Join the rally in London #DemandBetter
2022-11-02 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London)
After we have lobbied our MPs, we’ll be holding a huge rally in Methodist Central Hall. Join us to hear from frontline workers and union leaders about how they are fighting for higher pay and fairer treatment at work.

Location

Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
Storey’s Gate
London
SW1H 9NH
United Kingdom

#Labour4PR briefing: your next Labour MP
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Parliamentary selections are underway all over the UK – and with an early general election a distinct possibility, there will be hundreds more taking place in the coming weeks and months.
Join this briefing on how to make sure we put forward as many pro-PR Labour candidates as possible at the next general election.
Following the decisive win at this year’s conference, the next phase of the campaign is to secure the manifesto commitment the Labour Party overwhelmingly voted for – and to help put into office a Labour government to implement it.
An important part of that is having a Parliamentary Labour Party full of strong #Labour4PR advocates. We hope you can make it!

National Young Workers' Weekend
2022-11-05 - 2022-11-06
Once a year Usdaw organise a weekend get-together for young members of Usdaw. The weekend offers an opportunity to meet other young people, to enjoy some serious socialising and to learn more about the Union.
The weekend looks at general issues affecting young workers and this year is themed on Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health and Brexit. The event will also provide an opportunity for members to interact with each other and share experiences.
View member’s experiences from previous Young Workers’ Weekends.
Contact the Young Workers’ Co-ordinator at your Regional Usdaw Office for more information.

Peoples Assembly Against Austerity 'Britain is Broken' march in London
2022-11-05 12:00 - 15:00
National Demonstration
Keep an eye on the People’s Assembly Website for info on local coach travel

Make Votes Matter - York - street stall
2022-11-05 14:00 - 17:00
We are holding a street stall in YORK on: Saturday 5 November, 2pm to 5pm
Location: St. Helen’s Square. Near Guy Fawkes birthplace!
Leafleting, discussions, lobbying local MPs, get together to support MVM. Maybe fireworks!
If you can come along for any part of the above time period, and help us engage the public regarding Proportional Representation, then we would love to see you, and would really welcome your support. If you come along and take part in a group photo on the day, we would really appreciate that also.
Please don’t worry if you haven’t helped to run a stall before – some training will be given.
For further information you can contact:
mvmnorthyorks@gmail.com

Edinburgh Radical Bookfair
2022-11-10 - 2022-11-13
The next Radical Book Fair will be back at the Roxy Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th November 2022
2 ROXBURGH PLACE , EDINBURGH
EH8 9SU

Public meeting: Enough is Enough - Halifax
2022-11-10 19:00 - 21:00
Public meeting: Enough is Enough | Thursday 10 November | 7pm | Orange Box young people’s centre, 1 Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1AF

This public meeting has been called by local supporters of the Enough is Enough, People’s Assembly and all anti austerity campaigns – including local trade unions and community organisations.
Speakers confirmed so far:
* Chairing the rally: Jenny Lynn, Calderdale Councillor
* Richard Burgon, MP
* Nahella Ashraf, Manchester Stand Up to Racism
* Jane Aitchison, Leeds Trades Council President
* Claire Lord, Halifax CWU
* John Stewart, Leeds RMT
* Chris Neville, People’s Assembly Against Austerity
The vast majority of people are being hard hit by the Tory government’s failure to address the cost of living crisis:
*Energy prices rising to more than £4,000 from April 2023
*Food prices rising by 10.5%
*Rents are at their highest rate ever
The government’s strategy includes wage cuts, slashing welfare support, worse terms, union-busting, deregulation, elimination of environmental protection and the fight against climate change, and privatisation.
See the Facebook event page for more information.

