Eastbourne Trades Council: Trades Councils: Programme of Work 2011-12

Thursday 18 August 2011

Trades Councils: Programme of Work 2011-12

The TUC has published the Programme of Work for the local Trades Councils for the forthcoming year.

The programme outlines five priority areas of work for the Trades Councils:

Cuts, Jobs and the Economy

All Together for the NHS

Green Workplace, Green Community

Community Organising: changing, developing and building the trades council movements

Fighting fascism and the far-Right

Eastbourne Trades Council will be discussing how it can best support the programme and its campaigns in our town at the September meeting. All trade union members are welcome.

You can download the full policy document by clicking here.

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Trades Councils in the Community

Your union branch speaks up for your members and potentialmembers in the workplace. Whether it’s pay, rights at work, healthand safety or lifelong learning, your branch exists to get a better dealfor your members.

Unions also need to raise their voice in the world beyond the workplace when:
• the public services delivered and used by union members come under threat
• racists and fascists try to divide local communities
• local authorities seek to reduce democratic control of education or housing.

That’s where your local trades union council comes in. Trades councils bringtogether local union branches to campaign across a community on issuesthat matter to working people.

Facing closure?: Your trades council can provide practical support and solidarity.
Tackling racism? Your trades council can help unite local people against the haters.
Privatisation problems? Your trades council can help campaign for public ownership and democratic control.

Eastbourne Trades Council represents workers in public and private sector employment across the Borough of Eastbourne and the parish of Willingdon and Jevington.