[IER] TUC Congress Special

Mon Oct 17 15:13:54 BST 2022

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TUC Congress Special

TUC Congress takes place this week, from Tuesday the 18th to Thursday the 20th October, in Brighton. This year’s event was cancelled in September in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and has been re-arranged to take place over three days in Brighton. 
The Institute has traditionally held a big fringe meeting at TUC Congress, where we signal our priorities for the year. This year, the title of our fringe, held alongside the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, is ’50 years after The Pentonville 5 – Now is the time for a New Deal for Workers’, reflecting the work the Institute has done to highlight the curtailing of workers’ rights and trade union freedoms, alongside a positive vision for an alternative, a new deal for workers.
The meeting, which features a brilliant platform of speakers, including the RMT’s Mick Lynch, will be held on Tuesday 18th October at 6.30 at the Old Ship Hotel Brighton. 
We also have a TUC hub page, where you can find all the information you need relating to the IER’s presence at Congress, including where to find us – and a host of documents that will be useful both to delegates and the wider movement. You can also find details of Cad Jones' not-to-be-missed retirement social. You can find all that here. 

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IER Briefing: A New Deal for Workers

The Covid-19 pandemic, the economic downturn that followed, and the current cost of living crisis has revealed in sombre terms the true nature of British society and the huge inequalities which characterise it. Read our 4-page introduction to what a New Deal for Workers might look like, and why we so desperately need a manifesto for recovery. 

Read the briefing here 

IER Briefing: Work and Health: 50 years of regulatory failure

50 years after the Robens report, Professor Philip James (Middlesex University), and Professor David Walters (Cardiff University) analyse the flaws in modern health and safety law and enforcement, and examine the case for radical reforms. 

Read the briefing here 

Join our TUC fringe meeting: 50 years after The Pentonville 5 - Now is the time for a New Deal for Workers

With: Prof Keith Ewing, IER, Dr Jo Grady, UCU, Lord John Hendy KC, IER, Esther Lynch, ITUC, Mick Lynch, RMT, Doug Nicholls, GFTU, Mark Serwotka, PCS, Dave Ward, CWU, Yvette Williams MBE, Justice4Grenfell, Chair: Sarah Woolley, BFAWU/CTUF

18th October 2022 – 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Regency Suite, The Old Ship Hotel, Brighton, BN1 1NR 

More details here 

Carolyn Jones retirement social at the TUC - book your place 
This social is to celebrate all Cad’s hard work, and to celebrate women making it to the top in the trade union movement. There will be a short presentation at the start. A buffet will be provided. The MIB band will be playing us out until the early hours too, so we can dance the night away.

18th October 2022 – from 8:30 pm
Regency Suite, The Old Ship Hotel, Brighton, BN1 1NR

Book your tickets here (free) 

How to find us at TUC Congress
This year we are at stand 43. This can be located on the below floor plan. Come and take a look at our free briefings, browse our labour law books, and have a chat about employment rights.

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Visit our TUC Congress 2022 Hub page

Learning from the past to build a better future - Now is the time for a New Deal for Workers. 

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