GMB Announce “Refuse To Be Beat” Benefit Gig And Rally In Leeds On Sunday 18th October 2009
1 Oct 2009
The Lib Dem/Tory administration of Leeds City Council want to cut their pay by £6,000 a year as a way of introducing equal pay. So instead of levelling their women workers pay up they are levelling the men workers down.
The details of the ‘Refuse To The Beat’ benefit gig are as follows:
GMB & Unison presents ‘Refuse to be Beat’ With Keith Allen & his 12 piece band with very special guests and appearances on the night!
The benefit gig and rally in support of the refuse strike will take place at
The O2 Academy Leeds, Sunday 18th October 2009, Doors 7 – 11pm
£10 per ticket
Tickets available from
http://www.o2academyleeds.co.uk/
Tel: 08444 77 2000
Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary and Dave Prentis Unison General Secretary will attend the event and both will speak at the rally and will attend the picket line on Monday 19th October.
Desiree Risebury, GMB Organiser said, “We look forward to this event raising much needed support for the workers on strike in Leeds who face crippling pay cuts. This is a way for people in Leeds to tell the Lib Dem/Tory administration that they proper way to introduce equal pay is to increase the wage of the women worker up to that of the men.”