COP27 Global day of action - mobilisations across the UK
2022-11-12
Nov 12 will see mass mobilisations across the country and put thousands of people on the streets to demand Climate Justice in solidarity with the Global Day of Action called by Egyptian groups at COP27. From the cost of living crisis, to floods in Pakistan and Shell’s criminal profits – we will come together as one movement to demand justice. Find your local protest:

LONDON – Shell Building, Belvedere rd 12:00
EDINBURGH – St Andrew Sq 12:00
NEWCASTLE – Grey’s Monument 12:00
BIRMINGHAM – Victoria Sq 14:00
SHEFFIELD – Barkers Pool 12:00
BLACKPOOL – Blackpool Tower 12:00
MANCHESTER – Coaches to Blackpool
COVENTRY – Council House 13:30
BRISTOL – College Green 12:00
PLYMOUTH – Guildhall Sq 12:00
SOUTHAMPTON – Guildhall Sq 12:45
PORTSMOUTH – Guildhall Sq 12:00
CARDIFF – Cardiff Crown Court 11:00
SWANSEA – Castle Square 12:00
CARMARTHEN – Carmarthen Park 12:30
CAERNARFON – Castle Square 13:00
EASTBOURNE – Train to London Demo
NOTTINGHAM – Trinity Square 11:00
TELFORD – Dale End Ironbridge 10:45
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON – Henley Street 13:30
BOURNEMOUTH – Bournemouth Pier 12:00
BATH – Kingston Parade 12:00
LEICESTER – Clock Tower 14:00
LOWESTOFT – Britten Centre 12:00
NORWICH – City Hall 12:00
OXFORD – Cornmarket 12:00
WIMBORNE – Central Wimborne 10:00
ALTON – Alton Public Gardens 11:00
BELFAST – organised by CJC Belfast
COVENTRY – Council House 13:30
DERRY & DUBLIN – organised by CJC Ireland
LEAMINGTON SPA – Pump Room Gardens 12:00
MAIDSTONE – 33 Tonbridge Road 12:30
MARKET DRAYTON – High Street 12:00
STAMFORD – Sheepmarket 11.30
MARKET HARBOROUGH – Old Grammar School 13:00
BRIGHTON – Churchill Square 12:00
SHROPSHIRE – High St, Market Drayton 12:00

Organise together: find and contact your Local Hub here.

Midlands Demands Better - Town Hall Mobilising Rally - Coventry
2022-11-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Britannia Hotel Coventry, Britannia Hotel, Coventry, CV1 5RP, United Kingdom
Autumn of action

The government has failed to deal with a cost-of-living crisis of its own making. They dithered and delayed while living standards plummeted. And now they prioritise tax cuts for the rich and attacking trade unions over taking action to support struggling workers.
It’s time for a new deal for working people. We need help with energy bills, a £15 national minimum wage and a real pay rise for every worker. And we need our rights as workers to be strengthened, not watered down.
Only working people can deliver this change – so this autumn, we’re taking action.
We’re holding town hall meetings in every region of England and in Wales. In the Midlands, we have rallies in Corby, Coventry and Northampton.
We are coming together to demand better. Join union leaders and local campaigners at one of our town hall events to discuss how we come together to win a new deal for working people!

RSVP: We Demand Better: Town Hall Rallies | Megaphone UK

Make Votes Matter - East London - Street Stall
2022-11-12 11:00 - 15:00
MVM East London are holding a street stall on:
Saturday 12th November, 11am to 3pm
Place: Broadway Market (76 Broadway Market, London E8 4QJ) where we can hand out postcards to local people and MVM supporters can also pop by to pick up postcards. It would be great to see you there for as little or as long as you have time for.
For any further information please contact: MVM-East-London@outlook.com

Workers Can Win - Historical Materialism London conference
2022-11-13 10:00 - 12:00
There will be a book launch for Workers Can Win with Ian Allinson, Zad El Bacha and Kim Moody at the Historical Materialism London conference.

TUC LESE - Employment law update for senior trade union reps and FTOs
2022-11-14
TUC LESE/Acas London employment law update at Congress House for FTOs and senior workplace TU reps.

Contact us to register your interest at lese@tuc.org.uk, putting ‘Employment Law Update 14 November’ in the subject box.

