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MOZ GREENSHIELDS invites all and sundry to the annual Silk Mill rally and free festival commemorating the 190th anniversary of the legendary strike
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WITH just days to go before the Midlands Silk Mill march, rally and free festival, there’s not a better time to remember and commemorate our trade union history and recommit to the struggle for respect and dignity for the working class.
Join with us to celebrate the historic struggle of the Silk Mill workers in Derby in 1833-34 — and to fight for the future.
Locked out by their employer for refusing to accept a pay cut and refusing to renounce their trade union membership — isn’t this reminiscent of the struggle we are facing today across all our services and industries?
We begin the day with a lively march through town, setting off from the Market Place at 10.30am prompted by some of our guest speakers — Louise Regan, Midlands TUC president and National Education Union, PCS executive member Ian Lawther and Unite regional secretary Paresh Patel. We’ll be led by a local drumming band.
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