Young People
Welcome to the TUC webpage for young people. On here you will find information about some of the activities and campaigns of young trade unionists. The TUC has a Young Members' Forum and which represents the views of young trade unionists and acts on the programme of work decided by unions at the Young Members' Conference.
The TUC contact for policies and campaigns for young people is Raj Jethwa. E-mail: rjethwa@tuc.org.uk.
TUC Youth Manifesto
Young at heart? Dowload the TUC
manifesto for young people.
Schools
Preparing young people for the challenges and opportunities of employment is
increasingly important, especially at a time of rapid change in the world of
work. More young people are also combining work with their studies. Find
out more about TUC speakers, resources and events to introduce young people
about trade unionism.
Child employment
Find out about the employment
rights of young people under 16 or TUC campaigns to improve
their protection
Working students
More and more students are having to work alongside their studies. Students from poorer backgrounds are more likely to need to work to support themselves and many student jobs tend to be concentrated in low paying sectors of the economy. For more information download the joint TUC-NUS report All Work and Low Pay
If you are a working student visit www.morethanwork.net, the website set up by the National Association of Student Employment Services, the National Union of Students and the TUC to help students in employment. You can also download this leaflet "Students at Work" (PDF)
Young Members' Forum and Conference
This section explains
how the views of young people are represented within the TUC. The two main elements
of young members' representation are the Young Members; Forum and
Young Members' Conference.
The most recent documents available on this subject are:
A Better Way to Work Wales
Wales TUC has now published the full A Better way to Work Wales resources for schools to inform pupils about the world at work. You can now download the resources in both English & Welsh.
17 February 2010
TUC Next Generation Union Accord
The TUC welcomes the Government's action in addressing the challenges facing youth employment and training. But more needs to be done by the Government, employers and trade unions. The Next Generation Union Accord sets out what additional action we want to see from the Government and employers. And it commits the TUC and unions to support and organise young people.
11 February 2010
The Union Advantage
Representing over a quarter of the UK's workforce, unions are the only workplace organisations able to present a cohesive voice on the concerns of working people and their families. This report sets out the scale of the ‘union advantage' – the positive benefits that unions bring to individual workers; the organisations that employ them; and the broader community.
9 December 2009
Young Workers in the Recession: the Organising Challenge
It's a tough world out there for our young people in the labour market today. John Walsh, Chair of the TUC Young Members Forum offers some thoughts on how unions can offer support.
23 September 2009
Organising, unions and social movements
Seminar at the Young Foundation on Thursday 7 May 2009 - 6.30 to 8.00pm. Dr Elaine Bernard, Executive Director, Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, will be visiting the Young Foundation to give an evening seminar on her work - covering organising, unions and social movements.
29 April 2009
ACTIVIST ACADEMY COURSES
Places remain available on Activist Academy courses starting soon in Glasgow, Manchester, Plymouth and at Lewisham College in London.
28 April 2009
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