Learning and organising
Union Learning Representatives
The network of Union Learning Representatives represents, for unions, the possibility to make learning a key part of the union offer and build active workplaces with skilled and committed reps and members.
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NEW Organising for Learning - Building union organisation through learning [Case study pack]. This pack is for trade union reps, organisers, educationalists and anyone interested in organising and learning in the workplace. Find out more
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 FILM - Kate and Umar’s Incredible Learning journey.
This film provides trade union reps with a tool to recruit and encourage newcomers and current members to get involved with learning in the workplace. www.unionlearn.org.uk/kateandumar
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Unionlearn have produced a new range of organising materials to accompany the Kate and Umar film. It aims to promote trade union membership. They include: Becoming a rep leaflet, Joining a union leaflet, Joining a union poster, Learning centre organising checklist. Find out more
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Two pieces of research Union learning, Union recruitment and Organising and Organise to learn and learning to organise, was launched by unionlearn.
The new research shows how learning officers endorse the role of unionlearn in promoting the links between union learning and organisation, and in helping to make union learning a core trade union activity.
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The WinWin campaign is about demonstrating the value of getting involved in learning. As part of the WinWin campaign, if you recruit a new learner at your local centre
(those involved in the pilot) you will receive a 1GB USB memory stick. Find out more about the WinWin campaign.
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30 June 2009
Take the TUC 60 Second Challenge
This is a competition open to everyone and anyone who wants to make a short video advert (no longer than 60 seconds) that promotes the role trade unions play in the world today. Closing date for the contest 17th August 2009
6 May 2009
Unions Brokering Management Skills - Phase 2
Working with TUC/unionlearn affiliates, this project offers the opportunity to develop management skills as part of the union workplace learning agenda. Through a series of one-day workshops or full awards we aim to engage the employer in the take up of management training for employees ...
Midlands
6 May 2009
Black and Ethnic Workers into Management
Back by popular demand the FREE one day workshop - Black and Ethnic Workers into Management will be run on the
Midlands
23 March 2009
Integrating union learning and organising strategies – Research Paper 8
Research commissioned by unionlearn, suggests that unions are increasingly promoting a relationship between learning and organising at a national union level. The research which was carried out by the Working Lives Research Institute is based on a survey of national officers of selected unions and case studies based on their workplaces and branches.
19 January 2009
Larkin with Chaplin'
Heard the one about a comic genius and a Liverpool-Irish union firebrand?
Well, Billy Hayes CWU General Secretary and unionlearn chair has and is hugely enthusiastic.
Ex-CWU official and retired member, Steve Higginson has co-written a film/TV script covering the links between Charlie Chaplin and James Larkin.
North West
18 December 2008
Stoke Forum December 2008
The autumn term Staffordshire Forum took place on Wednesday 10 December at the Trade Union Studies at Hanley, attended by Union Learning Reps and project workers from
Midlands
1 December 2008
Get on and build a stronger union where you work!
Are you a workplace union representative or activist?
Are you interested in making the union stronger and more effective where you work?
Would you like to get new skills and additional resources to help you to recruit more members, get more people involved, develop new reps and raise the profile of the union?
If you've answered yes to any or all of the above – READ ON!
12 November 2008
Seconds out for learning!
Herol ‘Bomber' Graham the former British and European and boxing champion launched a ULR recruitment day for union members working for Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Homes. Project workers from GMB, Unison and Unite were on hand to explain the ULR role and sign people up for courses. Over thirty union members from all three unions turned up to hear the presentations and ask questions.
Yorkshire and the Humber
5 November 2008
Procurement for Interest in unionlearn's Unions Brokering Management Skills - EM
Unionlearn (Midlands) has been successful in obtaining funding from EMDA (East Midlands Development Agency) to extend their very successful 'Unions Brokering Management Skills Project'.
Midlands
4 July 2008
Organising for Learning - Building union organisation through learning [Case study pack]
This pack is for trade union reps, organisers, educationalists and anyone interested in organising and learning in the workplace. Includes seven union case studies on organising and learning in the workplace and a unionlearn/TUC resource, Organising for Learning, for use in the workplace. This will help you to achieve a more active membership with more ULRs.
