EC Meeting Papers July 2018

EC MEETING

18 th July 2018

QUORN GRANGE HOTEL

LEICESTERSHIRE

How to find us

Easily reached by either road or rail (or by air from East Midlands airport just 30 minutes away), Quorn Grange Hotel is a useful base for guests wishing to visit the attractions in the area. In addition, the cities of Leicester and Nottingham are only a short distance away.

BY ROAD From the North : Leave the M1 at junction 23 (Loughborough) following signs for the A6 south (Leicester). Shortly after leaving Loughborough, turn off the A6 dual carriageway into Quorn. Go straight through Quorn. Wood Lane is a right turn, at the far end of the village, at the third mini roundabout. Quorn Grange Hotel is about a quarter of a mile further on, on the left. From the South : Leave the M1 at junction 21a and take the A46 Leicester western bypass (Newark). Turn left from the A46 onto the A6 dual carriageway, turning left at a small roundabout signposted Quorn/Mountsorrel. At the next roundabout, turn right towards Quorn. After about one mile, turn left into Wood Lane at a mini roundabout. Quorn Grange Hotel is about a quarter of a mile further on, on the left.

BY RAIL There are Midland Mainline services from London St Pancras to Sheffield which stop at Loughborough and Leicester.

BUS

The number 2 kinchbus, 126 and 127 bus runs from Leicester bus station to Quorn. The number 2 kinchbus, 126 and 127 bus runs from Loughborough town centre to Quorn.

Number 2 bus information

Number 126 / 127 bus information

Quorn Grange Hotel 88 Wood Lane Quorn Leicestershire LE12 8DB

Tel: 01509 412167 Fax: 01509 415621

GFTU Executive Committee Meeting.

July 18 th 2018.

AGENDA

1

Apologies for Absence

2

Declaration of Any Other Business

3

Minutes of the Previous Meeting – a)Corrections. b) Matters Arising c) Approval.

4 News from Affiliates

5 Education Programme

6 Win:Win services. Operations Manager to report.

7 Poland International Study Visit report. First Draft.

8 Meeting and deadline dates. To approve the BGCM timetable and GFTU dates.

9 General Secretary’s Report.

10 Trailblazer Apprenticeship work.

11 Finances: to approve GFTU 2017 accounts, to note other accounts, to consider GFTU and ET management accounts. To note investment performance.

12 Any Other Business.

• Equality

• Democracy

• Empowerment

EDUCATION FOR ACTION

• Social Justice

• Awareness

• Understanding

Educating Trade Unionists for workplace and social change Course Directory 2018-2019

• Communication

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Contents List Educational Principles

4 4 5

Find the GFTU course for you

Course Dates

Functional Skills

XX XX XX XX

Maths Skills – Using Maths in the Workplace ESOL (English as a Second Language)

Mental Health Awareness

Introducing ICT XX English Skills – Reading Between the Lines & Writing for Purpose XX

Foundation Skills

XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX

Skilling and Organising Workplace Reps

Shop Stewards Stage 1 New Reps Development Shop Stewards Stage 2

Experienced Reps Development

Negotiating Skills

Union Learning Reps

Pay Bargaining & Negotiating Techniques

Community Organising Workplace Organising

The Unions,Data Protection & Social Media

Introduction to GDPR

Social Media – The Unions & Employers

Health and Safety Training

Health & Safety Reps 1 Health & Safety Reps 1 Health & Safety Reps 2 Health & Safety Reps 2

Managing Safety

Equalities

Introducing Equalities

Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

LGBT+ Rights in the Workplace

Recognising the Constructs: Race Discrimination

Mental Health Awareness

Neuro-Diversity

Women in the Trade Union Movement

British Red Cross Training Courses

XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX xx

Emergency First Aid in the Workplace

First Aid in the Workplace Manual Handling Training

Fire Marshal Training

Advanced Skills

Politics, Democracy & Organising Changefor Trade Unionists

Introducing Politics to Trades Unionists

Trade Unions & the Law Understanding Parliament Debunking Economics

Working and Campaigning with the Third Sector

Access to Politics

Arts & Culture

Bread & Roses - The Unions, Art & Culture

Campaigning and the Corporate Media

The Art of Campaigning

A Hundred Years in a Hundred Minutes

A Beginners Guide to Campaigning Media Production What’s Your Story? The Campaigning Power of Narrative A picture is worth a thousand words - an introduction to Creative Activism

