IER Conference -
What Now for Trade Unions?

Tuesday 8 February 2011
10 am - 3.30 pm
Adelphi Hotel, Lime Street, Liverpool
costs range from £75 - 220

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Speakers include:
Prof Keith Ewing IER
Robert Monks URTU
Jane Carolan UNISON
Bob Crow RMT
John McDonnell MP
Catherine Hobby University of East London
Chris Baugh PCS

Chair
Carolyn Jones IER

This conference offers an opportunity for trade unionists to consider two things: where we are now, and where we want to be.

With collective bargaining coverage falling, and the gap between the richest and the poorest growing, anti trade union laws continue to restrain trade union activity, while weaknesses in our recognition procedures deny trade unions a voice at work.

As public sector budgets are slashed and a brutal programme of redundancies begins, we want to look at some of the emerging issues.

These include:

• ways in which trade unions can challenge the UK’s anti union laws;
• whistle-blowing in the public interest and what can be done to protect workers;
• the equalities agenda in the light of diminishing budgets;
• victimisation in the context of public sector redundancies;
• a new private member’s bill that aims to close the legal loop holes that allow employers to challenge trade union ballots:
• and, most importantly, where we go now to ensure we gain the best protection for workers’ rights.

This event brings together a superb range of top class speakers from the worlds of academia, politics, and the trade union movement. For anyone in the North West and beyond with an interest in the future of collective labour law and workers’ rights – this is one not to miss!

***the united campaign are helping to organise an evening rally with the IER, PCS & UNISON on Monday 7th February to coincide with this event - more details to follow ***