Tower Hamlets College Strike Update

The Tower Hamlets College Strike continues.

Teachers again affirmed support for continuing the indefinite strike action in a mass meeting Tuesday. About 150 people voted to stay out, with 13 abstentions and no votes against. At the meeting a number of people expressed their understandable concerns about surviving longer with no income and more people talked about how students were suffering, but many more people argued that the students know what we're doing and support us.

Tower Hamlets Strike

Negotiations have moved to ACAS and will continue this week, with progress made on some individual cases but management refusing to meet our demand for no compulsory redundancies.

Strikers continue to travel around speaking at workplaces and community centres, gathering support and increasingly, offering encouragement to others considering strike action.

We’ve won a lot, but it’s not over yet.

How you can support the strike:

Come meet Harvey McGrath, Head of Prudential, Educational Philanthropist and Tower Hamlets College Governor

Critical Mass from Arbour Square picket line (E1 0PT) 10:30 or meet at Bank Station 11am Thursday 22 September. Bring banners, noisemakers, new slogans.

Come to our Gala Fundraiser and Solidarity Jumble Sale

Saturday 26 September, 1pm -3pm, Roland Phillips Scout Centre, 65 Copley St, London E1 3DF.

Benefit Social – Wednesday 30 September

The George Tavern, 373 Commercial St E1 – music, comedy, food. Suggested donation £5

Come to daily pickets:
Arbour Square E1 0PT
Bethnal Green Centre E2 6AB
Poplar E14 0AF

For background and updates:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=94569631699

http://defendjobsandeducation.posterous.com/