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UNISON steward and Socialist Alternative (ISA) member. Secretary of Save Our NHS Leicestershire.

[Andrea Egan UNISON General Secretary @AndreaEganGS]

UNISON branches can nominate candidates for the General Secretary from today.

I am standing to be the first ever lay member General Secretary because I believe our union can be so much more than what it currently is.

Sign up to support my campaign: https://t.co/7ehMHIucbR

[Leicester Socialist Alternative @LeicSocAlt]

Our members were out campaigning in support of #RCNStrikes this weekend. Support from the public was absolutely rock solid & we got a great response to our material. Solidarity with all workers fighting back against this government and the cost of living crisis! #SocialistSunday

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Some useful coverage in this evening's #Leicester Mercury:
"Staff, students and parents from will be protesting outside City Hall on Friday, January 6 as a three-month public consultation into the proposal nears its end date." #SaveAshFieldResi
https://t.co/FazwFYOZgX

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Excellent letter in yesterday's Leicester Mercury, contextualising SEND cuts against the background of growing demand. Really shows why we need to #SaveAshFieldResi. #Leicester #LeicesterCityCouncil #AshFieldAcademy

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Big thank you to the 18 Leicester City Councillors who have now signed our open letter to City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, demanding that proposals to defund residential services at #AshFieldAcademy are dropped. Has yours? Check our letter https://t.co/AoQ1F4yMKU #SaveAshFieldResi

[Save Our NHS Leicestershire @SONHSLeics]

Really fantastic letter on the #NHSstrikes in last week's Loughborough Echo:
"Let's be bold, let's be loud, let's stand up for the justice of their pay claim and the defence of patient care and safety that is the very essence of their being."
https://t.co/KtVCGvxx7w #NHS #SOSNHS

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

During this time, a petition, initiated by @UNISONLeicCity, which represents support staff at the school, has attracted more than 3,000 signatures. https://t.co/3wTwJfbJWS

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

The event coincides with the end of a 3-month public consultation that outlines plans to remove funding for residential services at Ash Field Academy, a #Leicester school for children with special educational needs and disabilities: https://t.co/PmWKRfx6MM

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

“Without this, disabled children like me won’t be able to work with our friends towards independence and put into practice what we learn.

“Please help our voices be heard and #SaveAshFieldResi.”

More info about the protest: https://t.co/ripohcNkwE

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[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Penny Allsopp and her son Leo (17) who attends the residential service said:

“Please if you can, attend the protest. We need to show the council that the people of Leicester understand Ash Field residential is essential bespoke education that isn’t available to us anywhere else.

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Staff, students and parents from #AshFieldAcademy will be lobbying and delivering a petition to Leicester City Hall (Charles Street) at 4pm on Friday January 6 calling on the City Council to drop its plans to withdraw funding for the school’s residential service.

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Some great trade union solidarity from the branch committee of @UCU_DMU. ✊❤️ #SaveAshFieldResi #AshFieldAcademy

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Check out this BBC East Midlands clip on why #LeicesterCityCouncil needs to back off from its plans to withdraw funding for the residential dept at #AshFieldAcademy, a school for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Sign our petition: https://t.co/3wTwJfbc7k

[Save Ash Field Resi @SaveAFResi]

Great letter in this weekend's #Leicester Mercury:
"The proposed cuts would have a devastating effect on the lives of vulnerable children, their families & our communities.
"As one parent.. said, it would.. end up costing a lot more by creating adults who are less independent."

[Leicester Socialist Alternative @LeicSocAlt]

Others spoke on behalf of the Indian Workers Association, the Trades Council, the National Education Union, the Communication Workers Union, the Fire Brigades Union, and the health branch of Unison. Another speaker was the MP for Leicester East Claudia Webbe

[Leicester Socialist Alternative @LeicSocAlt]

We discussed how we can organise ourselves as a class and generalise our struggles, for example, by organising a #generalstrike. Socialist Alternative member and #EnoughIsEnoughLeicester organiser Sofia Wiking gave a powerful introduction to the rally.

[Leicester Socialist Alternative @LeicSocAlt]

Today’s event, which attracted over 200 people was led by a contingent of striking postal workers from the #CWU, and marched from Jubilee Square to Town Hall Square where we held a public rally.

[Leicester Socialist Alternative @LeicSocAlt]

Great #EnoughisEnough protest in Leicester today. Our members have been working hard over the past few weeks helping to build support for this march.

[Penny lcfc 💙 @Pennypitstop72]

On this #InternationalDayofPeopleWithDisability please do something to support young people by signing the #SaveAshfieldResi petition, protest, lobby your MP and show support by RT @SaveAFResi https://t.co/OvUrwJS2Sp @UNISONLeicCity @AshFieldAcad @MenphysUK

[Socialist Alternative - England, Wales & Scotland @SocialistAltEWS]

Thatcher’s period in power in reality paved the way for the massive demise of British Capitalism and with it, the Tory Party.

https://t.co/cIkpdEBVTW