Trade Unions and the Movement

The People’s History Hub

Internationalism

XX

Free Trade or Fair trade?

xx xx

Kurdistan: Its’ People & Politics

Events

XX

Union Building Conference

xx xx xx

GFTU Young Members Development Weekend

BGCM

How to sign up

XX XX XX XX

Course Nomination Form

Venue Details: Quorn Grange Hotel Venue Details: Northern College

Educational Principles Following a review of our practice of education and discussion amongst ourselves, and our affiliates, the GFTU Educational Trust has agreed a strategic set of principles that will underpin our delivery of education for the coming years. These have been endorsed by both the GFTU Executive Committee and by the Education Officers of our affiliate unions.

Namely, our principles are: •To provide and develop an understanding of the political & economic context (of political economy and the underlying struggle between labour and capital) within which all Trade Unions operate •To provide and develop an understanding of the political & economic context which has shaped, and which continues to shape, the historic development of Trade Unions •To provide the skills and knowledge base needed to develop confident and well-informed activists in order to build and hone collective power •To see that our educational practice is informed by our commitment to the values of equality, diversity and inclusion •To ensure that GFTU education is forged through our commitments to social justice, the empowering of communities, and internationalism These principles will be applied to all courses and events, whatever their subject matter.

FOUNDATION SKILLS FUNCTIONAL SKILLS EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES ARTS & CULTURE ADVANCED SKILLS EVENTS INTERNATIONALISM HOW TO SIGN UP

Find the GFTU course for you The GFTU offers a range of courses, from foundation level skills (in Maths & English) to practical training for union Reps; right the way up to the equivalent of degree (Level 4) and post-graduate (Level 7) options. Some of the courses (those run in conjunction with Leeds Beckett & Newman University) are externally validated and carry formal course credits, some do not. All delegates who successfully complete a course will receive a GFTU certificate suitable for framing. In order to help you find the right course for you, this brochure is colour coded. Yellow tabs denote Foundation Skills: These are entry level (1-3) standard, which seek to communicate essential knowledge and skills, which are geared towards practical outcomes and the ability to apply that learning in everyday situations. These courses are not geared towards specific occupations or industrial sectors. Red tabs denote Developing Skills: These are geared towards Levels 1-3 (roughly GCSE – A Level / Apprenticeship / NVQ equivalent) and concentrate upon conveying a good understanding of the subject to hand; and the ability to gain and apply a range of skills, knowledge and understanding of ideas, processes or themes at a detailed level. This section is aimed particularly designed for the skilling of Reps to be able to organise and represent trade union members in the workplace. Green tabs denote Advanced Skills: Geared towards the equivalent of Levels 4-7 of national qualifications (and equating to Higher Apprenticeship & NVQ levels to degree and graduate level, and postgraduate study). These are aimed towards experienced Reps, trade union officials and managers and provide the opportunity for professional development, the communication of high level knowledge in the fields of work and study, and the framework for the development of original and critical thinking.

Access to Learning Everyone has a right to learning. ‘Disability’ only becomes a problem when learners have to face inaccessible courses, classrooms and institutions. GFTU’s focus is, wherever possible, to remove barriers to education; this includes the ongoing development of inclusive teaching and learning strategies. This includes access to teaching rooms and Quorn Grange Hotel facilities, specific accommodation designated car parking spaces; the production of course materials in specific formats (Braille / large print / coloured papers & overlays); assistive technologies; and the modification or adaption of equipment (hand held, illuminated magnifiers etc) and the provision of hearing induction loops. Please do advise us, on application for a course, about your requirements. requirements (and for guide dogs and registered carers);

