Young Labour members support the Day of Action

The Tories austerity policies are punishing millions of ordinary people through cuts in real wages, soaring unemployment and the slashing of public services. The 30 November Day of Action called by the TUC and trade unions ( Strike action looms , 4 November) across our public services is a clear expression of public opposition to the government's economic agenda of cuts and privatisation. Millions of public-sector employees will take action against the Tory pension plans – changes that would force them to work longer, pay more and receive less. The Tories are hoping to divide opinion and undermine opposition by claiming public sector workers have gold-plated pensions. Yet in the four main national schemes, the majority of pensions paid are around £100 a week and in the Local Government scheme half get less than £60 a week. In reality this is simply a pay cut through the back door for millions of poorer people. It is yet another attempt by the government to ensure those who are least responsible and least able to pay for this crisis are the ones upon whom the burden falls. Young people will also be severely hit by these changes. As younger members of the Labour party, we know that to build a fairer society, with all generations benefiting from a growing economy, we need a rapid end to the failing economic policies of this government. That's why we are supporting the 30 November Day of Action. Cllr Daf Adley Ashford Council and Ashford CLP Shazia Arshad Chipping Barnet CLP Shelly Asquith University of the Arts Labour Club and Tooting CLP Arthur Baker Manchester Uni Labour Club and Greenwich and Woolwich CLP Gus Baker Bristol Uni Labour Club and Bristol West CLP Susanna Bellino Kingston and Surbiton CLP Sam Browse Sheffield Uni Labour Club and Sheffield Central CLP Andrea Campos-Vigoroux London Young Labour Committee and Streatham CLP Roger Cannon Cardiff South & Penarth CLP Neil Conroy Kingston and Surbiton CLP Dominic Curran Warwick Uni Labour Club and Vauxhall CLP Ruth Davies Bristol Uni Labour Club and Penistone and Stocksbridge CLP Chris Dossett Vauxhall CLP Lauren Edwards Camberwell and Peckham CLP Heather Elliott Cllr Maryam Eslamdoust LB Camden and Hampstead and Kilburn CLP Ben Folley Islington North CLP Neil Foster Wansbeck CLP Ben Furber Mark Gallagher Rutherglen and Hamilton West CLP Cllr Thomas Gardiner LB Camden and Hampstead and Kilburn CLP James Halfpenny Stalybridge and Hyde CLP Lucille Harvey London Young Labour Committee and Tower Hamlets CLP Ben Hayes Islington North CLP Edwin Hercock Forest of Dean CLP David Hodges Streatham CLP Richard Johnson Cambridge CLP Tim Johnston Grantham and Stamford CLP Owen Jones Hackney North and Stoke Newington CLP Cllr Lindsey Kell Bolton Council and Bolton West CLP Cllr Aaron Kiely Thurrock Council and Thurrock CLP Axel Landin Cambridge Uni Labour Club and Holborn and St Pancras CLP Conrad Landin Cambridge Uni Labour Club and Cambridge CLP Grainne Maguire Hornsey and Wood Green CLP Sam Mannion Sheffield Central CLP Kieron Merrett Worsley and Eccles South CLP Seb Michnowicz Ealing Central and Acton CLP Tom Miller Brent Central CLP Kate Munn Hornsey and Wood Green CLP Robert Newbery Twickenham CLP Hazel Nolan London Young Labour Committee and Brent Central CLP John Percival Bermondsey and Old Southwark CLP Cllr Alice Perry LB Islington and Islington South and Finsbury CLP Cllr Charlynne Pullen LB Islington and Islington South and Finsbury CLP Christine Quigley Young Labour National Committee and Westminster North CLP Dan Ratcliffe Cambridge CLP Cllr Mike Rowley Oxford City Council and Oxford East CLP Calum Sherwood Bristol Uni Labour Club and Gateshead CLP Ben Singleton Fylde CLP Cat Smith Islington North CLP Ben Soffa Islington North CLP Ryan Thomas Llanelli CLP Gemma Tumelty Islington South and Finsbury CLP Aidan Turner Glasgow North East CLP Cllr Ed Turner Oxford City Council and Oxford East CLP Oscar Van Nooijen Oxford East CLP Adam White Young Labour National Committee and Stalybridge and Hyde CLP Tom Warnett Battersea CLP Matthew Willgress Islington North CLP • Joseph Brown, Hammersmith CLP, has now been removed from this list