The Future for Union Community Organising (Nottingham)

Speakers:

Liane Groves, Unite Community National Organiser

Rob Jenks, Senior Community Organiser - TSSA

George Gabriel, Nottingham Citizens 

Chair: Catherine Atkinson, Secretary of the Society of Labour Lawyers

6.30pm in the Social Room at the Nottingham Friends' Meeting House, 25 Clarendon St, Nottingham NG1 5JD.

In recent years a number of UK unions have been considering how to engage with communities in order to rebuild links. As such, unions are investing in a new cadre of organisers to explore whether community organising can meet union objectives of fighting injustices and building membership. This event will explore the factors behind this ‘new’ turn to community-based organising and provide best practice and new thinking on its future.

Please RSVP to dwhittle@atl.org.uk

Sheffield launch of the Fair Work Commission first report

6.30pm

Speakers:

Rt Hon David Blunkett MP

Bill Adams (Yorkshire TUC)

Peter Davies (GMB)

Chair: Sue Ferns, Chair of Unions21

Joint event with Sheffield Fabian Society

Unions21 Fringe at Community Conference: Organising for Fair Work

Lunchtime fringe - Hotel De France, Jersey

Speakers:

John Park, Director of Strategy and Policy, Community Trade Union (and Fair Work Commissioner)

Professor Paul Edwards, Professor of Employment Relations & Head of Department of Management at Birmingham Business School

Judith Kirton Darling - Confederal Secretary at the ETUC

Match Womens Festival

Unions21 will be supporting the March Womens Festival in London with a fringe event TBC. For more information see http://www.matchwomensfestival.com/