For over a century the movement of local Trades Councils has brought together trade unionists in their local area to campaign, share ideas and to promote the campaigns of the Trade Union Congress. Eastbourne, sadly, saw its trades council wound up in the early 1990’s after many years.
We believe that in the current situation, and with savage cuts on the horizon, there has never been a more important time for trade unionists to work together in Eastbourne. As a result, members of NUT, NASUWT, Unite, Unison and Usdaw met in November, and agreed to re-launch Eastbourne Trades Council as a campaigning forum for trade unionists in the town.
Trade Unions face a busy and unsettling time in the forthcoming months, as they face threats to jobs, conditions and pensions. The Eastbourne Trades Council will operate an “organising agenda”- activity will be about supporting each other in campaigns, sharing problems and successes, and organising working people !
Our general meetings will be open to all local trade unionists- for our re-launch AGM we are pleased to welcome Megan Dobney, the Regional Secretary of the TUC, who will talk to us about the forthcoming challenges and campaigns, and how the Trades Councils can be at the heart if working people’s organisation !
Join us on Tuesday 15th February, 7.30pm at the Unite (T&G) Centre, Grand Parade.
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