Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the TUC Organising Academy

Building Stronger Unions: Organising the future

Tuesday 14 October 2008, TUC, Congress House

This conference is for all trade unionists to celebrate and debate the development of organising in the UK. We want your involvement and ideas! What more can unions do to grow? How do we re-energise and expand our reps and stewards base? How can we turn around private sector union density decline?

Contributors include: Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary, Philip Jennings, General Secretary UNI, Frances O'Grady, TUC Deputy General Secretary, author of 'Live Working or Die Fighting' Paul Mason, Christine Blower General Secretary NUT, Stewart Acuff AFL-CIO, and other national and international union speakers. There will also be workshops for you to make your contribution.

Registration is from 9.00am when there will be short briefing sessions to whet your appetite as well as coffee/tea and a light breakfast. Conference starts at 10.30am and closes around 4.30pm. Further information about the speakers and workshops will be posted on the TUC's web-site.

The event will be followed by an evening reception at 5.00 to 7.00pm.

Full details of the conference and a registration form can be found by clicking here Organising Conference Information and Registration

Alternatively contact Joanne Adams, in the TUC's Organisation and Services Dept, on 020 7467 1361 or jadams@tuc.org.uk. Where possible, registration should be by Wednesday 1 October 2008 so that we can ensure that you get the workshops of your choice.

Briefing document (300 words) issued 2 Sep 2008