Stop the War Trade Union Conference: Why War, Peace & Palestine are Trade Union Issues
Event Date: 9th June 2024
Location: Resource for London, 356, Holloway Road, London N7 6PA
Date Change! Why War, Peace & Palestine Are Trade Union Issues
Due to a clash with the National Demonstration for Palestine on 8 June we are moving our Trade Union Conference to the following day (Sun 9 June) at a different venue.
New details are as follows: Sun 9th June, 10.00am (for a 10.30 start)-4.30pm @ ITF House, 49-60 Borough Road, London, SE1 1DR.
Almost all of the initial speakers, including Chris Smalls, Andrew Feinstein and Emma Rose (NEU) are already confirmed. We’re looking forward to an excellent conference focused on building the anti-war movement in the workplace. Make sure to get your branch to support the conference and send a delegation.
Speakers Include:
Chris Smalls, Amazon Labour Union (US) // Suzan Abdul Salaam, New Union of Jerusalem // Alex Gordon, RMT President // Emma Rose, NEU President // Jim Kelly, London Unite (Personal Capacity) // Riccardo LaTorre, FBU National Officer // Andrew Feinstein, Former ANC MP & Author of Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade // Mohammed Shafiq, Chair of PCS Black Members Committee // Louise Regan, Chair of NEU International Committee // Liz Wheatley, Chair of Unison International Committee // Sean Vernell, UCU Exec // Lucia Pradella, UCU President of KCL // Jordan Rivera, Branch Sec UNISON Homerton Hospital and NEC // Sam Mason, CND Vice Chair (Trade Unions) // Lindsey German, StWC Convenor // Andrew Murray, StWC Vice President
Since our last trade union conference the world has become an even more dangerous place. The genocidal assault unleashed by Israel, supported by the US and Britain, has led to over 34,000 Palestinians murdered. Rishi Sunak recently declared that the UK is now on ‘a war footing’, with cuts to public services on the horizon to pay for his increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. Meanwhile, the horrific destruction of human lives we are witnessing in Ukraine, Yemen and elsewhere continues to escalate.
The world is at war – the question this conference will address is how we stop the warmongers.Trade unionists from across the UK will be coming together to discuss these issues and their experiences on how they have built pro-Palestine initiatives in their unions and workplaces. Get your branch to support and send a delegation.