Date: Tuesday 17th May
Location: River Room, Kings College London
Time: 09:30 – 14:30
Admission is free. Lunch & Refreshments included. Tickets can be booked here.
History & Policy’s Trade Union Forum is pleased to announce a half-day conference Trade Unions and the European Union.
Ahead of the UK’s referendum on continued membership of the European Union, the Trade Union Forum will explore the roles that Trade Unions have had in shaping the public debate on EU policies, reflect upon the roles the Unions played in the 1975 referendum, and offer suggestions for TU engagement in the ongoing debate.
Speakers will include Dr Andrew Blick (Director, History & Policy), Lord Monks (former General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation), Dave Prentis (UNISON), Alex Gordon (former president of the RMT) and Jean Lambert MEP
09:30 – Registration and Coffee
10:00 – Opening Statement: John Edmonds, History & Policy Trade Union Forum Convenor
Session 1
10:10 – 10: 20: Dr. Andrew Blick
10:20 – 10:45: Lord Monks
10:45 – 11:10: Q&A
11:10 – 11:20: Coffee break
Session 2
11:20 – 11:45: Jean Lambert MEP
11:45 – 12:05: Dave Prentis
12:05 – 12:30 Alex Gordon
12:30 – 12:40: Q&A
12:40 – 12:50: Coffee Break
Session 3
12:50 – 13:20: Concluding Panel: Upcoming EU referendum: “Leave” or “Remain”?
13:20 – 14:30: Lunch and Networking
Admission is free. Lunch & Refreshments included. Tickets can be booked here.
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