Details of the May Day march and rally in Glasgow on Sunday 5 May and on Saturday in Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Irvine, are below and on the STUC website
Also, see today's STUC news release sending solidarity to workers and their families across Europe who are protesting against austerity this May Day.
Saturday 4th May 2013
Aberdeen
ABERDEEN
(organised by Aberdeen Trades Union Council
Assemble: 11am
Rubislaw Terrace, March down Union Street. Rally: Castlegate
For more
information contact: Brian Carroll on 07826 890 342.
Dundee
DUNDEE
(organised by Dundee Trades Union Council)
Assemble
11.30 am Hilltown Park
Rally12 noon
, Albert Square at Burns’ Statue
Speakers to
be confirmed.
For more
information contact : Mike Arnott, dundeetuc@ymail.com,
07951 443656
Edinburgh & Lothians
EDINBURGH &
LOTHIANS (organised by Midlothian TUC/Edinburgh & Lothians May Day
Committee)
Assemble
11.00 am Johnston Terrace
March off
11.30 am to Pleasance Theatre for rally
Speakers Lynn Henderson (PCS) Mike Dailley (Govan Law Centre) Susan
Archibald (Disability Rights Activist) Stacey Devine (NUS).
Music from
Wendy Weatherby Penny Stone and Stockbridge Pipe Band
Compere:
Susan Morrison
There will
also be workshops on Stop Trident / No to Nato, Music and Organising Migrant
Workers.
Irvine
IRVINE
(organised by Irvine and North Ayrshire Trades Union Council)
Assemble
10.30 am Vineburgh Centre, Quarry Road, Irvine
March off
11.00 am to Vineburgh Centre for rally with speakers, stalls and entertainment
Speakers
include:
Bruce Kent,
former General Secretary of CND
For more
information contact: Arthur West on 07826127759
Sunday 5th May 2013
Glasgow
GLASGOW
(organised by Glasgow Trades Union Council)
The Glasgow
May Day celebrations will take place this year in the O2 Academy, Eglinton
Street.
Assemble:
11.30 am George Square
March off: 12
noon
Rally: O2
Academy
Speakers
include Neil Findlay MSP, Alvaro Sanchez the
Political Counsellor from the Venezuelan Embassy, Lillian Macer -Convenor
UNISON Scotland, No2 Bedroom Tax Campaign and Tommy Gorman.
For more
information contact: Tricia Donnelly on 0141 334 9983
Download a copy of the programme of Glasgow events around
MayDay or visit the Glasgow Friends of MayDay webpage for more information.
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