The North West TUC produces an audio magazine ‘Union Hour’ for union activists, organisers and officers based in the region. This month ‘Union Hour’ focuses exclusively on organising and features audio articles on amongst other things; resources for reps and activists, organising young members, organising case studies (incl. taxi drivers, retail workers, migrant workers and school support [...]
So says research recently published that looked at the link between political activity and well-being and reported on in todays Guardian G2.
The study was conducted at a number of levels – firstly investigating levels of political engagement and happiness and optimism amongst students – then studying the effect of taking part in a campaign on [...]
Past and present TUC Organising Academy Trainee Organisers will recognise the above slogan from their training – it’s a template we try and get organisers to use so that they get the most from conversations with members and workers. Its a bit corny, but it does the trick in getting over the point that speaking [...]
The TUC ‘has launched a ‘Join a Union’ Line which will provide callers with information on the appropriate trade union for them to join based on where they work, the job they do and if a union is recognised by their employer.
The number for the line is 0870 600 4882
Opening hours for the line will be; Monday [...]
Nice piece in the Society section of today’s Guardian on the women behind the Grunwick strike. In particular the article flags up a new exhibition ‘Striking Women: Voices of South Asian Workers from Grunwick and Gate Gourmet.
The exhibition is at the Women’s Library, London E1 7NT and runs until March 31st.
One of the findings in the recently published survey of trade union Equality Reps was that 63 per cent of the Equality Reps surveyed who had no previous reps experience were women.
If my memory is correct similar findings are (or were) to be found in surveys of Union Learning Reps.
This has me wondering about whether [...]
Good discussion going on at the moment over at Unison Active blog on the skills needed by union organisers. Take a look.
http://unisonactive.blogspot.com/search/label/Organising
TUC Organising Academy Project Worker
Fixed term until May 2011
Salary : £27,183 p.a
Do you have experience of TUC teaching and a sound knowledge of the trade union organising agenda? Want to work in a college with a century-long reputation for trade union studies?
Ruskin College is seeking to recruit a TUC Organising Academy Project Worker to [...]
I spent the early part of this week at our partner college, Ruskin College in Oxford with 15 Prospect reps who were on a development course that the TUC had put together with the union. The aim of the course was to give the reps a wider understanding of some the challenges that unions face and the strategies that are being developed [...]
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