5 For arrangements and how to sign up for courses and events please go to HOW TO SIGN UP

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Course Dates

First Semester 2018 June Code Course Title

Location

Date

Shop Stewards Stage 2

Northern College

18 - 22 June 2018

First Aid in the Workplace

Quorn Grange Hotel

19 June 2018

GD26 GDPR Masterclass

Quorn Grange Hotel

26 June 2018

EA86 Health & Safety in the Workplace

Quorn Grange Hotel

27 June 2018

July Code Course Title

Location

Date

Health & Safety Reps 1

Northern College

2 - 6 July 2018

Manual Handling Training

Quorn Grange Hotel

3 July 2018

Maths Skills – Using Maths in the Workplace

Northern College

9 - 11 July 2018

Health & Safety Reps 2

Northern College

9 - 13 July 2018

Negotiating Skills

Northern College

16 - 20 July 2018

Mental Health Awareness

Northern College

18 - 20 July 2018

English Skills

Northern College

23 - 25 July 2018

Mental Health Awareness

Northern College

23 - 25 July 2018

Mental Health Awareness

Northern College

27 - 29 July 2018

Maths Skills – Using Maths in the Workplace

Northern College

30 July - 1 August 2018

Mental Health Awareness

Northern College

30 July - 1 August 2018

September Code Course Title

Location

Date

New Reps Development

Quorn Grange Hotel

4 - 5 September 2018

Shop Stewards Stage 1

Northern College

10 - 14 September 2018

Health & Safety Reps 1

Quorn Grange Hotel

18 - 19 September 2018

Introduction to GDPR

Quorn Grange Hotel

25 September 2018

ESOL (English as a Second Language)

Quorn Grange Hotel

26 - 27 September 2018

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October Code Course Title

Location

Date

EA92

Experienced Reps Development

Quorn Grange Hotel

2 - 3 October 2018

NC48

Health & Safety Reps 1

Northern College

8 - 12 October2018

EA93

Social Media – The Unions & Employers

Quorn Grange Hotel

9 October 2018

EA94

Introducing ICT

Quorn Grange Hotel

10 - 11 October 2018

EA95

Free Trade or Fair trade?

Quorn Grange Hotel

14 October 2018

EA96

Introducing Equalities

Quorn Grange Hotel

16 - 17 October 2018

EA97 Introducing Pensions

Quorn Grange Hotel

18 October 2018

EA98

Campaigning & Corporate Media

Quorn Grange Hotel

20 October 2018

NC49

Union Learning Reps

Northern College

22 - 26 October 2018

EA99

Introducing Politics to Trades Unionists

Quorn Grange Hotel

23 - 24 October 2018

EA30 Learning to Teach in Trade Unions

Quorn Grange Hotel

26 - 27 October & 8 December 2018

November Code Course Title

Location

Date

EA31

Trade Unions & the Law

Quorn Grange Hotel

7 - 8 November 2018

EA32

Workplace Organising

Quorn Grange Hotel

13 - 14 November 2018

EA33

The Art of Campaigning

Quorn Grange Hotel

17 November 2018

NC50

Shop Stewards Stage 2

Northern College

19 - 21 November 2018

EA34

Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Quorn Grange Hotel

20 November 2018

EA35

Neuro-Diversity

Quorn Grange Hotel

21 November 2018

EA36

Understanding Parliament

Westminster

27 - 28 November 2018

December Code Course Title

Location

Date

NC51

Health & Safety Reps 2

Northern College

3 - 7 December 2018

EA37 Preparation for Retirement

Quorn Grange Hotel

4 December 2018

EA38

Health & Safety Reps 2

Quorn Grange Hotel

5 - 6 December 2018

EA39

Pay Bargaining & Negotiating Techniques

Quorn Grange Hotel

11 December 2018

7 For arrangements and how to sign up for courses and events please go to HOW TO SIGN UP

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Second Semester 2019 January Code Course Title

