World - class social media engagement workshop with Owen Williams, former head of Social Media at BBC (and now Managing Director of Siml) About this event Owen Williams was formerly head of Social Media at BBC One and is the reason that the Red Dragon, the Scottish Saltire and the St George Cross emoji flags exist on our keyboards today. […]

In 1910 the Women Chainmakers of Cradley Heath fought a successful 10-week dispute to establish the right to a minimum wage for their labour. Each year the Women Chainmakers Festival recognises and celebrates the role of women within the trade union movement and aims to reclaim the often forgotten contribution of women to Britain’s industrial heritage. The festival usually includes […]

2 July LONDON – IBMT annual commemoration at Jubilee Gardens on London's South Bank, with speakers including RMT President Alex Gordon, a representative from the Basque Children of '37 Association, Liz Estensen – daughter of International Brigader Otto Estensen, and more. Will also feature music from Na-Mara; International Brigade Memorial, Jubilee Gardens, London SE1 7JA.

How representative is Parliament? What does this mean for policy and politics? About this event In representative democracies, parliament (or the legislative) determines whose ‘voices’ in democracy filter through to governance and decision-making – and whose do not. On one hand, the social and economic background of parliamentarians has an important impact on the policy choices they make in office. […]

For our agenda will be reviewing Equal Votes Walk, Preston Rally, Get Moving for PR, and their impacts; discussing PR developments locally/around the country, and what they might mean for the possibility of PR becoming adopted. Counteracting arguments against PR.

Campaign update - Summer 2022 Start: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 • 7:00 PM • British Summer Time (GMT+01:00) Virtual event: A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP Host Contact Info: [email protected]

Join us for the launch and workshop of the Democracy Messaging Guide (all welcome). On a mission to communicate in more compelling ways and build public support, in late 2020 a dozen democracy organisations teamed up to produce a messaging guide for the sector. Based on rigorous testing and research, the guide outlines how to frame democratic reform in a […]

This panel event, hosted by Centenary Action Group, will examine how current political parties can increase the number of women MPs and what needs to change in the culture to ensure they are retained. The event includes a Q & A session, as well as networking opportunities for CAG members and parliamentarians.  Speakers include Baroness Anne Jenkin, Abena Oppong-Asare, Daisy Cooper, […]

The UK is the most centralised country in Western Europe, and First Past the Post is not helping. FPTP’s ‘winner takes all’ culture draws power further into Westminster, and incentivises those wielding that power to keep it with themselves. ‘Levelling up democracy’ is therefore increasingly becoming a part of discussions of how we address regional inequalities.

Save the date, to join Mark Drakeford, in conversation, at the second of our Levelling Up Democracy series. 6:00pm, Wednesday 20 July 2022. #Labour4PR "Now, let me make a confession: I have been a supporter of the Labour campaign for electoral reform for the whole of my political lifetime. How anyone clings to the notion that a system which delivers, […]

This year UK Pride is coming to Newcastle. With the festival set to be the biggest Pride the city has ever seen, we want to match it with the biggest union presence Northern Pride has ever seen. Come and join the Northern TUC LGBT+ Forum and other members from across the union movement to get ready for Pride. There will […]

Racism in the workplace is not a new phenomenon. It is indicative of the widespread racism that people of colour across the globe face in almost every facet of public and private life. But, as trade unions, we are committed to eradicating the prejudice and discrimination and disadvantage that continue to deny many Black workers the opportunity to secure decent jobs […]

Hear from unions in dispute and campaigns on the central importance of their struggles and how we build on a summer of resistance. About this event With... John McDonnell, Mark Serwotka (PCS General Secretary), Andrea Egan (UNISON President), RMT Speaker (tbc), Louise Regan (National Education Union), Sarah Woolley (BFAWU General Secretary), Nabeela Mowlana (Young Labour Student Rep) & Ben Selby (FBU Vice-President); Chaired […]

MVM Warrington are holding a street stall : Saturday 30 July, 11am -1pm Location: Forge Shopping Centre, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6HW We would love it you could come and help us engage with the public, and it’s no problem if you can’t stay for the whole time period. For further information please contact: [email protected]