Supporting Older Workers to Plan, Progress and Prosper in the Labour Market
2022-11-15 10:30 - 15:30
How we can better support the skills of older workers given a recruitment and retention crisis and a rapidly aging workforce.
In the UK we are living through a recruitment and retention crisis where over 900,000 pre-retirement workers have left the labour market during the Pandemic. Like many countries in Europe we are also currently facing a demographic crisis, with a shrinking workforce coupled with increased demands for social services. The labour force in Europe is projected to decrease by an average of two million every year between 2010 and 2030. This represents a loss of 1% of its current size per year for 20 years. Many workers retire early, not because they want to, but because they feel compelled to (or) that they do not have other options.
Solutions need to be found to make work more sustainable, and to extend working lives to avoid old-age poverty and to reduce state expenditure on pensions and welfare.
Recent OECD research has highlighted that there are many millions of adults in Europe with low levels of functional literacy and/or numeracy skills and that the majority of these are in employment. This has negative implications for their employment potential and longer-term career prospects.
An Innovative European Project led by the TUC has explored the concept of the Mid Life Skills Review (MLSR). This is gaining favour in many countries and the role of social partners in both lobbying for and delivering elements of this is one that could be critical to its success.
Employers will need to improve how they attract, manage and develop people as they age. This is particularly the case against a backdrop of technological change, the Pandemic, rising digital skills needs and labour shortages.
Join us to hear the latest thoughts from our panel of experts on how we need to help older workers to plan, progress and prosper in the labour market. We will also explore how the successful Value My Skills offer from the TUC has been significantly improved and expanded.
Speakers include:

Alison McGovern – Shadow Minister for Employment
Naomi Clayton – Deputy Director of Research & Development, Learning and Work Institute
Kevin Rowan – Head of Organisation, Services and Skills, TUC
Teresa Donegan – Head of Learning and Organising Services, UNISON

Admission to the event is free, though places are limited and we are recommending that people reserve their spaces early.

Socialism & Trade Unionism - Salford
2022-11-15 19:30 - 21:00
Join this discussion about how socialists can organise in trade unions, with Ian Allinson plus facilitators from Organise! Now and Strike Map.

Partisan Collective, Salford Unit 2, New Islington Mill, Regent Trading Estate, Oldfield Road, Salford

Wales TUC - Black leadership programme event 17 November
2022-11-17 12:30 - 14:30
Developing Black Activists in Welsh Trade Unions

While Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic workers are more likely to be trade union members, they remain underrepresented as union reps, activists, staff, officers, political leaders and change makers. We need to encourage, educate and support those interested in stepping up within our movement.
The TUC’s Anti-Racism Taskforce and the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan have recognised this challenge. Wales TUC is responding by organising an exciting development programme for the next generation of Black Leaders. We hope the programme will help identify, motivate and talent-spot Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic members, and activists.
Learn about our Black Activist Development Programme
Wales TUC’s Black Activist Development programme will run in early 2023. It will give you an opportunity to learn about the trade union movement’s structure, diversity, priorities and leadership. It will also give you the confidence and tools to be able to get more involved in your union’s organising, influencing and decision-making structures.
Join our online session at:
12:30 – 14:30
17 November 2022
to find out more about what you can expect from the Black Activist Development programme and to ask your questions.

Register

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Speakers include:

Shavanah Taj – Wales TUC General Secretary
Dr Patrick Roach – Chair TUC Anti-Racism Taskforce & General Secretary NASUWT
Rebecca Sixsmith – Hughes – TUC Organiser
Wilf Sullivan – TUC Race Equality Officer
Alison Burrows – PCS

Hunt & Sunak's "austerity autumn statement' - how do we respond?
2022-11-17 18:30 - 20:00
About this event

John McDonnell, Jon Trickett, Holly Turner (NHS Workers Say No), Özlem Onaran, Professor of Economics, University of Greenwich, Andrew Fisher & more tba.
Join us on the day of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement to discuss how we respond, the case for investment not cuts & to have your questions answered.
Online briefing on the Tories’ “austerity autumn statement” – hosted by Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas.

