On Friday (15 May) trade unionists
throughout Scotland will
mobilise to get out the vote for the Euro Elections and keep out the fascist
BNP. The anti-racist organisation
Searchlight, has designated Friday 15 May as “Union Friday” in its Hope not Hate
campaign, and is working with trade unions across the UK.
The Scottish Trades Union Congress
is co-ordinating activity across Scotland, to make people aware of the
dangers of the BNP. From Inverness to
Dumfries, trade unions will be warning of the
racist policies of the BNP which play on people’s fears, and urging voters to
turn out on Thursday 4 June.
Speaking on the eve of “Union Friday”, STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith
said:
“Whatever people’s views are of
Europe, there is a clear threat that the BNP
will be spreading their politics of hate to try to win seats in the European
Parliament. The BNP will be using the current recession to play on people’s
fears. The trade union movement has a
crucial role to expose their racist policies, and encourage people to vote
against this on 4 June”.
Trade unionists will be holding
street stalls, raising awareness in their workplaces and branches, and
leafleting train stations on Friday 15 May.
The following activity is taking
place:
Glasgow
Street
Stall:
Buchanan
Street (outside Border Book
Shop)
12.00pm –
2.00pm.
Glasgow Queen
Street Station:
Leafleting outside 4pm –
5pm.
Edinburgh
Street
Stall:
Princes Street (east end, beside
Wellington Statue)
11.00am –
3.00pm.
Dundee
Street
Stall:
Dundee City
Square
Aberdeen
Street Stall
:
Union
Street (outside Marks &
Spencer)
Inverness
Street
Stall
High
Street, 12noon – 2pm
On Saturday Dumfries Trades Union
Council will be in Dumfries town
centre.
Trade unions will
be:
·
Encouraging people to ensure they
are registered to vote in the Euro Elections, the deadline for registering is
Tuesday 19 May.
·
Urging
people to turn out to vote against the BNP on 4 June.
Ends
For further information:
Mary Senior, STUC
0141 337 8100
or go to http://www.stuc.siteiscentral.com/union-friday-15-may-2009
