• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): A Trade Union Negotiating Guide

    GLI Manchester is pleased to announce that the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and the Formalisation of Informal Transport Trade Union Negotiating Guide is now available to view and download. This negotiating guide attempts to develop policy options for transport unions to consider when planning negotiations with agencies on the introduction…


  • GLI Paris: International Autumn School, France 2019

    On October 7, 8 and 9 2019, the GLI Paris held its second International Autumn School at Bergerie de Villarceaux, near Paris. 100 activists from the trade union, research and association sectors from 18 countries gathered together to think about the links between trade union movements and other civil society…


  • TUED Conference Report: The Green New Deal, Net-Zero Carbon, and the Crucial Role of Public Ownership

    On 28th September 2019, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) hosted union representatives and allies from around the world in New York during “Climate Week” for a one-day international conference on ‘The Green New Deal, Net-Zero Carbon, and The Crucial Role of Public Ownership.‘ The conference was framed around issues…


  • Global Labour University Online Academy: New Online Course

    The Global Labour University (GLU) Online Academy is launching a new online course on global supply chains. ‘Towards Decent Work in Global Supply Chains’ will be launched on 14th November and will run in a tutored phase until 18 December 2019. The course will question: Which factors and actors have…


  • TUED to Host Global Unions to Discuss Public Ownership and the Green New Deal

    On 28th September 2019, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) will be hosting union representatives and allies from around the world and across the United States in New York during “Climate Week” for a one-day international conference on ‘The Green New Deal, Net-Zero Carbon, and The Crucial Role of Public Ownership.‘…


  • Global Climate Strike

    Young people have been mobilising for global climate action. They have been organising demonstrations around the world, demanding action from governments under the banner ‘Youth Strike 4 Climate.’  On 20th September 2019, young people all over the world called on adults to join them as part of a global day of…


  • GLI Paris – ReAct: 2019 GLI University

    The Global Labor Institute Paris is organizing, with the support of ReAct and the Foundation for Human Progress, its second International Inter-Trade Union School. For three days, more than 100 trade union representatives, researchers and activists from civil society are invited to engage in a collective reflection on the theme Trade unionism and…


  • TUED Meeting: Energy Transition and Economy-Wide Decarbonisation

    On July 9-10, 2019, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) unions and allies in the UK came together in Manchester for a two-day working meeting. Titled Energy Transition and Economy-Wide Decarbonisation, the TUED meeting carried forward recent discussions on how unions and close allies can work with the Labour Party…


  • A Discussion for Activists – Climate Emergency, Energy Democracy and the Labour Movement

    Labour movement activists are invited to participate in an open discussion on Climate Emergency, Energy Democracy and the Labour Movement in the evening of 10th July 2019, at the Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD. Free Admission. This discussion will follow a meeting between UK labour movement representatives…


  • ITF Nairobi Bus Rapid Transit Report

    GLI Manchester is pleased to announce that the Nairobi Bus Rapid Transit Report is now available to view and download. This report of research has been commissioned for GLI Manchester by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) as a contribution to the ITF Our Public Transport (OPT) programme. This report assesses the potential impact of the…