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How Do We Invigorate And Democratise Our Unions? Part of the Troublemakers’ AGM

25 January @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm GMT

Free
How do we invigorate and democratise our unions Troublemakers At Work meeting and AGM

Troublemakers At Work will be having our first AGM. This will start with a public session on How Do We Invigorate And Democratise Our Unions?

This is a virtual event on Zoom.

Please register for this event using the form on this page.

The draft agenda is:

14:00 “How do we invigorate and democratise our unions?” (public session with guest speakers)

  • Andrea Egan, left candidate for UNISON General Secretary
  • Luke Dukinfield, rep at GIPSIL where Unite recently won a union recognition campaign, and a housing and benefit caseworker
  • Lisa Xu, speaker from Labor Notes in the USA, a huge network of rank-and-file members, local union leaders, and labor activists “who want to put the movement back in the labor movement”

15:30 BREAK

16:00 AGM business (members and delegates from affiliated organisations only) including:

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Financial Report from Troublemakers At Work Limited
  3. Report from the Troublemakers Team
  4. Discussion about plans and priorities
  5. Rule change motions
  6. Other motions
  7. Election of Troublemakers Coordinators, taking into account nominations from the Team
  8. Election to decide nominations of 6-9 people to be members of Troublemakers At Work Limited
  9. Any Other Urgent Business

17:00 CLOSE

If you are a member or a delegate from an affiliated organisation and wish to be a Troublemakers Coordinator or be nominated to be a member of Troublemakers At Work Limited, please complete this candidate form. Note that being a member is not a time-consuming commitment, but it is vital that we have a diverse group of candidates to ensure the integrity of the project.

If you aren’t yet a member of Troublemakers At Work or a delegate from an affiliated organisation, please join us!

AGM deadlines:

  • 23 December 2024: motions to change rules
  • 25 December 2024: circulation of motions to change rules
  • 31 December 2024: other motions
  • 4 January 2025: circulation of motions and preliminary agenda
  • 16 January 2025: deadline for amendments to motions
  • 18 January 2025: final agenda circulated
  • 25 January 2025: Annual General Meeting

We have circulated a form for submitting motions.

The Troublemakers Team would welcome more volunteers – please fill in the form if you are interested in joining the Team. After the AGM you will have to be a member or a delegate to be part of the Team.

Please register for this event using the form on this page.

Details

Date:
25 January
Time:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm GMT
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-struggle-for-a-4-days-working-week

Organiser

Troublemakers At Work
Email
info@troublemakersat.work
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