More young trade union members are seeing the benefit of taking on the role – the important rights and responsibilities it brings, and the opportunity to organise for change.
Young UK trade unionists that had the opportunity to go to Norway earlier this year to be a part of the LO-Norway Summer Patrol, and why they’re keen to replicate the project here in the UK.
The Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) is Scotland’s oldest cinema, first opening its doors 84 years ago back in 1939. New Unite reps at GFT, Euan Green, age 26 and 27-year-old Katie Mack, talked to the TUC about their campaign.
Low pay, zero hours contracts, harassment and bullying in the workplace. Young workers have often been at the sharp end of bad working practices and most in need of support from trade unions.
This exhibition demonstrates the vulnerability of young workers through the last two hundred years and how they often took the lead to challenge these abuses and fight for change through their unions. It is based on the contents of the TUC Library at London Metropolitan University, using its printed, manuscript and visual resources to explore the history and role of young workers and trade unions. You can see the exhibiton here.
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