Building Blocs : A day of ideas to dismantle the Blue Wall - Lewes, Sussex.
2022-11-19 10:00 - 17:30
The ‘blue wall’, previously safe Tory seats where despite losing in 2019 Labour, and the Liberal Democrats, did proportionately better than elsewhere. Heavily concentrated in the South East these will be a key battleground towards ensuring Rishi Sunak leads his party to defeat at the next General Election
This will be a day of big ideas towards dismantling the Blue Wall. Featuring key figures in the fields of voting behaviour, progressive patriotism, the competing attractions of the radical and the moderate, co-operation between opposition parties. Four big questions, some answers, prepare to be informed, intrigued and inspired.
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Opening session
How blue is the Blue Wall in 2022?
Tim Bale co-author The British General Election of 2019 . Tim is a frequent contributor to a range of publications including The Observer and Financial Times .
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Discussion
Carry on England, or can the progressive and the patriotic ever be reconciled?
Introduced by John Denham Labour MP Southampton Itchen 1992-2015, a former Labour Minister and currently Director The Centre for English Identity and Politics.
Panellists
Gerry Hassan one of Scotland’s leading political commentators, a regular contributor to The National and Scottish Review Gerry’s latest book is Scotland Rising : The Case for Independence.
Kojo Koram writes on issues of race and empire for a range of publications including the Guardian and Tribune, Kojo is the author Uncommon Wealth : Britain and the Aftermath of Empire.
Vron Ware in her book Return of a Native : Learning from the Land Vron combines writing on race, colonialism and feminism with insights stretching from the parish to the distant horizon and topics ranging from Brexit to eco-politics.
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An exchange
Sweet Moderation or Bitter Disappointment?
In conversation
Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence Adrienne is Director of Research and Mathew Founder and Director ofThe Commonwealth, a thinktank that designs ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy, Adrienne and Mathrew are the co-authors Owning the Future : Power and Property in an Age of Crisis.
Jonathan Freedland columnist the Guardian and presenter Radio 4’s The Long View.. `In 2022 Jonathan’s play Jews.In Their Own Words took the stage at The Royal Court and his latest book The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Tell the World was published..
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Closing Roundtable
How to Builid a Bloc to Dismantle the Blue Wall
Introduced by Clive Lewis Labour MP for Norwich South since 2015 and a candidate in the 2020 Labour Leadership election. Clive is a key figure in the Compass campaign Win as One for electoral co-operation berween the opposition parties.
Discussants
Beccy Cooper Labour leader Worthing Borough Council , Labour PPC Worthing West 2017, 2019 General Elections
Kate Chappell Chair Lewes Labour Campaigns committee, Labour PPC Lewes 2019 General Election
Nancy Platts Co-ordnator Politics for the Many the trade union campaign for proportional representation, Brighton and Hove Labour city councillor, Labour PPC Brighton Kemptown 2015 General Election
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In between, lunch, tea, coffee and cake at our very own Keir Hardie Café visit our pop-up Ideas Market featuring an extensively stocked bookshop including book signings with all our author-speakers. And then join us for afters at the historic Lewes Arms.
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All welcome
Tickets If you can please purchase a solidarity rate ticket, the extra helps us offer the low-price standard tickets.
Our events invariably sell out, we strongly advise booking early to avoid disappointment.
Presented by Lewes Constituency Labour Party in association with ASLEF and Unite the Union South East Region

Democracy and the Future of Britain
2022-11-19 11:00 - 12:30
We’ll be talking to journalist and former presenter of Newsnight Gavin Esler about democracy and the future of Britain.
Gavin Esler has travelled around the country documenting the rise of nationalism in all four nations, and considering the consequences for the United Kingdom as a whole.
Our hyper-centralised Westminster government is no longer working for so many people – but what is the alternative?
Join us on 19th November at 11am in conversation with Gavin about how democratic renewal might be the answer to to Britain’s problems.
This is a hybrid event and you can join online or in person in Central London.

