Organising and Recruitment
Throughout most of the 1980s and 1990s trade union membership was in decline. A hostile government, coupled with profound changes in the world of work, meant that trade unions struggled to recruit and retain new members - and struggled, too, to represent their existing members effectively.
However, there are now clear signs that unions are on their way back. Our membership is steady after almost twenty years of continuous decline, and there is increasing evidence that trade unions are once again expanding their influence in the world of work and beyond.
Central to our task of rebuilding the trade union movement is the need to put organising at the heart of everything that we do. Organising is not always easy, but it is vital if we are to rebuild membership, and to speak with authority on behalf of working people and their families.
These TUC organising and recruitment web pages are designed to help unions mounting organising and recruitment campaigns by providing the latest information, guidance, resources and training opportunities.
The
Organising Academy training programme, supported by Newcastle College, is aimed
at helping unions who are organising for growth. Our courses provide organising
related training for new and experienced organisers; union officers involved
in wider union activity and lay reps and officials. All courses are accredited
by the Open College Network and are delivered free of charge. To find out more
about the Organising Academy and full details of our training programme click
on the Organising Academy logo.
The TUC Activist Academy is an exciting new initiative aimed at increasing the involvement of union reps in organising campaigns and assisting them in building stronger workplace unions by:
- Recruiting new members
- Finding new activists
- Running issue based campaigns
Participants on the Activist Academy will attend specially designed training linked to organising, recruitment and campaigning activity based around the workplace and the wider community. For further information click on the Activist Academy logo.
The most recent documents available on this subject are:
Take the TUC 60 Second Video Challenge
A competition for short web video adverts that promote the role trade unions play in the world today. Win video kit prizes and show your work to the wider movement.
1 July 2009
Union reps and online organising – Please take the survey
If you're a union rep, please take a moment to fill out our online survey on whether and how you use the internet. You don't need to be any kind of expert on the web to take part – in fact your answers are even more important if you're not!
19 June 2009
VACANCY - PCS Organiser
PCS are looking for a skilled and experienced individual who can continue PCS's work towards becoming an organising union.
17 June 2009
Why Employee Free Choice Matters
The TUC and Unions21 are hosting a seminar introduced by Laurel Brennan, Secretary-Treasurer of New Jersey State AFL-CIO on Tuesday 23 June 2009 between 1500 and 1700 at TUC Congress House, central London.
17 June 2009
Organising Lessons from Down Under (CANCELLED)
Please note that the event with Jeff Lawrence on June 15 has unfortunately had to be cancelled as Jeff has had to return to Australia at short notice.
11 June 2009
Organising Lessons from Down Under - CANCELLED
The event schedule for June 15 has now been cancelled.
8 June 2009
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