricians Engineers etc.

Posted on behalf of the Remploy Workers