Somerset’s first Solidarity Day to be held in Frome

SOMERSET’S first ever Solidarity Day will be held in Frome on Sunday 13th November at the Cheese and Grain at 11.15am-5pm.

Organisers, the Mendip Trades Union Council (TUC) have been campaigning to raise awareness of the benefits that membership of a trade union can bring workers. A spokesperson says, “It is a fact that workers who are union members enjoy better pay, hours, health and safety and pensions than those workers who are own their own without union backing.

“Mendip Trades Unionists have also been campaigning on most crucial local issues, including cuts to public transport, mental health services, community care, housing, education and the environment.

“The Somerset Solidarity Day is for all those local workers who are interested in finding out how joining a trade union can help them. We will bring together, under one roof, stalls, talks and discussions by individual trade unions, progressive campaign groups of all kinds, community charities and local history talks.

“The current political situation cannot be ignored, so there will also be time during the day for debates and discussions on most current crucial issues, including the cost-of-living crisis, the nuclear war danger, and how we can defend what is left of our public services.”

Community campaign groups and charities from all over Somerset and further afield, are invited to book a stall for £10 and suggest hosting a talk or a discussion.

Following the Solidarity Day, Mendip TUC will host a short series of rarely seen radical films at the Cheese & Grain. Dates to be announced.

People interested are encouraged to book a stall as soon as possible. For further enquiries to book a stall or a talk, contact Dave Chapple on 07707 869144 davidchapple2022@gmail.com