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Fairness after the cuts: How do campaigners deal with the deficit?

Date: 15th January 2011

Our joint event with the Fabian Society at their New Year Conference

What strategies do poverty and welfare campaigners need to take this year and in the longer-term to sustain public support?

2pm 15 January 2011 - Institute of Education

Confirmed speakers: Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary, Tom Clark (the Guardian), Sunny Hundal (Liberal Conspiracy & False Economy), Deborah Mattinson, BritainThinks, and Trevor Phillips, Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Cick here for details.

How to get tickets for the Conference: Next Left: What is the alternative?

Tickets cost £30 or £15 for a concession ticket; there are also conference tickets with six months membership, which cost £35. A consession ticket with six months membership is £20.

To purchase your ticket via Direct Debit, please click here, or fill in both sections of the Direct Debit payment form, your personal details and your instruction to your bank. Please print out the form, sign and post to FAO Phil Mutero, Fabian Society, FREEPOST SW1570, 11 Dartmouth Street, London, SW1H 9BN.

You can pay on online securely using Paypal.

Alternatively, send a cheque made payable to The Fabian Society to FAO Phil Mutero, Fabian Society, FREEPOST SW1570, 11 Dartmouth Street, London, SW1H 9BN.

Or call Phil Mutero on 020 7227 4903.

Open Labour: how can we mobilise power from below?

Date: 15th January 2011

Our Chair Sue Ferns will be speaking at this event at the Fabian New Year conference.

11.30-13.00 Open Labour: how can we mobilise power from below? (Drama Hall) Where and how can local power be used to pioneer alternatives, and how must party politics change to be both value-based and pluralist, if it is to mobilise and engage beyond traditional boundaries?

Confirmed speakers: Sue Ferns, Chair - Unions21, Rowenna Davis, freelance journalist, Dr Maurice Glasman, Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at London Metropolitan University, David Lammy MP, Councillor Steve Reed, Leader of Lambeth council.

Annual Conference 2011

Date: 18th March 2011

A one day conference held in the TUC Council Chamber, Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LS. Refreshments and hot lunch provided

Conference Chair: Sue Ferns

0830 - 0900 Registration

0900 - 1000 Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber - speeches and Q+A

1005 - 1010 Introduction to Innovations slots: Tom Miller, Tribune Magazine

1010 - 1020 Innovations in association with Tribune: TSSA's Community Organisers: John Page, National Organiser

1020 - 1040 Break (and steering committee informal meeting Rm 3)

1040 - 1145 Launch of Unions21/TUC research into communicating with young people and responses from: Susan Nash, Vice-Chair NUS; Abigail Seabrook (Musicians' Union) and Cat Smith, Vice-Chair London Young Labour 

1150 - 1200 Innovations in association with Tribune: Paul Richards on Modernising Union Language

1200 - 1220 Lunch served, rooms 1&2

1220 - 1320 Lunchtime fringe

1. Room 3. Unions and the Big Society (in association with the Trade Union History and Policy Network): James Moher (Chair); Gregor Gall, University of Hertfordshire; NASUWT Speaker TBC

2. Council Chamber. Progress Fringe:

Progressive unions - how do we make work place advances under a Tory government? John Hannett, general secretary, Usdaw; Nita Clarke, director, IPA; Richard Angell, deputy director Progress (Chair); Johanna Baxter, Labour NEC and Lord Tony Young, Shadow business minister

1325 - 1435 Unions and the recession: challenge and opportunity? Presentation from Alex Bryson (LSE) and Innovative Organising and Bargaining Strategies, Presentation from Chris Wright (TUC), response from Billy Hayes, General Secretary of the CWU and Dai Hudd, Deputy General Secretary Prospect

1435 - 1445 Innovations in association with Tribune: Turning Media into Influence, Jon Skewes - Royal College of Midwives and Tom Sandford RCN Director for England

1445 - 1530 Stephen Timms MP, Shadow Minister for Employment, Speech and Q+A

Tickets are £40. To register email dwhittle@atl.org.uk and to pay via PayPal Click Here

Stands: Thompsons Solicitors; Tribune Magazine; Russell, Jones & Walker Solicitors; Morning Star Newspaper; Unity Trust Bank

Twitter: #unions21

TUC Young Members Conference 2011

Date: 2nd April 2011

Brassbands to Broadband – what’s the best way to communicate with the next generation of members?

Unions21 will be running two workshops at TUC Young Members Conference in London on 2nd April 2011 2pm and 3pm.

These workshops will involve delegates in a discussion on how we communicate and recruit non-members more effectively. They will be informed by the results of our focus groups with young people looking at union recruitment materials and messaging and campaigns around the cuts to public services.

Speakers:

Sara Ibrahim, Young Fabians Vice-Chair

Louise Haigh, Unite Parliamentary Staff Branch

Alex Sergent, Catch21 Company Manager

Kye Dudd, CWU National Youth Chair

 

Fringe at STUC 2011 - Innovative Union Responses to the Cuts

Date: 18th April 2011

This year's Scottish TUC Congress fringe is in the Seafood Restaurant (situated within the grounds of Ayr Racecourse) on Monday 18th April 12.45 - 2pm.

