Friday The 11th of July saw the Durham Unite Community Branch hold a lively protest outside the Job Centre, The Durham Unite Community Members were supported by community members from Newcastle and Teesside in our first joint action in the North East something we aim to repeat!
You can see from the photographs and video that after the first hour of protesting we were joined by our Unite brothers and sisters from the Unite Political School, meaning we had well over one hundred people demonstration. We got lots of support from members of the public who are suffering with the Con Dem’s cruel and unnecessary welfare reform, a letter was handed in to the Job Centre PCS members explaining that the protest was not aimed at workers but at the government’s cruel policies, which are condemning thousands of people into poverty and reliance on Food Banks.
The Durham Branch took the opportunity to show off its new banner with the slogan “Celebrate our Past, Fight for our Future”. Watch this space for future action!
Sanctions Leaflet here
Video of the Protest here
Durham Unite Community Centre Blog here
