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:
TUC Congress Fringe 'Building Stronger Unions: What more can we do to grow?'
This fringe will ask what more can unions do to grow? How can we put reps and activists at the heart of our organising strategies? How can we step up our organising efforts and reach out to the next generation of union members and activists?
18 August 2008
Union membership holds steady
Responding to the latest official statistics on union membership published today (Wednesday) by the Department for Business (BERR), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
30 July 2008
Growth in trade union membership in Wales
Figures released by the the Department for Business (BERR) show trade unions in Wales have grown by almost 6,000 members, or 1.5%, in 2007 - more than in any other UK nation and consolidates on similar growth made last year.
30 July 2008
New Speakers confirmed for 'Building Stronger Unions'
Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary, Phil Jennings head of Global union UNI and Christine Blower, acting General Secretary of the NUT will all speaking at a major TUC conference being held to mark the 10th anniversary of the Organising Academy. They will join a speakers line-up which also includes Frances O'Grady, TUC Deputy General Secretary and Paul Mason from BBC's Newsnight.
23 July 2008
ACTIVIST ACADEMY PILOT PROGRAMMES
The TUC is pleased to announce the dates of the Activist Academy pilot programmes. If you are a union workplace rep or activist and are interested in developing your skills in campaigning and recruiting new members and activist then the Activist Academy could help.
15 July 2008
Diploma Reps project
The TUC is proposing to develop a project to promote ‘learner voice' among Diploma students, as a way of informing the implementation of Diploma courses.
30 June 2008
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