Join us at the STUC to discuss how we can forge a political system that serves the many, not just the few. Speakers include Nancy Platts - Politics for the Many Willie Sullivan - Electoral Reform Society Scotland Mike J Kirby - Scottish Secretary, UNISON Lynn Henderson - National Political Officer, PCS Union Billy Hayes […]
Join the PCS General Secretary, Mark Serwotka, at Politics for the Many’s reception, just two minutes walk from Congress. Today, there is a new democratic frontier for trade unions in Britain: reforming Westminster’s creaking establishment. From a broken voting system, to an unelected House of Lords and denying 16 and 17 year olds the vote, Parliament is skewed towards a […]
Join us at TUC Congress for a panel discussion on creating a political system that works for workers. Chair: Willie Sullivan (ERS Scotland) Sam Tarry (National Political Officer, TSSA) Howard Beckett (Assistant General Secretary, Unite) Shavanah Taj (PCS Wales Secretary & President, WTUC) Lynn Henderson (PCS Scottish Secretary & President, STUC) Today, there is a new democratic frontier for trade […]
"The greatest inequality is inequality of power" Jon Trickett and Paul Mason will open the workshop with a discussion on the ongoing centralisation of power in the UK and the impact this concentration has on the political, economic and social structures, institutions and outcomes. We will then hear from campaigners and movements who are trying create a democracy from the […]
***Please note that this event is being held at Scottish Labour Party conference and you must be a passholder to attend*** A discussion presented by Politics for the Many, UNISON and Red Paper Collective - Remaking the state: Transforming Scotland for Worker and Citizen Power How can we update the old fashioned institutions and rules of British politics so that […]
PCS and ERS Cordially invite STUC delegates to attend our eve of congress reception Sunday 14 April 2019, 7pm – 8.30pm RRS DISCOVERY Discovery Point, Discovery Quay Dundee DD1 4XA
Throughout history, the labour movement has been at the forefront in demanding progressive change to address the big challenges of the era. Today, the UK faces a social, political and democratic crisis. Yet the democratic crisis – the breakdown of trust, the divide between the rulers and the ruled – has often gone ignored. 200 years ago in Manchester, tens […]
From the Chartists pushing for universal suffrage, to the Scottish TUC’s role campaigning for a Scottish Parliament, trade unions have often been at the forefront of demands for a democracy that puts working people at the centre. Join Politics for the Many, the trade union campaign for political reform, to discuss how trade unions can help build a better democracy. Featuring […]
