Friday, 27 May 2022

The Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN) Newsletter May 22 is available NOW

 













The Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN) Newsletter May 22 is available NOW

 

Get active on Clean Air Day – 16 June Breathing clean air at work should be a human right, but many workers are breathing toxic, unsafe air in their working environment and not everyone knows just how unsafe and unhealthy it is. This year TUCAN wants to get that message out to workers everywhere and are recommending some actions for trade union branches, workplace committees and individuals:

 

https://greenerjobsalliance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TUCAN-News-No4-May-2022.pdf

Thursday, 26 May 2022

 


Hazards Conference 2022

It's a Deadly Business!

but

Decent work is Safe and Healthy

29-31st July, 2022 at Keele University and online

The annual Hazards Conference is returning to Keele University this year with an online option for those who would rather not attend in person.

Since 2019, we have held 2 online conferences during the difficult circumstances of the pandemic.  These have been held free of charge,  however we all recognise that we need to get back to in person conferences, but they need to be held safely.

The last two years have been tremendously difficult for all workers and in the Hazards Campaign we have worked hard to respond to workers and their trade union’s needs.
The feedback we have received over the last two years has been encouraging and to this end we are moving the Hazards Conference to a hybrid model, where delegates can attend in person or participate online.  We would like to ensure all participants have an equal opportunity to attend and participate in the conference but we are acutely aware that some of our regular attendees have health conditions which will make them at risk of serious illness if they became infected by Covid and therefore we are providing an opportunity for everyone to attend, either in person or online. 

We have an online registration this year
 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hazards-conference-2022-tickets-279528616617

A copy of the booking form can be downloaded from https://gmhazards.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Final-booking-form-Hazards-Conference-33rd.pdf and if anyone needs a printed form please let me know.

If anyone would like to sponsor the conference, a sponsorship form can be found at:

https://gmhazards.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Sponsorship-of-Hazards-Conference-2022-.pdf

If you would like more information about the conference then please email hazconf@gmhazards.org.uk
or
phone: 07734 317158

Please accept my apologies for any cross posting,
best wishes
Janet Newsham
On behalf of the Hazards Conference Organising Committee

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

No fire and rehire: rally for Richmond on Thames College, 6pm, 23 May

 


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UCU London Regional committee  invites you to join the rally in support of Richmond upon Thames College strikers on Monday 23 May at 6.00 pm, the first day of a week of strike action against an employer threatening to 'fire and rehire' 127 teachers To tear up contractual conditions of employment. UCU members at the college have delivered a massive strike vote for action, and deserve the support of every branch and member in the region to ensure they win this dispute. If Richmond College management get away with this tactic, other FE employers will follow suit. 

Please circulate this invitation as widely as possible and encourage all members to join the rally 

Best wishes

Ed Bailey
UCU acting head of campaigns

Sunday, 15 May 2022

Greener Jobs Alliance Newsletter 38

 Greener Jobs Alliance Newsletter 38



Contents 
1. Editorial: Four answers to the energy and climate crises. 
2. Green Skills confusion continues. 
3. NEU declares Code Red. 
4. DFE Walking with Dinosaurs.
5. US Women’s Construction delegation to London in June 
6. Canadian Building Trades Conference 
7. Lucas type plan at Rolls Royce? 
8. Lucas Plan historical note 
9. It don’t have to be this way. Shanghai LA Green corridor. 
10. Forgive us our Trespasses? 
11. GJA Activities Round up 
12. Green Bites

Join the Green Party Trade Union Group at the TUC's march and rally to demand real action on the cost of living crisis!

JOIN US AT THE TUC COST OF LIVING DEMO






















Join the Green Party Trade Union Group at the TUC's march and rally to demand real action on the cost of living crisis!
On Saturday 18 June, we'll be marching with trade unionists from across the UK, as the labour movement converges on London to demand the right to safety, security and prosperity for all workers.
Come and march with us and thousands of others from across our movement. Sign up below for more details 👇
JOIN THE MARCH
Working people have had enough. Everything’s going up but our wages. We're marching to Westminster to demand action on the cost-of-living crisis, including a real pay rise.
The Green Party has confronted this crisis head on - demanding mass home insulation to slash bills, a tax on corporate super-profits and support for those most in need, and a £15 minimum wage to put money in the hands of workers.
On Saturday 18 June, we'll be bringing all these ideas, enthusiasm and anger, to support our fellow trade unionists as we march on Westminster.
We're meeting at Regent's Park station at 11am, before joining the march from Portland Place. We'll move on to Westminster where we'll rally in front of the Houses of Parliament.
Bring placards, banners, your energy and your anger at this disgraceful government! 👇
JOIN THE MARCH
We're expecting local Green parties from across England to join us - if you would be interested in marching with other members of your local party or carrying a local party banner, please let us know by replying to this email.
Thanks and best wishes,
Green Party Trade Union Group

