Union membership in California (a labout market roughly half the size of the UK) has risen by over 100,000 in the last year. This is recession-busting stuff, given that unemployment in the state hit 11.9% in July.
In fact, California unions gained 131,206 new members from July 2008 to June 2009 (up from 2.7 million according to [...]
Photos from the celebrations earlier this week are available here, courtesy of Rod Leon. The evening was hosted by the National Organising and Recruitment Team and presentations were made by Frances O’Grady, TUC (Deputy General Secretary) and Tony Burke, UNITE (Chair, Organising Academy Governing Board). Over 60 people attended the event and although not all graduates were able [...]
I’ve blogged before about the campaign to free the leaders of the Gambia Press Union – their NUJ – and on Friday we got the good news that they had been freed by Presidential pardon. This was the result of a worldwide campaign in support of the GPU, led by the International Federation of Journalists, [...]
Wednesday 7 October is the second World Day for Decent Work and the TUC has got together with Philosophy Football to organise a great night out at TUC headquarters – it’s called Rhyme, Rhythm & Reason. Priority booking is now open (book early, this event will sell out well in advance).
Philosophy Football events are a pioneering mix of [...]
The political debate about health-care in the US, has sparked a well deserved outpouring of support for the NHS here in the UK. But even as everyone from the PM to the genius behind Father Ted that is Graham Linehan are proclaiming their love for the NHS, those lovely people at McKinsey’s are dreaming up plans to [...]
If you’re due to be at this years Congress which begins in Liverpool on September 14th, attending the following fringe meetings will be time well spent.
Reaching out: organising young workers
Room 4A, BT Convention Centre
Monday 14th September, 5.15pm
Chair: Frances O’Grady, TUC
Speakers: Billy Hayes, CWU, Mark Serwotka, PCS, Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ, Chris Keates, NASUWT, John Walsh, Unite [...]
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