November 30th - Strikes and Solidarity - Rally and March in Lancaster

November 30. Lancaster prepares for biggest strike rally in decades.

Local people are invited to join what is planned to be a carnival like day of celebration of public services on Weds 30th November. There will be music, entertainment, speeches, a street parade and much more. Thousands of local teachers, university lecturers, hospital workers, civil servants and other local public service workers will be on strike to defend their pensions. Parents, schoolchildren, pensioners and many more will join them at the rally. Many hundreds will assemble in Lancaster city centre to mark this occasion.

As part of the TUC national day of action on Weds 30th November, Lancaster and Morecambe Trades Union Council, along with other trades unions and the TUC is organising a march and rally through Lancaster City Centre.

The march assembles at Dalton Square from 11am onwards. Hundreds of people are expected to parade around Lancaster City Centre and then rally in Lancaster’s Market Square at midday. All are welcome to come and join in these events to mark this historic day of peaceful and family friendly protest. 


Assemble 11am Dalton Square by Lancaster Town Hall.
March      11.30am Lancaster City Centre.
Rally        12.30am Market Square, Lancaster.
Make noise at 1pm. Countrywide.