Friday, 13 May 2022

Councils for PR Launch Event with Clive Lewis and others (on Zoom)


Councils for PR is a new campaign by Make Votes Matter and GET PR DONE! We aim to encourage our councils to declare their support for proportional representation (PR) voting for Parliamentary elections.
Join us on Zoom at 19:00 on Monday, May 23rd to hear from our speakers as to how you can contribute:

  • Clive Lewis, Labour MP for Norwich South;
  • Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales;
  • Cllr Max Wilkinson, Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham Borough Council;
  • Cllr Ricky Knight, Green, Barnstaple Town Council


Click below and RSVP for the zoom link: (note we will also need you to register on the zoom link this time. This is because it's a joint event with Make Votes Matter).

Councils for PR - Launch! Time May 23, 2022 07:00 PM in London Add to calendar Meeting ID: 875 1358 4591 To Join the Meeting Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: 

 Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/w/87513584591?tk=4fCfdgyzAxDr7yB_Fb57OaD7uJScrf0xkmZ-D47M-L4.DQMAAAAUYDdTzxZDeFBIMzh1UlJuaVVrbFJSc2dIZXlnAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

No new fossil fuels - time to tackle the climate and energy crisis!



No new fossil fuels - time to tackle the climate and energy crisis!

Campaign against Climate Change
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With climate breakdown accelerating, and dependence on volatile fossil fuels sending energy bills soaring, now is not the time to double down on oil and gas extraction. Campaigners discuss the fights against new fossil fuel extraction - in the North Sea and onshore; other worrying developments that may go under the radar, that even claim to be 'green', like burning wood for energy; and the real solutions - shifting away from fossil fuels and creating climate jobs by insulating houses and developing renewable energy. How can we as climate campaigners best stand with those who have been forced (further) into poverty by the current crisis? Speakers: Tina Rothery, anti-fracking Nana Gabriel Davalos, Stop Cambo Suzanne Jeffery, chair, Campaign against Climate Change Wolfgang Kuchler, co-author of the buildings chapter in 'Climate Jobs: Building a workforce for the climate emergency' Katy Brown, Biofuelwatch Ruth London, Fuel Poverty Action Chair: Claire James, Campaign against Climate Change












GREEN PARTY TRADE UNION GROUP - MEMBERS' MEETING 16 MAY 2022

START: MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022 • 6:00 PM • GREENWICH MEAN TIME : DUBLIN, EDINBURGH, LISBON, LONDON (GMT+00:00)

END: MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022 • 7:00 PM • GREENWICH MEAN TIME : DUBLIN, EDINBURGH, LISBON, LONDON (GMT+00:00)

HOST CONTACT INFO: MATTHEW@YOUNGGREENS.ORG.UK


Join us at 6pm on Monday 16th May for our next monthly members' meeting.
We will be discussing the recent council elections, the results, and what Green councillors can do in office to support workers and trade unions.
This meeting is open to all members of the Green Party Trade Union Group. If you're not a member of the Trade Union Group, join today by registering for this meeting and we'll sign you up. It's free and open to all Green Party members.
Register now to attend!

Monday, 9 May 2022

Why the fight against climate change needs free and empowered unions

 













Why the fight against climate change needs free and empowered unions

Online public meeting, 7pm, Tuesday 17 May
Log in via Zoom here
In October 2021, Free Our Unions collaborated with Earth Strike’s “Empower the Unions” initiative to launch a statement calling for joint struggle between the labour and climate movements against anti-strike laws which constrain workers’ ability to fight for radical action on the environment.
This online meeting brings together labour and environmental activists to discuss how that struggle can be built.
This meeting is co-sponsored by: Free Our Unions, Earth Strike: Empower the Unions; Extinction Rebellion Trade Unionists; Green Party Trade Union Group; Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group; Workers’ Liberty; Anti-Capitalist Resistance; Scot E3

Sunday, 1 May 2022

Joseph Healy reads poem @ International Workers Memorial Day


Joseph Healy reads poem @ International Workers Memorial Day which is held by the unions every year to mark the deaths of those killed at work. UNITE organised this with speakers from the GMB as well, a nurse from St Thomas' and anti-racist activists from Stand Up to Racism. It was held at the Covid Memorial Wall which is the theme of the poem.