Reclaiming Our Trade Unions - Conference

national | worker & community struggles and protests | event notice Tuesday September 13, 2011 13:25 by D_D - TUAN

Trade Union Activists Network

11 am Saturday 1st October 2011
Teachers Club, Parnell Square, Dublin.

11 am - 1 pm

'Starting the Trade Union Fight Back: What Kind of Unions Do We Need?'

Speakers: Kieran Allen (Education Branch, SIPTU), Tommy Fitzgerald (UNITE Organiser)
Chair: Eddie Conlon (Executive member TUI)

Discussion

1pm - 2pm Lunch

2pm - 4pm

'Building an activists' network in the unions'

Speakers: Helen Metcalf (IMPACT), speaker from National Shop Stewards Network (Britain)
Chair: Maura Lane (SIPTU)

Discussion in small groups (unions, sectors, issues)

4pm - 4.30pm Break

4.30pm - 5.30 pm

'Organising a network for change in the unions'

Speaker and Chair: Terry Kelleher (Executive member CPSU)

Proposals in relation to the structure and activity of the network. Election of steering committee.

Conference ends: 5.30 pm

All speakers are speaking ina personal capacity.

Organised by the Trade Union Activists Network (following the Trade Union Forum in Dublin , May 2011)

For further information 087 2857665

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