A Conference for trade unionists
organised by the SERTUC Public Services and International Committees on
Saturday 16 March 2013
10.00 am – 16.00 pm, Congress House, Great Russell St, London WC1 3LS
Across Europe, trade unionists are having to resist an assault on living standards and
an attempt to roll back all the gains won by our movement over decades. Yet, as
unions have warned, cuts and ‘austerity’ are just making the economic crisis worse.
It is against that background, and following shortly after a European Trade Union
Confederation Day of Action, that this SERTUC Conference is being organised. Come
and join the debates, and hear from leading speakers from across the trade union
movement, to discuss how we can organise to oppose austerity in Europe and the U.K.
Saturday 16 March 2013, 10.00 am – 16.00 pm
Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1 3LS
Session One – International crisis, International resistance
Portugal – speaker from CGTP trade union confederation
Greece – Marina Prentoulis and Andrew Burgin from the Greece
Solidarity Campaign
Ireland – Paul Murphy GUE/NGL Member of European Parliament
11.55 Session Two – Austerity in Britain, there IS an alternative
There IS an alternative – John McInally, PCS Vice President
The People’s Charter – Rachel Newton, National Coordinator
An Economic Overview – Duncan Weldon, TUC Senior Economist
The Impact on Equalities – Sarah Veale, TUC Head of Equality and
Employment Rights
Owen Jones – Writer and Policy and Media Advisor for CLASS
2pm Session Three – How trade unions can fight austerity
Matt Wrack – FBU General Secretary
Joe Simpson – POA, Assistant General Secretary
Max Hyde – NUT, Junior Vice-President
Paul Mofatt – CWU Regional Secretary
plus speakers from UNISON, UNITE and UK UNCUT
To book your place at the Conference, contact:
Joanne Adams on 020 7467 1218, JAdams@tuc.org.uk
Download the leaflet here: SERTUC Conference flyer – 140213