Make Votes Matter - Knaresborough - street stall
2022-11-19 11:00 - 15:30
We are holding a stall in Knaresborough at the Yorkshire & Humber Lib Dem regional conference on:
Saturday 19 November, 11am to 3.30pm
Location: Aspin Park Academy, Wetherby Road, Knaresborough HG5 8LQ
For further information you can contact:
mvmnorthyorks@gmail.com

Workers Can Win – Oxford book launch
2022-11-19 15:00 - 17:00
Cowley Workers Social Club Between Towns Road, Oxford

Come and discuss this new guide to the techniques and politics of organising at work from Pluto Press with the author and other activists at the Oxford book launch.

Wales TUC Greener Workplaces Network: Wales’ energy future and the workplace
2022-11-22 10:30 - 12:00
Overview

**Participants can choose either joining in person or online, please register for confirming your attendance.
This event:
Green energy must be adopted various industries in order to achieve net zero targets by 2050. The transition will have an enormous influence on different workplaces and no worker should be left behind. From a trade union point of view, green energy has other benefits besides the obvious environmental ones: it can create more jobs on site or in the UK renewable energy industry, and the investment a company makes is a good indication of its greater commitment to the future of the company.
How will energy be generated and used in the future and how might it affect union members’ jobs?
Prof Calvin Jones from Cardiff University offers some radical visions of a sustainable future economy to spark debate on how this might affect workplaces and workers.
Mary Williams from Unite Wales will share with us about union’s views on matters relating to powering heavy industry and manufacturing and the views of workers in the energy industry.
Other speakers from a practical union case study to be confirmed.
Who is this event for?
This event will be of particular interest to green/environmental reps and health and safety reps, but will also be relevant for full time officers, branch officials, shop stewards, other reps and all those trade unionists interested in the future of work and the future of the planet. Please share widely with Trade Union colleagues.
About the Greener Workplaces Network
The group will meet every other month. Each meeting will feature guest speakers to explore different topics, provide an opportunity for reps to network and share good practice and include updates from the Wales TUC and our union family.
This is your network, so join us for this event and let us know your thoughts on how to shape our future, please email swaihongho@tuc.org.uk Stanley Ho from the Wales TUC with your suggestions for future discussion.
If you’d like more ideas and information about what unions are doing to create greener workplaces, download our Greener Workplaces for a Just Transition toolkit here and visit our campaign page where you’ll find campaign videos and more information.

TUC Yorkshire & the Humber Winter Patrol & Organising Training
2022-11-23 - 2022-11-26
The TUC Yorkshire & the Humber’s winter patrol for young workers is back. This November (23rd – 26th) we will take to the streets of Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford to speak to young workers about trade unions – and we need you to help!
Sign up for summer patrol to take part in our organising training programme, workplace canvassing, and social events.
Participants may also have the opportunity to take part in the Norwegian TUC’s summer patrol programme in Norway next summer – as part of our exchange partnership.
If you need any more information or have any queries please contact our Policy and Campaigns Support Officer, Joe Wheatley.

The Great Northern Conference
2022-11-23 09:30 - 17:00
Now in its fourth year, The Northern Powerhouse Partnership and National World are joining forces once again to host The Great Northern Conference which will continue the debate on how best to grow the economy and build a greener, fairer, equal future for the North.
Bringing together key politicians, business leaders, media and thought provoking influencers, The Great Northern Conference, will be a must attend event for those that want to be part of the discussion and influence the direction that the region takes as it rebuilds in a post Covid-19 landscape.
This year we continue the conversation with a live event from Manchester.
More details to be announced soon…

Workers Can Win! - Huddersfield book launch
2022-11-24 19:00 - 21:00
Brian Jackson House, Huddersfield 2 New North Parade, Huddersfield

Huddersfield book launch for Workers Can Win! A Guide to Organising At Work from Pluto Press.

