Trade Unions and Globalisation

This short course is targeted at officials, reps and activists who will benefit from a deeper understanding of the links between economic and trade union history to assist in the development of responses to the issues facing trade unions today. The course will look at the Keynesian approach to the ‘Great Depression’ with the ‘New Deal’ and the creation of the ‘Welfare State’, and rise of neoliberalism and ‘globalisation’ in response and their impact on unions and the workplace. The course will also cover:

On Monday 5 June UNISON NI held a hustings for it's members and branches. 

The political panel consisted of:

• Steve Aiken Ulster Unionist Party 
• Tim Attwood Social Democratic and Labour Party 
• Stewart Dickson Alliance Party 
• Linda Dillon Sinn Fein 
• Shaun Harkin People Before Profit 
• Tanya Jones Green Party 
• Lily Kerr Workers Party 

On Friday 26 May 2017 the campaign group 'WOMEN AGAINST STATE PENSION INEQUALITY' known as WASPI day of action will be meeting at Belfast City Hall tomorrow at 11am. 

The WASPI group hope to be meeting with MLAs and MPs regarding the need for women to be seen as equals. 

UNISON retired members and organisers will be supporting the WASPI campaign tomorrow. 

For more information on the campaign please see the WASPI website HERE

The UNISON National Young Members Weekend took place 12^th -14^th May in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The Northern Ireland region was represented by 10 of our young members including Sinead Liddy who is the chairperson for the National Young Members Forum. This is the 1^st year Northern Ireland had 10 young members attend the weekend, seven of which had never attended before.

During the course of the weekend each region Young Members work together to design a campaign on issues that affect Young Members in their own region.