Speakers:

Ian Davidson MP

Harry Donaldson (GMB)

Rozanne Foyer (Unite)

Sue Ferns (Chair, Unions21)

Fringe at ATL Conference: A is for Austerity

Date: 19th April 2011

A is for Austerity... 

What is the impact of cuts and government policy on educational and life opportunities for young people?

Lunchtime fringe (1230-1300) Room 4b at the BT Convention Centre, Liverpool. Lunch provided.

Speakers:

Warwick Mansell - Freelance Journalist

Lisa Nandy (MP for Wigan)

Alan Manning (TUC NW Regional Secretary)

Michael Wheeler, Research Assistant, Research & Economics Department (USDAW)

Paul Campbell (ATL Future Steering Group) - Chair

NASUWT Conference 2011

Date: 22nd April 2011

We have been invited to have an exhibition stand at the NASUWT conference in Glasgow 22-25 April 2011

BECTU: the next 20 years

Date: 4th June 2011

4th June at the BECTU annual conference in Eastbourne 12pm

Opening remarks and introductions – Sharon Elliott

Presentation 'Young People, Unions and Recruitment' Dan Whittle, Director Unions21

Approaches to recruitment of young people - Matthew Wheeler USDAW

Q&A – 10 mins

Discussion Groups

Fringe at Community Union Conference, Southport

Date: 7th June 2011

Pinched Youth - How unions can recruit and make gains for the next generation

The case for organising and supporting young workers is increasingly urgent as youth unemployment reaches alarming levels and young people are 'squeezed' by a range of new Government policies. Yet trade union membership among young people remains low.

Syndicate Room 4, Waterfront Suite, Southport Theatre and Convention Centre 12.30 - 1400

Speakers:

Adrian Prandle, ATL/Young Fabians

CWU Speaker TBC

Dan Whittle, Director - Unions21

Chaired by Sue Ferns, Chair of Unions21

Other details tbc or email dwhittle@atl.org.uk

Unions building the Good Society

Date: 25th June 2011

Our fringe at the Compass National Conference 2011, asks: How do we remake the case for unions as a good to society? It takes place on Saturday 25 June at the Institute of Education in London. 11.15-12.30 To register click here.

Speakers

Paul Moloney, Vice-Chair of Unions21

Carl Roper, TUC National Organiser

Hilton Dawson, Chief Executive of the British Association of Social Workers

Sue Ferns, Chair - Chair of Unions21

#Unions21goodsociety

The Future for Union Image

Date: 4th July 2011

Launch of new publication on how unions can keep their image fully working and up-to-date

Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster 6 – 8pm

Frank Doran MP

Joe Goldberg

Lesley Mercer, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Unions21 Steering Committee Member 

Sue Ferns, Chair of Unions21

Paul Noon, General Secretary of Prospect

#Unions21image

TUC Congress Fringe: The Future for Union Image

Date: 12th September 2011

Bedford Suite 4 of the Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NN 12.45-14.15

Launch of Unions21 viral recruitment video and materials and discussion on the Unions21 publication 'The Future for Union Image'

David Seymour, Author 'Why Join a Union?'

Captain SKA, Music Producer see Captain SKA's work

Kerry McCarthy MP, Shadow Treasury Minister and blogger

Luke Crawley, Assistant General Secretary BECTU

#Unions21image

TUC Congress Fringe: Delivering for Young Workers

Date: 13th September 2011

With the Fabian Society

Publication launch and panel debate

Bedford Suite 4 of the Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NN 12.45-14.15

Tim Horton - Fabian Society Director of Research

Gerry Doherty - General Secretary of the TSSA

Mary Bousted - General Secretary of ATL (Chair)

Pete Mercer - NUS VP Welfare

Laura Bailey, Actress and a founding member of Equity Young Members Committee

#Unions21youngworkers

The Business Case for Unions

Date: 18th September 2011

Unions21 event at Liberal Democrat conference - no pass required (outside secure zone)

With the Social Liberal Forum

Birmingham, Sunday 18th September

Dolce Room, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Bridge Street, Birmingham, B1 2JZ

1pm - 2pm, lunch refreshments provided

How do unions contribute to Britain's economic success? Areas include increasing the willingness of workers to improve performance and improving access to training, reducing labour turnover and absenteeism. Concepts explored to include the reputational advantages of making the law work beyond the legal minimum, the benefits of constructive challenge within an organisation and the need for representation at work to avoid excessive conflict.

Where do the Lib Dem and union visions for a 'good economy' overlap and where could joint work be possible?

Speakers:

Fiona Hall MEP

Peter Kunzmann, Social Liberal Forum

Sue Ferns, Chair Unions21

Paul Nowak - TUC

Kelly Wood - Musicians' Union Regional Secretary

Professor Mark Stuart, Director: Centre for Employment Relations Innovation and Change (CERIC), University of Leeds

#unions21economy

Future unions: challenges and strategy

Date: 23rd September 2011

Special pre-conference event with John Monks at the Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NN 12.30-14.00. This event is invitation only please contact Dan Whittle dwhittle@atl.org.uk for details.

