EC Meeting March 2017

LEARNING ABOUT OUR UNIONS This is a new series of day-schools open to the public to provide an opportunity to understand our Unions more. Leading figures from the industry concerned and the union will describe the work they do and tell the stories no one ever hears about.

SUPPORTING SPECIALIST UNION OFFICERS The Educational Trust provides support for specialist officers in our unions to meet together with invited guest speakers or just to swap notes to exchange good ideas and tips. It is an essential part of their continuous professional development. All meetings are held at Quorn Grange Hotel unless otherwise indicated and lunch is provided. Meetings are held between 10.30am and 3.00pm. 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day EA81 Finance, HR and IT Officers 8 June, 19 October and 11 December 2017. EA82 Education Officers 12 April 2017 (Somerville College Oxford). 15 November and 14 December 2017. EA83 Health and Safety Officers 6 July, 5 October and 12 December 2017. EA84 General Secretaries

We start with two very strongly organised trade unions, one in our national sport and one in an area of culture none of us can do without. Both unions are organised internationally and play a major role in their professions throughout the world. Advance booking is essential to avoid disappointment.

EA79 The Professional

EA80 The Musicians’ Union

Footballers Association

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1 day

The Musicians Union is one of our oldest and most organised unions with a great role to play on the international stage. Its incredible history has just been written. The music industry from Spotify to record companies, jazz café to music festival would be a more difficult place than it is without the tremendous work of the MU which new and established and peripatetic teachers all join. Keep Music Live has been one of the most popular slogans of our age and came from the MU. At this event well known musicians and union officials will outline the work of the union and open many eyes as to the challenges for musicians today.

You can’t think about our national sport without thinking of the union that every footballer is in, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA). One of our strongest trade unions, the PFA is organised in every club and has national collective bargaining and representative positions on many of the sports main governing bodies at home and overseas. The union looks after members from when they enter the professional to long after they retire. Come and hear the fascinating story of the union at the heart of football.

21 June 2017.

www.gftu.org.uk @GFTU1 GFTU ET

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