Leicester & District Trades Union Council Events

Your Rights, The Law, and Empowerment Event

Unite Community Leicester has organised an event “Your Rights, The Law, and Empowerment” on Sunday 19^th January 2025 from 11am – 4pm. Everyone is welcome to join them at: Secular Hall, 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester (LE1 1WB).

Lawyers will give three presentations to update you on laws around protest and strike action, with each focusing on one of the following topics: “Unions”, “Palestine” and “Climate & Ecological Emergency”. The event is supported by Leicester & District Trades Union Council (L&DTUC). For more information, please see this flyer.

Organising the next Workers Memorial Day

The Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) subcommittee of Leicester & District Trades Union Council (L&DTUC) will meet to start organising the next Workers Memorial Day event. The meeting will be on Tuesday 21^st January 2025 starting at 6pm and, it’s hoped, will not last much more than an hour. All trade unionists are welcome. You do not need to be a trades council delegate to get involved. The organising meeting will be held on Zoom. If you’re interested in contributing, please use this link to join the meeting.

UCU Climate and Ecological Emergency National Meeting

The UCU Annual Meeting for Climate and Ecological Emergency will be held on Thursday 14^th November 2024 online via Zoom from 11:00am to 4:00pm. The annual meeting will advise and make recommendations to the climate and ecological emergency committee and the National Executive Committee on matters relating to the climate and ecological emergency and environmental sustainability. The meeting will hear reports on the work of UCU in relation to the climate and ecological emergency and discuss motions submitted by branches and local associations. There will also be plenty of opportunity to network with colleagues.

All members with an interest in furthering the union’s work on the climate and ecological emergency may register to attend the meeting. Please ensure you register before the deadline of Thursday 7^th November at 5pm by clicking here. There will be an e-mail confirmation automatically sent out after registration is complete.

For full details of the meeting, please consult this pdf.