UCU at the 2012 Durham Miners' Gala



Dave O'Toole, Branch Development Organiser for UCU in SW Region and Ritchie Bathgate, Chair of UCU at Gateshead College, set up the Banner at the Gala

 

UCU member Maureen Rankin, Ritchie Bathgate, Jude Letham (Regional Secretary of UCU) Dave O'Toole and Norman Jemison (Secretary of UCU's Retired Members, Northern Region)

UCU and the Regional Banner once again were at the Durham Miners' Gala, Saturday 14th July 2012.  While it became a talking point this year as it was the first time that a Labour Leader had addressed the Gala in 23 years, UCU are a regular feature.  The President of UCU (Kathy Taylor) and the Vice-President (John McCormack) were on the platform with other promient labour and trade union figures.

Other representatives and members of UCU were at the Gala to take part in what is the largest remaining working class demonstration in the country.