Lord John Monks is a former General Secretary of the TUC and ETUC and a member of the Unions21 Board of Directors. Entitled 'Future unions: challenges and strategy' in the Unions21 tradition this event will be an 'open space' for discussion on the big issues that face unions this Winter and beyond.

Can business and unions have a shared agenda for the new economy?

Date: 25th September 2011

Labour Party Conference Fringe with Progress and the IPA. Public event

Sunday 25th September 12:45

Venue: Baby Blue, 17 Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool

John Woodcock MP, Shadow Transport Minister

John Hannett, General Secretary of USDAW

Nita Clarke, Director of the IPA

Simon Marsh, Chemical Industries Association

Chair: Sue Ferns, Chair of Unions21

#unions21economy

Unions and Labour - A New Progressive Partnership?

Date: 26th September 2011

Sue Ferns, Chair of Unions21 is a speaker on the panel of this NASUWT event

Monday 26 Sep, 1300-1400, Marquee 4A ACC - BT Convention Centre

Speakers:

Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Chair of Refounding Labour

Chris Keates, General Secretary NASUWT

Sue Ferns, Chair Unions21

Paul Kenny, General Secretary GMB

 

Top of the Policies

Date: 26th September 2011

Unions21 are sponsoring Pragmatic Radicalism's fringe event at the Labour Party Conference alongside the GMB.  

WHAT?  20 SPEAKERS (Featuring: Sam Dowling, Neil Foster, Dan Fox, Lord Glasman, Mike Harris, Sunny Hundal, Amanda Ramsay, John Slinger, Tom Tàbori, Dan Whittle, Jon Worth , Jonathan Todd and more TBC). Get in touch if you would like to speak.

CHAIRED BY ANTHONY PAINTER

2 MINS EACH TO PRESENT A POLICY IDEA

2 MINUTES Q&A PER POLICY

ONE VOTE - ONE TOP 10

WHEN? 5.30pm-7.00pm, MONDAY 26 SEPT

WHERE? THE BALTIC FLEET (pub), 33a WAPPING, LIVERPOOL L18 DQ

5-10 Mins walking distance from Conference Centre (map)

DRINKS SERVED – FREE ENTRY – ALL WELCOME 

Twitter @PragRad #TopOfThePols

Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214650945260162

To RSVP or if you wish to participate please email john.slinger@pragmaticradicalism.co.uk

Who pays for later life? And why it matters. The Pensions Debate

Date: 27th September 2011

Labour Party Conference Fringe Event

Launch of ATL - Pensions Myths document

12:30 - 14:00 Hall 14 ACC - BT Convention Centre, Liverpool

Malcolm Wicks MP, Former Pensions Minister

Mary Bousted - General Secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers

David Pitt-Watson, Hermes (Speaking on Workforce Private Sector Pensions)

Neal Lawson - Chair, Compass

People need an income after their working lives are over so that retirement can be comfortable and dignified. This fringe event asks how the cost should be shared between government, employer and employee.

#unions21fairpensions

Engaging Members - RCM Conference

Date: 16th November 2011

Jenny Simms, Director of Unions21 will take part in a RCM Conference session on 'Is Anyone Interested in Joining the RCM?' Jenny will talk about what Unions21/TUC evidence shows about engaging young members. 

1130 and 1230 in the Brighton Centre.

Students in Unions - Delivering for Young Workers

Date: 19th November 2011

Round table at Student Activism 2011 - an activism conference NUS are hosting in London on Sat 19 November at Goldsmiths College New Cross.

This round table will bring student activists and trade unionists together to discuss how the challenges of work and fairness can be jointly met. Time and location TBC

http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/studentactivism2011/

Participants to include:

Carl Roper, TUC

Sara Ibrahim, Young Fabians

Sam Smith, BECTU Rep

Ravi Gajria, ATL Future

Chris Gray, MPhil Labour Historian and student activist

Adam Fowles, Catch21

Parliamentary 'Discussion Space'

Date: 5th December 2011

Unions21 will create a 'Discussion Space' in Parliament from the 5th- 8th December in the Upper Waiting Hall. MPs, Peers and visitors will have a chance to engage with us and our theme ‘The Future of Trade Unions’. 

The launch event for the exhibition is kindly hosted by Frank Doran MP Secretary of the Trade Union Group of MPs and will take place on Monday the 5th September at 6.45 pm. The launch will be followed by a reception,

The launch event is invitation only.

Round table - The Future of Professions

Date: 12th December 2011

What are the long term challenges facing professions and how should unions respond?

5pm 12th December, Central London Location, for information contact jsimms@atl.org.uk

Whilst public expectations have increased, the model of the professional has come under increasing strain. This has lead to a continuous redefinition of the role and character of ‘the professional’. 

There seems to be a lack of confidence from Government in the power of professionalism to deliver, and vice-versa. Meanwhile in the private sector, access to established professions is becoming increasingly restricted whereas newer professions struggle to gain recognition. 

In the Unions21 tradition – this round table seeks to look forward, toward a sustainable model for the professions.

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