TUC LESE briefing for trade union health and safety reps
2022-11-25
Trade union health and safety reps did an epic job during the pandemic, literally saving lives through their expertise, actions and commitment. But it was a really tough time for them.
And now, in addition to all the pre-existing workplace hazards, there are additional issues related to long Covid, to hybrid working, and an explosion of workplace stress.

Trade union health and safety reps need and deserve up to date information, and examples of good practice to seek to emulate. They will benefit from networking with other H&S reps. And we need more activists to volunteer to be TU H&S reps.
Put 25 November in your diary, contact us to register your interest at lese@tuc.org.uk and reserve a space at this briefing, putting ‘H&S reps 25 November’ in the subject box.
If you are not signed up for the TUC’s RISKS bulletin, then sign-up today.

Make Votes Matter - Wakefield - street stall
2022-11-26 11:00 - 14:00
MVM street stall in Wakefield
Saturday 26 November, 11am to 2pm
Venue: Wakefield Cathedral precinct by Boots Opticians
We do hope you can come along and join the stall to send a pro-PR message out to the world that a minority government is no longer tolerable.
Please feel free to share with anyone you think maybe interested in finding out more.
All are most welcome.
For further information contact: local@makevotesmatter.org.uk

Reclaim the Night 2022 - Newcastle Upon Tyne
2022-11-26 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for Newcastle’s annual Reclaim the Night march. Let’s take to the streets, raise our voices and demand an end to violence against women and girls!
– Meet at the Bigg Market (just outside TJ Hughes) 6pm – March to Baltic Square 6.15pm
– Speeches from 7pm.
March with us to…
Raise awareness of the level of violence against women and girls still taking place across the world, the UK and our local area, and make sure people keep talking about it.
Demand that local leaders, politicians and decision makers take action to make our homes, streets and institutions safe for all women and girls.
Remember all those lost to gender based violence and show solidarity to all those fighting to end it.
Bring your voices, placards, whistles and friends and join us to make some noise in Newcastle!
If you can’t make it along on 26 November, you can still get involved by sharing the event with your family, friends and colleagues.
Saturday 26 November 2022 | 6pm | The Bigg Market, Newcastle Upon Tyne
– Share on Facebook
– Share on Twitter

Let us know you’re coming and keep up to date with the plans!

Workers Can Win! Cardiff book launch
2022-11-27 16:30 - 19:00
Come and discuss this new guide to the techniques and politics of organising at work from Pluto Press with the author and other activists.
Book your free ticket via https://wcwcardiff.eventbrite.co.uk
Hosted by Cardiff People’s Assembly. If your union branch or organisation would like to sponsor this event, please get in touch.
For more information about the book, including the contents, Chapter 1 – the introduction, and how to pre-order copies, explore this website.
Download a leaflet. Promote the book launch using the Facebook event.

Bold Solutions: The economic, climate and energy crises and how we fix them - London
2022-11-28 08:00 - 17:00
A TUC conference on solutions to the energy, climate and economic crises
Both our economy and our planet are in crisis.
Bills and sea levels are rising at an unprecedented rate. Nationally, the cost-of-living scandal is driving absolute poverty and forcing millions into increasingly desperate conditions. Globally, climate change is threatening the lives and livelihoods of billions of workers. These crises are parallel and inter-linked.
We urgently need a politics that builds a safe climate for future generations, a rapid and just transition with quality jobs, and an economy that rewards work, not wealth. The TUC is convening a conference: two events, one in person and one online, that will coincide with COP 27 and bring trade union and climate activists together to gather solutions.
How do we combine our struggles for an equitable cost of living, workers’ rights and a just transition to climate safety?

Fighting back against the far right: misogyny and LGBT+ hate
2022-11-29 15:00 - 17:00
Far right movements around the world are using hatred of women and LGBT+ people to further their agendas. But how can trade unions and working people fight back against this hate?
Join us to hear from a panel of international speakers who will share how they are fighting back against the far right in their contexts.
We will share best practice on anti-far right campaigning and organising, and continue to build on our movement’s anti-fascism work.
Line-up of international speakers to be announced.
