Banners bright on 26 March

Gregor Gall comments on the roll call of banners on the 26 March demonstration in London. 191 from UNISON branches and regions were logged in the survey conducted by the Socialist Worker newspaper: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/104635

Undercover Police and 26 March TUC Demonstration

Caught in the act….
See more photos at http://www.flickr.com/groups/26march/

Art from the March

Creative Review has pulled together some great photos of quirky placards from the 26 March rally. Click here. And click here for TUC photos, UNISON UK photos and video, and UNISON Scotland on Picasa

UNISON Active Analysis - It's time to go on the offensive

Saturday 26 March 2011 was a momentous day with estimates ranging from quarter to a half a million people taking to the streets of London to protest against this Government's austerity measures. The TUC March for an Alternative exceeded anticipation and expectation.

The long march against the cuts

Heather Wakefield, UNISON’s head of local government, writing for the Public Finance blog, reviews Saturday’s mammoth demonstration in London: ‘Carnival-like marches might win the short-term psychological battle, but they won’t win the political war. For sure, they keep spirits high, build solidarity and remind us that there are millions out there who want an end to Coalition cuts, but alone they are not enough. There is much more to do.’

Dave Prentis speech at 26 March Hyde Park rally

For those who missed it - the powerful call to action of UNISON's General Secretary on video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhKhkkXAIok "Today is one day. Today is a magnificent day. Tomorrow we march on."

What happens next?

Looking beyond yesterday's succesful national mobilisation, campaigner Amanda Tattersall writes on the Stronger Unions blog about the importance of unions building strong and sustained coalitions for political change. Several case studies of succesful campaigns are mentioned notably the 2005-7 “Your Rights at Work” campaign for union rights in Australia where local struggles were merged into a unified national campaign - in which unions spoke with one voice:  http://www.strongerunions.org/2011/03/24/what-happens-after-the-rally-four-ideas-for-strengthening-the-campaign-against-the-cuts/

We can achieve anything acting together

We can achieve anything if we act together like this, said one marcher today as hundreds of thousands march through London. Here we report on the march at Piccadilly, with the huge UNISON contingent still passing after at least an hour.

Descending on parliament

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Here we go!

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