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Case Study - Trades Union Organising in the New Europe: Workers from Poland
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The TUC in the North West recognises the growing importance that migrant workers have for the regional economy. In 2005 we ran a project to test a number of approaches. We sought contacts with exiting Polish community organisations in the North West. The main sources of initial information were web based and we also contacted the Federation of Poles in Gr ...

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The TUC in the North West
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The TUC North West is one of the most active sections of the organisation representing migrant workers interests.

What they offer:

* We can help run workshops on rights at work for community groups and we can also offer copies of The TUC produced leaflet for people coming to work in the UK giving them information about their legal rights ...

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Trade Union Congress (TUC)
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The TUC is the voice of Britain at work. It is an umbrella organisation containing 66 affiliated unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life. They campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.

The Trades Union Congress:

  • brings Britain's unions together to draw up comm ...
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Trade Unions
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A Trade Union (Labour union) is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment

Over the last three hundred years, trade unions have developed into a number of forms - with differing political and economic regimes influencing them. The immediate objectives and activities of tr ...

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Transport & General Workers' Union
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The Transport & General Workers' Union section of Unite is one of the biggest organisations representing workers in the North West. The Union specifically represents Migrant and European Workers in all the main industries in the Region - including farming and food processing; building and construction; buses, taxis, road haulage and airports; hospital ...

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UNISON
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Who we are

UNISON is Britain's biggest trade union with more than 1.3 million members. Our members are people working in the public services, for private contractors providing public services and in the esse ...

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