Location

Date

EA40 First Aid in the Workplace

Quorn Grange Hotel

8 January 2018

Health & Safety Reps 1

Quorn Grange Hotel

15 - 16 January 2019

Introduction to GDPR

Quorn Grange Hotel

22 January 2019

EA43 Race, Gender, Class

Quorn Grange Hotel

23 January 2019

New Reps Development

Quorn Grange Hotel

29 - 30 January 2019

February Code Course Title

Location

Date

Shop Stewards Stage 1

Northern College

4 - 8 February

Social Media - The Unions & Employers

Quorn Grange Hotel

5 February 2019

Manual Handling Training

Quorn Grange Hotel

6 February 2019

ESOL (English as a Second Language)

Quorn Grange Hotel

7 - 8 February 2019

EA48 Principles & Practice of Trade Union Education Newman University

11 Feb, 11 Mar, 15 Apr, 17 Jun 2019

Experienced Reps Development

Quorn Grange Hotel

12 - 13 February 2019

A Hundred Years in a Hundred Minutes

Quorn Grange Hotel

16 February 2019

Introducing Equalities

Quorn Grange Hotel

19 - 20 February 2019

EA52 Introducing Pensions

Quorn Grange Hotel

20 February 2019

Health & Safety Reps 2

Quorn Grange Hotel

26 - 27 February 2019

March Code Course Title

Location

Date

Shop Steward’s Stage 1

Northern College

4 - 8 March 2019

Mental Health Awareness

Quorn Grange Hotel

5 March 2019

Debunking Economics

Quorn Grange Hotel

6 March 2019

EA56 Principles & Practice of Trade Union Education Newman University

7, 11 March, 15 April, 17 June 2019

Health & Safety Reps 1

Northern College

11 - 15 March 2019

Introducing Politics to Trades Unionists

Quorn Grange Hotel

12 March 2019

NC55 Developing Adult Learners

Northern College

18 - 22 March 2019

EA58 Preparation for Retirement

Quorn Grange Hotel

19 March 2019

Managing Safety

Quorn Grange Hotel

20 - 21 March 2019

Pay Bargaining & Negotiating Techniques

Quorn Grange Hotel

26 March 2019

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April Code Course Title

Location

Date

NC56

Negotiating Skills

Northern College

1 - 5 April 2019

EA61

Community Organising

Quorn Grange Hotel

2 - 3 April 2019

NC57

Health & Safety Reps 2

Northern College

8 - 12 April 2019

EA62

Understanding Parliament

Westminster

9 - 10 April 2019

NC58

Union Learning Reps

EA63

Women in the Trade Union Movement

Quorn Grange Hotel

30 April - 1 May 2019

Third Semester 2019 May Code Course Title

Location

Date

EA64

First Aid in the Workplace

Quorn Grange Hotel

2 May 2019

EA65

LGBT + Rights in the Workplace

Quorn Grange Hotel

3 May 2019

EA66

Health & Safety Reps 1

Quorn Grange Hotel

7 - 8 May 2019

EA67

Access to Politics

Quorn Grange Hotel

9 May 2019

EA68

Kurdistan: Its’ People & Politics

Quorn Grange Hotel

11 May 2019

NC59

Shop Stewards Stage 1

Northern College

13 - 17 May 2019

EA69

New Reps Development

Quorn Grange Hotel

21 - 22 May 2019

EA70

Introducing ICT

Quorn Grange Hotel

23 - 24 May

NC55

Union Learning Reps

Northern College

27 - 31 May 2019

EA71

Social Media – The Unions & Employers

Quorn Grange Hotel

28 May 2019

EA72

Manual Handling Training

Quorn Grange Hotel

29 May 2019

June Code Course Title

Location

Date

NC60

Shop Stewards Stage 2

Northern College

3 - 7 June 2019

EA73

Experienced Reps Development

Quorn Grange Hotel

4 - 5 June 2019

NC61

Health & Safety Stage 1

Northern College

8 - 12 July 2019

EA74

Introducing Equalities

Quorn Grange Hotel

11 - 12 June 2019

EA75 Introducing Pensions

Quorn Grange Hotel

13 June 2019

EA76

Health & Safety Reps 2

Quorn Grange Hotel

18 - 19 June 2019

NC62

Health & Safety Stage 2

Northern College

22 - 26 July 2019

EA77

Workplace Organising

Quorn Grange Hotel

25 - 26 June 2019

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Functional Skills The Core Building Blocks of the Labour Movement Regardless of your experiences at school, Functional Skills are the essential skills needed for English, Maths, and ICT in order for trade unionists to fully participate in life, learning and meaningful work. They form the building blocks that enable learning and all else flows from them. They are also a vital part of the Labour Movement’s armoury – upskilling its members and opening up for them new horizons, skills and aptitudes. As a consequence, the GFTU offers the following entry level courses for its affiliates in partnership with Northern College and TERC, in order to provide a competency in English, Maths and ICT skills.

