TUC Regions announce plans for young workers month
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TUC regions announce planned activity for young workers month, November 2014
Yorkshire and Humber TUC
Title: Pay, Politics and Pressure
Date: Saturday 29 November
Time: 10pm-1.30pm
Venue: Domino Hall, Sheffield Cathedral, Church Street, Sheffield, S1 1HA
Speakers:
Colin Burgon, former MP & lifelong trade union activist
Ian Pattison, Participant in $15 an hour victory in Seattle, USA
Ian Hodson BFAWU President
Question Time with
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Louise Haigh, Labour parliamentary candidate for Sheffield Heeley
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Megan Ollerhead, campaigning student at York University
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A striking Care UK worker (tbc)
Plus workshops and campaigning on voter registration & fast food justice
South West TUC
Title: Young Leaders Weekend
Date: Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd November
Venue: Jurys Inn, Exeter
Venue: Jurys Inn, Exeter
The aim of the programme is to develop awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by young workers today and skills required to build strong and effective unions that are relevant to young workers, it will also forum the basis for taking forward joint campaigns and activity on young workers issues as a South West TUC Young Members Network.
The programme will cover the following key areas:
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The key challenges faced by young workers and current TUC/ union campaigns
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South West that Works- the alternative for young people and how we achieve it
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Effective campaign training
Northern TUC
Title: Jobs, Pay and Politics
Date:15th November
Time: 12pm- 4pm
Venue: TUC Office, Commercial Union House, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle
The forum will explore the importance of voter registration, having your voice heard, and your opinions counted. hear from Scottish organisers working with young people in the lead up to the referendum, there will be an opportunity for a question and answer session with an MP and the day will end with a street stall supporting the BFAWU campaign to organise in the fast food industry. They day will end with a social.
Speakers:
Neil Burke, Youth Focus North East providing a voice for young people.
Sarah Collins, young UNISON member instrumental in engaging with the missing
million voters not registered to vote in the Scottish referendum,
Anna Turley, the Labour and Co-operative
Midlands TUC
Title: Young Workers Need A Voice
Venue: Recital Room, Chesterfield College
Date: Friday 7th November 2014
Time: 9:00-15:00
Midlands TUC Young Workers Forum are running a ‘Know your Rights’ information stall at Chesterfield College to engage with students about the world of work and how they can exercise their democratic voice in the workplace through trade unions.
This will be followed by a ‘Question Time’ debate with the students on the following topics:
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Zero Hours Contracts
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Votes for 16yr olds
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Living Wage and Apprentices
Speakers:
David Pitt, young FBU member,
Keir Morrison young UCATT member,
Catherine Taylor from Votes at 16,
Lee Barron, Midlands TUC
Chris Williamson MP
SERTUC
Title: Made in Dagenham - Film screening and Networking Event
Date: 27th November
Time: 7:30pm- onwards
Venue: Congress House, London.
The SERTUC young members’ network are hosting a film and pizza night, screening the classic ‘Made in Dagenham’. SERTUC young members invite all young people in the southern and eastern region to attend.
Food and drinks will be provided.
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