Calderdale
Trades
Council
Calderdale Trades Council is the local Trades Union Council for the Calderdale MBC area in West Yorkshire. We exist to bring together union branches and members at a local level to campaign on issues affecting working people in their workplaces and their communities. Click below for our leaflet and affiliation form
All trades unionists and others who share our objectives welcome. We encourage affiliations from all union branches which have members who live or work in Calderdale.
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GMB announces new British Gas strike dates GMB members in British Gas have announced five more days of strike action over the company’s fire and rehire pay cuts. The new dates, for 24 hours each day, are Wednesday January 20, Friday January 22, Monday January 25, Friday January 29 and Monday February 1. More information Donate to the Strike Fund here |
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Defend Victimised NEU Reps
Huddersfield TUC online rally Wednesday 27 January, 6.30pm https://www.facebook.com/events/260049392215793 Reinstate NEU Rep Louise Lewis - North Huddersfield Trust Kirklees NEU are campaigning to Reinstate Rep Louise Lewis who was suspended by North Huddersfield Trust on 1 October. Sign the Petition |
Calderdale Trades Council will be co-hosting the morning session Jobs For Our Future at Calderdale Green New Deal's 'Building a Better Future for Calderdale' online event on Saturday 6 February, starting 11.30am.
Download the programme:
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Don't let the government cut union learning
Department for Education ministers have decided to end the Union Learning Fund from March 2021. This is an astonishing and counterproductive decision – last year more than 200,000 learners got new skills through union learning. More information Sign the petition Email your MP |
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Challenging Racism in Housing
Online Meeting organised by Calderdale Stand Up To Racism, Friday 12 February, 7 pm: Over three years on from Grenfell, the tragedy that exposed the UK’s brutal inequality, racism and injustice, victims |
have yet to see justice and compensation. The problems of Grenfell are apparent across the country including in Calderdale. BAME people, refugees and asylum seekers are often housed in poor conditions with little to no public support. The pandemic has also highlighted the disproportionate impact of Covid on BAME people in part thanks to overcrowding allowing for greater spread amongst single households.
This meeting will look at the ongoing campaign for justice for Grenfell victims, the problems of racism in housing and how we can tackle them. Speakers: Justice 4 Grenfell - Judy Bolton, Migrants Organise - Veeca Smith, Calderdale Councillor Jane Scullion. Facebook event |
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Bradford bus drivers vote overwhelmingly for strike action over safety
Bradford bus drivers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over First West Yorkshire’s continuation of ‘dangerously unsustainable’ scheduling. Out of the 350 bus drivers at the Bowling Back Lane site entitled to vote, nearly 300 voted in favour of strike action against the company’s refusal to restore schedules to pre-pandemic levels. Traffic and service levels have returned to near normal but members are still working extended shifts brought in during the initial lockdown. |
The working patterns currently in place are causing fatigue and stress for drivers, which is a danger to both themselves and the public. Strike dates will be announced after the New Year. Unite Press Release 9 December 2020 |
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#battleforbarnoldswick
Ground-breaking deal by Unite saves Barnoldswick’s Rolls-Royce factory and 350 jobs Unite the Union News article Rolls Royce strikers in Barnoldswick have been on strike to save their jobs. 520 workers at the Rolls Royce factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire voted for over 3 weeks strike action against planned redundancies and possible site closure. The 500 jobs at Barnoldswick are some of the last high-quality manufacturing jobs left in East Lancashire. |
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Optare strike suspended Optare has agreed to work with Unite to implement a future pay rise and other benefits for members. Unite News report 23-12-20 |
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1842 Great Strike Plaque Halifax
Listed Building Consent has been obtained for erecting a plaque - design below - on North Bridge, 
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Halifax commemorating the 1842 Great Strike. The plaque has now been ordered from the manufacturer. We intend to put the plaque up in Spring 2021 and (Covid-19 permitting) wish to organise a physical unveiling involving trades union activists and school students.
Calderdale Trades Council would like to thank BFAWU Suma branch, CWU Bradford Amalgamated Branch, CWU West Yorkshire branch, FBU West Yorkshire, GMB B05 Organising branch, Halifax Constituency Labour Party, J Harvey, NEU Calderdale District, RMT Leeds City branch, TSSA North East General branch, Unite NEYH Regional Committee, Unite NE Sec 2 branch, Unite NE/Geo/1 (Sheffield East) branch, Unite NE/Geo/22 Huddersfield, Unite NE/5 Leeds, Unite NE/209/1, Unite NE/302/11 Arriva Yorkshire Tiger branch, UNITE NE/401/14 branch, Unite NE/403/15 Not for profit branch, UNITE NE/Y/H407/6 branch for their generous donations towards our financial appeal. |
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Hands off HRI
Calderdale Trades Council has supported Hands off HRI since it was set up in 2016 to campaign against the closure or downgrading of hospitals or health services within the Huddersfield and Calderdale area, particularly against the planned closure of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, it’s A&E department and acute services. Facebook Web site Our Save our NHS previous page includes articles about Hands Off HRI |
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The People’s Assembly Against Austerity has published a pamphlet: “In Place of Austerity – a programme for the people”. “It is essential that we, together with the Trade Unions, continue to build the mass movement further to force the Tories out of office, and to help elect and sustain a future anti-austerity progressive government – which, of course, would be under fierce attack by the bankers, big business monopoly corporations and their pet politicians and media. This is the clear aim of the People’s Assembly.”
This pamphlet is very useful can be used to win more people to an anti-austerity position, and convince them that there is a real, practical and achievable alternative. Download the updated pamphlet:
Morning Star review of the pamphlet:
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Sick of Being Skint? is Calderdale Trades Council’s contribution to the fight for all workers to be paid at least £10 per hour. We are urging workers, especially young workers, to press for better pay and conditions at work through joining a union.
In July 2017 Calderdale Trades Council has worked with USDAW taking ‘Sick of Being Skint?’ cards to the Lidl Supermarket in Sowerby Bridge and with BFAWU in Halifax Town Centre. |
During Heart Unions Week in February 2017 Calderdale Trades Council took ‘Sick of Being Skint?’ campaign postcards to over 60 workplaces in Halifax, Brighouse and Hartshead Moor Service Station.
Download a digital version of the postcard below:
Huddersfield Daily Examiner article 5 Feb 2017
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