TUC: Name the date for a trade union-led national demo against Labour’s cuts
Socialist Party young trade unionists
The Treasury’s announcement that there will be no ‘bailouts’ from its reserve fund is the clearest sign yet that Labour’s 26 November Budget will mean more austerity.
Government departments have been told to ‘make tough choices’ and live within existing budgets – an instruction to cut jobs, pay, and services. This is what is in store for Labour’s Budget.
Labour’s ‘fiscal discipline’ means making working people pay again, while protecting the profits of the rich. We can’t wait for the cuts to hit – we need to fight now!
At its 2025 Congress, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) voted unanimously to call a national weekend demonstration against austerity under Labour. That policy is already in place – now it must be implemented!
The TUC should immediately name the date.
The TUC General Council meets on Wednesday 22 October. The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is calling on trade unionists, community campaigners and workers across the movement to join a lobby at 9am to demand the trade union leaders name the date. What better day than Saturday 22 November? The weekend before the Budget, sending the strongest possible message to Starmer’s government that we will fight back against any attacks on our class.
Starmer’s Labour continues to cosy up to big business whilst talking about hard choices for workers. They want more cuts, privatised services, pay cuts, and worse terms and conditions. The bosses are clearly fighting for their interests; we must fight for ours.
Lobby the TUC General Council
- 9am Wednesday 22 October at TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
Trade union model motion
- This union NEC/branch/union branch committee/trades council welcomes the unanimous vote at this year’s TUC Congress for the motions from the TUC Disabled Workers Conference and Trades Councils Conference
- We fully support the demand in the motions: “For the TUC to organise a weekend demonstration against Labour austerity as a launchpad for sustained trade union action in defence of workers and young people”
- We welcome that this is now official TUC policy and call on our union NEC to demand that the TUC name the date for such a demonstration
- We believe that Saturday 22 November – just before the Budget on 26 November – would be an ideal day for this demonstration to demand no to austerity, make the rich pay!
