I am writing to update you on the voter registration and turnout campaign designed to ensure that people in Hackney use their vote in the EU elections on June 4th and thereby reduce the risk of a BNP success in that election.

Happy new year to you all.

Hackney TUC, in conjunction with a range of community activists, has organised a hustings meeting for the Stoke Newington by-election. This will take place on Wednesday 21 January at 8pm at the Abney Park Hall and will be an opportunity for residents to question the candidates.

Hosted jointly by Hackney TUC and Leabridge branch Labour Party

- at the Marie Lloyd Hospitality Room, Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street

Speakers will include:

• John McDonnell MP
  – candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party

• Matt Wrack
  – General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union

• Maria Exall
  – Communication Workers Union Executive Council (personal capacity)

• Gill George
  – AMICUS National Executive Committee (personal capacity)

Labour Representation Committee
and
The United Campaign for the Repeal of the Anti-Trade Union Laws

... host a meeting to discuss:
Trade Union Rights for a Labour Third Term

Hosted by John McDonnell MP
All trade unionists & LRC supporters welcome

Guest speakers Kate Ahrens and Christine Shawcroft, and HTUC President Janine Booth, at the Hackney TUC meeting on the crisis in working-class political representation, 8 September 2004.

Fifteen trade unionists discussed the crisis of working-class representation at the September meeting of Hackney TUC.

A full report of the discussion will be posted on this website soon.

The next monthly meeting of Hackney TUC will be held on Wednesday 8 September @ 7.30pm, at Marcon Court Community Hall at the junction of Marcon Place and Amhurst Road.

The September meeting will be a forum for trade unionists, 'What next for Labour representation?'. Speakers include Christine Shawcroft (Labour Party National Executive), Glenroy Watson (Political Officer, RMT Finsbury Park branch), Eddie Barns (former Labour Councillor), Kate Ahrens (UNISON National Executive) and Brian Debus (Branch Secretary, Hackney UNISON). We have also invited speakers from PCS, CWU and FBU.

Read more about it here.