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</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Last chance to book for Public Sector Cuts Conference Liverpool</span></b><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Buy upfront online or by cheque for early bird discounts!</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=870 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:652.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><h3 align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#1F497D'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></h3></td></tr><tr style='height:177.5pt'><td width=296 valign=top style='width:222.0pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:177.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights-0"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=269 height=314 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CE14EB.BE45D240" alt="Public Sector Cuts Liverpool Cover.jpg"></span></a><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;background:white'>Lynn Collins, Regional Secretary North West TUC</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;background:white'>; </span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;background:white'>Kevan Nelson, Regional Secretary, UNISON;</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;background:white'> Paul McCarthy, GMB Regional Secretary; </span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;background:white'>Peter Middleman, PCS Regional Secretary;</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;background:white'> Mick Whitley, Acting Regional Secretary, Unite</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;background:white'>; </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;background:white'>John Medhurst, PCS;</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;background:white'> Gary Owen, Unite; </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;background:white'>Neil Todd, Thompsons Solicitors</span></i><i><span lang=EN style='color:#763B6A'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=574 style='width:430.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:177.5pt'><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/employment-law-update-2012-ken-gill-memorial-fund-0"><span style='color:#763B6A;text-decoration:none'>Liverpool: </span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;text-decoration:none'>The Public Sector: cuts, privatisation and employment rights</span></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'>Wednesday 8 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'>A one-day conference</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839;background:white;font-weight:normal'>An opportunity for trade unionists, academics, lawyers and others to look in detail at the raft of plans and measures affecting workers and trade unions in the public sector. <o:p></o:p></span></i></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839;background:white;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839;background:white;font-weight:normal'>Expert speakers from trade unions and the legal profession will provide the latest information about proposals, legislative changes and case law precedents. <o:p></o:p></span></i></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839;background:white;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839;background:white;font-weight:normal'>Workshop discussion groups will provide delegates with an opportunity to share information and experiences, and plan tactics to resist further undermining of the public sector and the pay and conditions of public servants.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;font-weight:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'>Three easy ways to pay:<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights-0">Book and pay online</a> </span><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/Public%20Sector%20Cuts%20Liverpool%20Flyer_0.pdf"><span style='color:#763B6A'>Book and pay by cheque</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#763B6A'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/Booking%20Form%20Public%20Sector%20Liverpool%2008-05-13.doc"><span style='color:#763B6A'>Book and pay by invoice</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:2.1pt'><td width=870 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:652.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:2.1pt'></td></tr><tr><td width=296 style='width:222.0pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'></td><td width=574 style='width:430.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p 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