A one-day conference bringing together campaigners, trade unionists, activists and thinkers to examine the changing nature of work and the terrains for resistance.
- Saturday 26 November 2016, 10.30-4.30pm
- Willesden Library Centre, 95 High Road, London NW10 2SF
Forty years ago Asian women at Grunwick led a strike for basic human dignity at work and for the right to join to a trade union. Today these battles are still being fought, often by migrant workers in precarious employment conditions. The experiences of workers at Byron revealed the extent to which migrant workers can be exploited by ‘the new economy’ and tossed aside when no longer needed, while those at Deliveroo showed that resistance is both necessary and possible.
Sessions will include:
- The legacy of Grunwick
- Do we need independent trade unions?
- Building community support
- What does Brexit mean for workers
- Resisting immigration raids
- Building community support
Confirmed participants include:
- Rita Chadha – Refugee and Migrant Forum Essex and London
- Dr Sundari Anitha
- Suresh Grover – The Monitoring Group
- Anti Raids Network
- Amrit Wilson – writer, activist
- Durham teaching assistants
- Jack Dromey MP
- Unite Hotel Workers Branch
- Industrial Workers of the World Union – Deliveroo and other campaigns
- More to be announced
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