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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:
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style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>GFTU
and IER Sunday Night Special<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><span style='font-size:17.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Sunday 9 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>A joint meeting and social at
the TUC Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>The Old Ship Hotel, Brighton</b><br>
<i>7pm, following conference</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#413839'>IER: Days of Action, Protesting
Against Austerity.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#413839'><br>
<i>with the United Campaign for the Repeal of anti trade union laws</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>Plus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#413839'>GFTU: Transforming Lives: Involving
the Young</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'><br>
with Ruskin College Northern College National Institute of Adult Education
and Global Labour Institute</span></i><span style='font-size:14.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#413839'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Free to conference attendees<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a
href="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/2012%20TUC%20fringe%20flyer.pdf"><span
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><span style='font-size:17.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>About the Sunday Night
Special<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>At the 2012 TUC Congress, the GFTU and IER are coming together
for the first time to host a joint event at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton.
Combining the traditional GFTU Sunday night reception with the well
established IER fringe, the event will start as the first day of Congress
ends on Sunday evening. Both organisations will first host separate events in
two adjoining rooms before joining together for a joint social event with
live music and a fish and chip supper. The concept of bringing together the IER’s
fringe meeting and the GFTU’s social may be new, but the issues are all
too familiar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>The Institute of Employment Rights will be launching their
publication Days of Action: the legality of protest strikes against
government cuts, written by IER’s President and Chair respectively,
Prof. Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC. In the run-up to the mass demonstration
on 20th October, how much further could union action go in protest against
austerity cuts? Len McCluskey, UNITE will join the platform to outline UNITE’s
line of resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>At the same time, the General Federation of Trade Unions will
be inviting dynamic young speakers to examine the challenges facing young
people in today’s society. With youth unemployment devastatingly high,
how can trade unions and educationalists engage with the next generation? And
what benefits will better engagement bring to the trade union movement?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>And as the refreshments are being served, the GFTU will launch
its new journal Viewpoint – the first edition of which includes a powerful
collection of articles looking at alternative economic strategies, with
articles from economists, trade union activists as well as a report following
a recent delegation to Greece.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>The evening will continue with a fish and chip supper,
refreshments and live music provided by the Musicians Union.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><span style='font-size:17.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Location<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#413839'>The Old Ship Hotel<br>
Regency Room/Paganini Room<br>
Kings Road<br>
Brighton<br>
BN1 1NR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><span style='font-size:17.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Speakers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Days of Action: Protesting
Against Austerity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>Keith Ewing, IER President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>John Hendy QC, IER Chairman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>Len McCluskey, UNITE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>Chair: Carolyn Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Transforming Lives: Involving
the Young<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>Dami Bernbow, Young Mayors' Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>Dara Farrell, British Youth Council Vice Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#413839'>Joe Mann, UNITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Sarah Glenister<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>IT and Communications Assistant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Institute of Employment Rights<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>4th Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington, Liverpool. L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>0151 207 5265<o:p></o:p></p>
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