The People's Charter Scotland is mobilising for an e-petition in the Scottish Parliament to gather support for the Charter's six aims and for the STUC's October 20 anti-austerity demo in Glasgow on the theme A Future That Works.
People's Charter e-petition
The e-petition will be live on the Scottish Parliament website for the week beginning Monday 17 September.
The link is: www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/peoplescharter
There will be two awareness raising session in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 19 September at 12.30 till 2 pm in room TG24 and 7pm in Room TG20/21. Please contact Lesley.Dobbin@scottish.parliament.uk or call 0131 348 5824/25 to notify that you wish to attend). Press are welcome.
A Future That Works demo 20 October
We plan to campaign around the six themes of the People's Charter in the weeks leading up to and immediately after the 20 October demo in Glasgow with different partners taking the lead as follows:
Week 1 Monday 17 September
STUC
A fair economy for a fairer Britain
Week 2 Monday 24 September
Unite
More and better jobs
Week 3 Monday 1 October
Positive Action in Housing
Decent homes for all
Week 4 Monday 8 October
UNISON and PCS
Protect and improve our public services - no cuts
Week 5 Monday 15 October
Scottish CND
Build a sustainable future for all
Week 6 Monday 22 October (after the 20 October demo)
Scottish Left Review
Fairness and justice
More details will be published shortly... Please contact vince.mills@btinternet.com for any other information.
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Elaine Smith MSP, Jamie Hepburn MSP & Neil Findlay MSP lead Debate on People's Charter and STUC Better Way Campaign in Scottish Parliament
There is a Better Way Campaign
The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott): The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-00003, in the name of Elaine Smith, on there is a better way. The debate will be concluded without any questions being put.
Motion debated,
That the Parliament supports the STUC There is a Better Way campaign; believes that cuts are neither unavoidable nor inevitable and that they would actually threaten economic recovery across Scotland and impact on areas such as Coatbridge and Chryston; considers that a sensible and sustainable response to the current economic crisis is contained in the People’s Charter; understands that public sector cuts are likely to have a disproportionate effect on women, children and disabled people, and would welcome widespread support for the STUC campaign and local campaigns such as those in North Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott): The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-00003, in the name of Elaine Smith, on there is a better way. The debate will be concluded without any questions being put.
Motion debated,
That the Parliament supports the STUC There is a Better Way campaign; believes that cuts are neither unavoidable nor inevitable and that they would actually threaten economic recovery across Scotland and impact on areas such as Coatbridge and Chryston; considers that a sensible and sustainable response to the current economic crisis is contained in the People’s Charter; understands that public sector cuts are likely to have a disproportionate effect on women, children and disabled people, and would welcome widespread support for the STUC campaign and local campaigns such as those in North Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Morning Star: STUC urged to back People's Charter - April 2010
Monday 19 April 2010
The STUC has rallied behind the principles of the People's Charter calling for the current failed economic and social model to be ditched.
RMT delegate Phil McGarry slammed the politicians and financiers who seem mystified as to how the system has failed.
"If you think we're gonna pay for it, you've got another thing coming," he said. "The working people in this country will not accept redundancies, they will not accept terms and conditions or pension rights being eroded, they will not accept public services being slashed."
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