outside the Tory Conference in Manchester.
Paul Gerrard from Bury NUT reports:
We have had a fantastic demo in Manchester today, which exceeded
expectations. Sky and BBC both reported 35 000 on the streets of
Manchester today.
A key place was taken by 200 BAe workers from Lancashire plants
threatened with massive redundancies, and there was fury on the part
of demonstrators as we passed the Tory Convention complex.
UNISON banners and pennants galore, big sections from Unite and GMB.
The NUT contingent was one of the largest and most coherent of all,
with good support from NAS/UWT.
All in all this was a big confidence boost and augurs well for the
planned strikes on 30th November.
Christine Blower got the chance to explain to the BBC what the NUT and
the trade union movement was demanding:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15142672