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Maths Skills – Using Maths in the Workplace

NC38

Days: 3

Date: 9 - 11 July 2018

Location: Northern College

NC45

Days: 3

Date: 30 July - 1 August 2018

Location: Northern College

This three day course is designed to develop mathematical skills and to discover how the use of figures, and everyday maths, can help you in your role in the workplace. In terms of Learning Outcomes, by the end of the course, you will have developed a set of skills that will help you work out how to calculate payments, changes to wages and percentage calculations.

The skills developed during this course concern: • Calculations • Numbers • Speaking and presenting

Tutor: TBC

ESOL (English as a Second Language)

EA91

Days: 2

Date: 26 - 27 September 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA42

Days: 2

Date: 7 - 8 February 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This two day course is intended to increase ease and familiarity with the English language, in order facilitate communication and to access further learning and career development opportunities. It is aimed at workers whose first language is not English and who are in the process of learning English. The course is designed to help learners improve their workplace skills, through the development of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Skills.

Teaching covers dealing with telephone calls, office queries, writing emails and formal letters, and workplace linked terminology. ESOL will prepare you to gain national level qualifications in English, Maths, ICT and customer care; as well as making the world of work easier and far more explicable.

Tutor: Bernard Harper

Mental Health Awareness

NC41

Days: 3

Date: 18 - 20 July 2018

Location: Northern College

NC43

Days: 3

Date: 23 - 25 July 2018

Location: Northern College

NC44

Days: 3

Date: 27 - 29 July 2018

Location: Northern College

NC46

Days: 3

Date: 30 July - 1 August 2018

Location: Northern College

The purpose of this three day course is to provide an introduction to the subject of mental health and to explore the treatment and management of mental health issues. It provides an insight into the causes and the realities of living with a collection of mental health illnesses, such as depression and anxiety disorders. By the end of the course, the participants will be able to: • Provide at least one example of a mental health condition • Identify particular aspects what we would consider as being ‘good’ mental health and ‘poor’ mental health

• List different ways in which mental health conditions can be managed • Use a range of resources in order to research a chosen area of mental health and to give a short presentation on an aspect of mental health The skills developed during this course are as follows: • Note-taking skills • Participation in small group and whole class discussions • Finding information using the Internet

Tutor: J. Latham

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Introducing ICT

Days: 2

Date: 10 - 11 October 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Days: 2

Date: 23 - 24 May 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Target: The training is designed for trade unions representatives that would like to gain or develop the necessary skills to work more effectively with readily available information technology tools which can allow them to solve everyday trade union issues Delivery Method: The training will be delivered in a classroom-based format. Each person will have access to a computer and the relevant software with the trainer leading by demonstration. Individual assistance will be provided where required. The advantage of this sort of training will be access to a trainer in person and group interaction. This will not only enhance learning but will provide an opportunity to interact with one another in a professional, productive and cooperative way. Prerequisites: Participants will need to know how to use a mouse, use a keyboard to type and to minimize, maximize From delivering presentations to keeping track of your Branch expenses Office productivity suites such as Microsoft Office Suite can save you time and reduce repetitive tasks. • Creating forms and table of contents in a word editor • Presenting with Prezi • Use spreadsheets to create a simple household or small office budget sheet open and close windows Using Office Software

Mobile Technology Do you know your Androids from your Apples or your Phablets from your tablets? Yet chances are you have one or the other in your hands. Find out how to make your mobile save you time when dealing with specific trade union challenges.

