Annual Conference 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

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