Eastbourne Trades Council: Trades Council Meeting: July 9th

Friday 28 June 2013

Trades Council Meeting: July 9th

The next meeting of Eastbourne Trades Council will be on Tuesday 9th July, 7.30pm at the Unite Eastbourne Centre (T&GWU), Grand Parade, Eastbourne.

Equal Pay- Fair Pay: Our History and the Future

Rather than a guest speaker "in the flesh" this meeting, we will be showing a 25 minute film produced by the TUC entitled Scenes from a Turbulent History- a documentary on equal pay since the 1880s. You may well have seen the movie Made in Dagenham- but this film and a super accompanying resource, uses real testimony from the working people who were actually there and brought about change. The film is part of a resource pack on equal pay- and there will be an opportunity for the Trades Council to discuss if we want to make this resource available to others in Eastbourne.

There will also be an agenda item on the Living Wage Campaign, and an opportunity to decide whether, and how, the Eastbourne Trades Council could get involved.

All local trade union members, including retired trade unionists, are welcome to attend the meeting.

THE AGENDA WILL BE:

1. Introductions and apologies for absence
2. Approval of new affiliations.
3. Minutes of previous meeting and matters arising

4. Treasurer's Report- Gordon Dyer

5. Scenes From a Turbulent History- film showing
6. Living Wage Campaign- action in Eastbourne ?

7. Any other Campaigns: Colleagues invited to provide information on their Unions’ local and national campaigns, and any support that the Trades Council could give.
8. Trades Council Library

9. Any other business.

Apologies, or requests for agendas etc. in advance to the Secretary

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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.