• Identify mobile operating systems • Installing and uninstalling apps • Useful apps for trade union reps • Technology & workplace challenges Cloud Technology

Sending files via email has been the default method for the exchange of documents and images for users. Yet readily available cloud storage solutions can now manage those tasks. From Google Drive to Dropbox these free tools can limit file loss and manage file transfers. • What is the cloud • Different everyday cloud storage services • File size and file types • Saving to, uploading to and downloading from the cloud

Tutor: M. Cudjoe

English Skills – Reading Between the Lines & Writing for Purpose

Days: 3

Date: 23 - 25 July 2018

Location: Northern College

The purpose of this course is to find out how to decipher unclear or hidden meanings in texts, as well as to introduce skills in order to help you to write in a range of styles. By the end of this course, participants will have developed the skills necessary in order to help them to work out a writer’s meaning from the language that they use. It will also help participants to adapt their writing for different

purposes, such as constructing a formal letter or more creative writing. The skills developed during this course are based around: • Reading • ICT • Speaking and Listening

Tutor: P. Gibson

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Skilling and Organising Workplace Reps A union’s Workplace Representatives (or Shop Stewards) are its backbone, and the first line of contact between the union and its members. Having well-trained, well-educated and highly motivated Reps dramatically strengthens the power, influence and efficacy of a union. It makes organising and recruitment possible, while at the same time permitting Reps to develop their own skills and interests – upskilling themselves while adding value to the union. The GFTU has, therefore, chosen to put Reps training and education as one of the cornerstones of its 2018-19 programme.

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Shop Stewards Stage 1

Days: 5

Date: 21 - 25 May 2018

Location: Northern College

Days: 5

Date: 17 - 21 September 2018

Location: Northern College

Days: 5

Date: 4 - 8 February 2019

Location: Northern College

Days: 5

Date: 13 - 17 May 2019

Location: Northern College

This course is recommended for Workplace Shop Stewards who are new to the role, or for those that want to refresh their skills and gain new confidence in representing members. This five day course, at Northern College, will include the following: • The Skills a Shop Steward needs • The Role of a Shop Steward

• Facilities and time off for trade union duties • Interviewing Skills • Listening Skills • Handling a Member’s Grievance • Handling a Disciplinary Case • Fairness & Equality

Tutor: C. Lawrence

New Reps Development

Days: 2

Date: 4 - 5 September 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Days: 2

Date: 29 - 30 January 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Days: 2

Date: 21 - 22 May 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

New Reps Development is designed as a comprehensive grounding for new Workplace Representatives and Shop Stewards, equipping them with the skills needed for organising, campaigning and recruitment around members; as well as for protecting those rights at work. This two day course, held at Quorn, will cover: • Rights at work • Contracts of Employment • The roles & responsibilities of Trade Union Reps

• Handling cases • The nature of a Grievance • Good practice guidelines • An introduction to ACAS • Recognition agreements & facilities time • An introduction to the wider Labour Movement and its history • Organising around issues in the workplace

Tutor: I. Lymer & D. Green

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Shop Stewards Stage 2

NC36

Days: 5

Date: 18 - 22 June 2018

Location: Northern College

NC49

Days: 5

Date: 12 - 16 November 2018

Location: Northern College

NC56

Days: 5

Date: 3 - 7 June 2019

Location: Northern College

This course is recommended for Workplace Shop Stewards who understand the basic elements and requirements of their role, and who want to further develop their skills and confidence in representing their members. This five day course, at Northern College, will include the following: • Understanding the range of problems that affect members • The ability to collect and present information in order to represent members

• The production of a plan in order to deal with the specific problems of members • Develop the skills and confidence required in order to represent members in meetings with management • Equality, discrimination and protected characteristics • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace • Review of Statutory Employment Rights • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace

Tutor: C. Lawrence

Experienced Reps Development

EA91

Days: 2

Date: 2 - 3 October 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA42

Days: 2

Date: 12 - 13 February 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA64

Days: 2

Date: 4 - 5 June 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This two day course, held at Quorn, builds upon New Reps Development and is intended for more experienced Reps who either wish for a refresher or an opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge around a whole cluster of workplace related issues; from pay and conditions, and health & safety, to negotiating skills and campaigning around members’ issues. The course will include: • The sharing of best practice and workplace agreements • An introduction to the art, & pitfalls, of negotiating and pay bargaining

