UCU Northern Region on the October 20th TUC March

The first regional UCU banner up! David Branson (Middlesbrough College) and Liam Carr (Newcastle College) take the strain

The UCU contingent, photo ©Jess Hurd/TUC www.jesshurd.com @jesshurdphoto

Carrying the banner: Jon Bryan (Regional Support Official of UCU) and Ritchie Bathgate (Chair, Gateshead College UCU). Photo by @davethetog http://davethetog.blogspot.co.uk/

David Branson (Middlesbrough College and FE Regional Chair) and Ritchie Bathgate (UCU Chair, Gateshead College)

On the march: Jude Letham (Sunderland College UCU and Regional Secretary), Ian Wilson (Middlesbrough College UCU) and Cath Hepburn (Sunderland College UCU, Regional FE Secretary and NEC member)

Marching for "A Future That Works"

Approaching the Mass Rally in Hyde Park

UCU members, representatives and staff from the Northern Region travelled down to London for the TUC march "A Future That Works" on Saturday 20th October 2012.  Marchers included UCU members from: Carlisle College; Newcastle College; Tyne Met College; Gateshead College; Newcastle University; Northumbria University; Sunderland University; Durham University; Sunderland College; Teesside University; Middlesbrough College.

More on the demonstration can be found here: http://afuturethatworks.org/
Sally Hunt's speech to the TUC Rally is here: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6358
Coverage of others travelling from the north east to the TUC rally can be found here: http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/43871