LOW PAY CAMPAIGN IN HEBDEN BRIDGE

I spend a fair amount of my time getting upset ( too much maybe) at the iniquities of Government. Locally, Labour has much to be proud of. At the moment, we are running a campaign to highlight the fact that several employers in Hebden Bridge are flouting the minimum wage legislation. We are hoping to persuade them otherwise - and signing up young people to our campaign to stop this practice.

Next Wednesday, Calderdale election candidate Janet Oosthuysen (pictured in the toown square last weekend collecting signatures for a petition) is organising a young people's public forum on low pay. We're calling for a Living Wage in the longer-term and will be linking this in to hopefully raise awareness of the work already underway in the COFUP initiative launched by the Socialist Youth network. Janet, I should point out, is a splendid candidate and a member of the LRC. I took the photograph!

COFUP LAUNCH

Best wishes for tomorrow to younger comrades down in London who tomorrow launch COFUP! (the Coalition Fighting Unjust Pay) . Speakers at their launch rally include John McDonnell MP, Cllr Miranda Grell, Rory MacQueen (GMB) Samuel Tarry from Compass Youth and Marsha-Jane Thompson (Chair of UNISON United Left)Its aims include calling on all Labour councils to include a Living Wage in all procurement contracts and to make a Living Wage without exemptions the policy of the Labour Party at annual Conference.COFUP! is being launched by the Socialist Youth Network, the youth wing of the Labour Representation Committee.