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TUC Congress in <st1:place w:st="on">Liverpool</st1:place> this year, take a
quick look at our short <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/413">slide show</a>
of the joint IER and United Campaign fringe meeting. We also have links to an
article in the <a href="http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php">Morning
Star</a> by John Hendy QC, repeating John’s speech at the fringe. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Later in the year, IER are joining
with South East Region TUC to organise a <a
href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/408">FREE one day conference</a> for trade
union activists. The conference, organised to coincide with the 2<sup>nd</sup>
anniversary of the decisions in the European Court of Justice – Viking,
Laval, Ruffert and Luxembourg cases – will discuss the implications of
those cases, how workers are responding and what we should do next to protect
jobs and terms and conditions. Sign up for what promises to be a lively –
and popular – event. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you would like to assist us in
our work<font color="#73110e"><span style='color:#73110E'> – <a
href="http://www.ier.org.uk/system/files/Subs+Form+08.pdf">join us</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Carolyn
Jones<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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