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A week as a rapporteur for the global trade union movement
Josiah Mortimer, one of the team of young GLI International Summer School rapporteurs, gives his impressions of the week. http://www.theyorker.co.uk/comment/blogs/summerblogs%20/12024
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GLI International Summer School – “an amazing week”
The GLI International Summer School successfully concluded on Friday 13 July after a week of intense debate and discussion on the politics of the international trade union movement. There were 84 participants from 26 countries, with delegations from four Global Union Federations and numerous national unions. A wonderful week ……
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Follow International Summer School on Facebook and Twitter
To get involved in discussions before, during and after the summer school (which begins on Monday July 9), you can now connect to the GLI on both Facebook and Twitter. You can ‘like’ our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Labour-Institute/195557770537065 You can follow us on Twitter on @gli_uk And you can get…
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International Summer School – Essential Practical Information
The International Summer School is now little more than one week away. Please find the essential practical information for all participants, along with the most recent revised programme and current participants list. If you haven’t already done so, could participants please send their arrival and departure details to annie.hopley@global-labour.net as…
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Economic alternatives seminar
Economic alternatives seminar, 17th July 11.00am-2.00pm. Headland House 308-312 Grays Inn Road, King Cross, London. WC1X 8DP The GFTU Executive Committee has called for a seminar to share some thinking about different elements of the alternative economic strategies that are developing against the unnecessary austerity. The work is not to…
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International Summer School – stimulating reading
We’re setting the scene for our forthcoming International Summer School (9-13 July) with some interesting short articles related to the summer school discussions. Although not essential reading, they will help provide some useful background. Please note that the views of the authors do not necessarily reflect the views of GLI,…
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Transnational industrial relations and the search for alternatives
The Work and Employment Research Unit at the University of Greenwich (London) is organising an international workshop on ‘Transnational industrial relations and the search for alternatives’ to be held on 31 May – 1 June. The event will feature speakers from unions, NGOs and universities from all around the world.…
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2012 International Summer School
The GLI 2012 International Summer School, on “The Political Agenda of the International Trade Union Movement”, in partnership with Unite the Union, is being held on 9-13 July 2012, Northern College, in the UK. The summer school is an opportunity to debate and question what are, and what should be,…
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Global Labour University – Masters Programme
Labour movement activists with a university degree are invited to apply for the Global Labour University (GLU) one-year masters programmes on globalisation for, being held in Germany and India. Applications have to be submitted before 1 March 2012 and have to be endorsed by a trade union. The courses are…
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Building Workplace Power in the Food & Drink Industry
GLI is working with Unite the Union and the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF) to develop new residential courses for workplace union representatives in the food, drink and tobacco sector. These are designed to build union power in the workplace, and build national and international coordination between workplace representatives. The…