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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/"><img border=0 width=396 height=561 src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE1A61.CE58F790" align=left hspace=12 alt="Trade Union Freedom.jpg" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Your chance to fight back against anti-trade union laws<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Brand new organisation the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Campaign for Trade Union Freedom</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>(C<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TUF</span></strong>) will launch with a rally on March 23rd - please come along and show your support.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Trade union supporters across the UK have been invited to show their opposition to anti-trade union laws at the event, which will be held at the Friend's Meeting House on Euston Road, London.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Speakers at the launch will include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Bob Crow</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>RMT General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Len McCluskey</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Unite General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Billy Hayes</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>CWU General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>John Hendy QC</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>IER Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Keith Ewing</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>IER President Keith Ewing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Carolyn Jones</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>IER Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Manuel Cortes</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>TSSA General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Michelle Stanistreet</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>NUJ General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Kevin Courtney</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>NUT Deputy General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Tosh MacDonald</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Aslef Vice-President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Sarah Veale</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>TUC Head of Equality and Employment Rights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>C<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TUF</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>was established following the merger of United Campaign to repeal the anti-trade union laws and the Liaison Committee for the Defence of Trade Unions on December 3rd 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>The Launch Rally will be held at the Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ between 13:30 and 16:30.</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>We look forward to seeing you there<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sarah Glenister<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>IT Development and Communications Assistant<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Institute of Employment Rights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4th Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington, Liverpool, L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>0151 207 5265<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>