Is there room in the Coalition for Unions?

Liberal Democrat Conference Fringe Event

18.15pm Room 4a in the Liverpool Arena & Convention Centre

Panel:

Lembit Opik

Lorely Burt MP

Nita Clarke - Director, IPA

Peter Kunzman - Social Liberal Forum

Chris Keates - General Secretary, NASUWT

This event will examine the direction of the Liberal Democrat’s policy on workforce relations and trade unionism now that the party is in power. It will ask if and where unions figure in the Coalition’s vision for the UK.

How Can the Coalition Build on Social Partnerships?

Liberal Democrat Conference, Liverpool. Hilton Liverpool, Meeting Room 1.

Sponsored by NASUWT

Panel:

Mary Bousted - General Secretary, ATL

Paul Noon - General Secretary, Prospect

Dan Rogerson MP

David Hall-Matthews - Chair, Social Liberal Forum

Sue Ferns - Chair Unions 21

Chris Keates - General Secretary, NASUWT

Fitter, Smarter? – How Can the Coalition build on Social Partnership in Health and Education

This event will examine the coalition’s approach to cooperation between public sector unions, employers and the Departments of Health and Education. It will ask why cooperation is important to improving public service delivery and the working lives of staff, and how it can be developed.

Getting there: Click here (Hilton Hotel website)

Refreshments provided

What is Fair Pay and How Do We Achieve It?

TUC Congress, Manchester 1245

Manchester Central Covention Complex: Central 5

Ken Mulkearn - Editor, IDS Pay Report

Ged Nichols - General Secretary, Accord

Karen Rowlingson - Professor of Social Policy and Director of Research, University of Birmingham

Josie Irwin - RCN

Sue Ferns - Chair, Unions 21

With the Fabian Society

This event examines the importance of pay levels to fairness in society and asks how we can stop and reverse growing pay disparity.

Getting there: Click here (Manchester Central website)

Refreshments Provided

The Future for Union Learning

at TUC Congress, Manchester

With unionlearn

12.45pm Room Central 7

Publication Launch and Discussion

Panel:

Tom Wilson - Director, unionlearn

Sue Ferns - Chair, Unions 21

David Jones - Group Head of HR Learning and Development at Shop Direct

Professor Mark Stuart - Leeds University

Others TBC

Refreshments Provided