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Birmingham Trades Union Congress is holding a zoom meeting on Saturday the 2nd of May 2 pm
The meeting is held under unprecedented circumstances with most of the country under lock down. Over 27000 deaths attributed to the corona virus over a month. Our health services unable to cope and health workers workers life threatening conditions because of lack of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment).
Main speakers will discuss our social and health care services and their dire state as a consequence of a decade of austerity and how we should help rebuild these services post corona crisis.
Please join us to discuss how the Trade Union and Labour movements should respond to these conditions.
You can join the meeting by following instructions below.
To join the meeting click here
Alternatively use the Meeting ID: 881 7606 4453 and Password: 022130 within zoom to join the meeting.
Alternatively, ring one of the numbers below
0203 481 5240 and use the meeting credentials below to join (note you will not have any video available
Meeting ID: 881 7606 4453
Password: 022130

Many workplaces around the country, including the Midlands, are organising a commemoration, with the permission of employers where possible, ranging from a simple minute’s silence to a short, socially-distanced, meeting appropriate to that workplace.
Please join in, wherever you are, whatever you can do.
12.30 pm Saturday 29th April: committee rooms 3 and 4
Council House Victoria Square B1 1BB
Speakers
Frank Keogh, UNITE Health sector
Patrick Highton, Birmingham Keep NHS Public
Stephen Brown, Musicians Union regional secretary
Neil Vernon, formerly branch secretary Birmingham UCATT (now part of Unite)
Gill Ogilvie, regional organiser GMB on school funding cuts
Speaker from the Friends of the Birmingham Libraries
The speakers will discuss the crisis in the NHS, the massive cuts in funding for local schools leading to widespread redundancies of classroom assistants and teachers and the destruction of Birmingham’s library service. Neil will be speaking about the use of umbrella companies to exploit employees. There will be plenty of time for discussion from the floor.
Refreshments will be provided and unions and political campaigns are invited to have stalls at the event.
For further details and to book a stall contact the Birmingham TUC secretary: