We're all coming together to help Sort The System. Sort The System - The Lobby for Equal Votes - will bring hundreds of people to Westminster on 24 May to demand that our MPs back a change in the voting system – so that everyone has a vote that counts equally. To prepare for that, join us on zoom […]
In partnership with Sheffield For Democracy How can we prevent a Government that was elected on a minority of votes steering our politics towards empowering and privileging the elite, whilst undermining the principles of equal rights, equal participation and equal opportunities? From making it harder to vote by requiring photo ID, to outlawing some forms of demonstration, the rights of […]
How can we support nature and create greener and healthier workplaces? Venue: Hybrid – join online via Teams or in-person at the Wales TUC offices, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9SD Register now Nature is in crisis. We are facing an ‘age of extinction’, with animals and plants being lost at an unprecedented rate. In Wales, as many as one in […]
Join the TUC and Dr Neville Lawrence on the 30th anniversary marking the death of Stephen Lawrence and the ongoing fight to secure racial justice. On 22 April 1993, Stephen Lawrence, aged 18, was racially attacked and murdered by a group of white men. His attackers were arrested but never charged. The handling of the case by the Met Police […]
The Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) is the biggest and most important event in the Union’s calendar. The four-day conference brings together elected reps from across the UK and all Usdaw sectors to decide the Union's policies and priorities for the coming year. It involves debates, and votes, on propositions, and statements from the National Executive Council as well as rule […]
Join Labour for a New Democracy and the Electoral Reform Society for a discussion on how Proportional Representation delivers a better deal for workers. Refreshments provided
In partnership with Sheffield Futures Sheffield Futures’ Young Advisors have curated a panel of politicians, professionals and activists to explore power as a young person within the current political climate. Drawing on different perspectives, the debate will consider the intricacies of our political system and what it means to be of voting age in 2023. The session aims to answer […]
The need to reduce energy demand and significantly ramp up energy efficiency efforts in the face of the current energy crisis is now widely accepted. This is in addition to the longstanding benefits of lower energy bills, warmer homes, job creation, and reduced carbon emissions. A national mission is needed to deliver a home decarbonisation programme at pace and scale. […]
Next month we will mark Workers’ Memorial Day again. IWMD is the international day marked by the trade union movement to remember all workers who lost their lives to workplace illness or injury, and to recommit ourselves to fighting to keep workers safe: Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living!We will publicise events happening across our region. To support these the […]
At this time of deep crises internationally and here in Britain, let's come together in struggle and put forward socialist solutions. Start the May Day weekend with a bang with this joint international online rally on April 30! Richard Burgon MP // Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC // Niamh Sweeney, NEU Deputy General Secretary // […]