• Consultation in the workplace • Labour Law • Equalities in the workplace • Using ACAS procedures and as a space for conciliation or redress • Briefing officials • Building the branch, mapping the workplace • Trade Union democracy • Organising and recruitment

Tutor: I. Lymer & D. Green

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Negotiating Skills

Days: 5

Date: 16 - 20 July 2018

Location: Northern College

Days: 5

Date: 1 - 5 April 2019

Location: Northern College

This five day course, held at Northern College, is aimed at Reps who want a practical, no-nonsense guide to getting the best for themselves, and their members, in negotiations with management.

• Factors likely to hinder or advance gender equality bargaining • Willingness to ‘give’ and to ‘take’ • Wage demands • Check-off

It will cover the following areas: • What is Collective Bargaining? • Bargaining at Local and National Levels

• Union recognition • Management rights • Negotiating strategies • Conflict resolution

• Industry wide agreements • Bargaining in good faith

Tutor: C. Lawrence

Union Learning Reps

Days: 5

Date: 27 - 31 May 2019

Location: Northern College

If Union Learning Reps (ULRs) are not sufficiently trained in order to fulfil their role, then they are not eligible for time-off in order to fulfil their trade union duties. This five day course, held at Northern College, is designed to equip Union Learning Reps with all the prerequisite skills needed for their tasks. The course will cover: • The role and function of ULRs

• The principles of Lifelong Learning • Interviewing techniques

• Negotiating Learning and Training • The Identification of Learning Needs • Working with employers and other partners to improve members’ access to Learning • Supporting members in their own Learning

Tutor: C. Lawrence

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Pay Bargaining & Negotiating Techniques

EA34

Days: 1

Date: 11 December 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA52

Days: 1

Date: 26 March 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This one day course, held at Quorn, is aimed at more experienced Reps (with at least 12 months experience) who are – or who wish to become - involved in negotiating satisfactory outcomes with management for a range of workplace issues from Health & Safety to pay bargaining and arguing the case for union recognition and release time. At the end of this course you will be able to understand the negotiating process and will have had the opportunity to practice and develop your negotiating skills. The specific areas that this course covers are, as follows: • An understanding of a range of collective bargaining issues relevant to the participant’s own workplace and sector

• The ability to recognise a range of appropriate sources of information relevant to the bargaining, negotiation or consultation process • An understanding of where Employment Law supports access to, and use of, information for bargaining, negotiation or consultation • A recognition of different negotiating styles and approaches • The ability to negotiate as part of a team • The ability to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of the union’s negotiating position

Tutor: I. Lymer & D. Green

Community Organising

EA53

Days: 1

Date: 2 April 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Unions do not stand outside society but are located at the heart of civil society. This one day course, held at Quorn, looks at the building of networks and alliances outside traditional structures in order to harness and amplify trade union power behind new social movements and formations. Community Organising is very much learned by doing – so this will be a practical course for trade union activists that covers three basic building blocks:

• Identifying and Developing Leaders through Alliance Building • Identifying Community Organising Issues • Community Organising Campaigns – and analysis of their power & potential

Tutor: M. Smith

Workplace Organising

EA98

Days: 2

Date: 13 - 14 November 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA68

Days: 2

Date: 25 - 26 June 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This two day course, held at Quorn, is intended for union Reps and activists interested in actively campaigning in order to grow and strengthen their union. There will be a component of peer led, group assessment and, by the end of the course, the participant will aim to have produced their own Workplace Organising Plan to serve as a guide to action upon their return to work. The course content includes consideration of, and engagement with:

• Industrial and Political Context • Workplace Mapping • Collective Organising

• Building the Union – asking workers to join • Getting Help – asking workers to get active • Workplace Communications • Planning Organisation

Tutor: M. Smith

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The Unions, Data Protection & Social Media Social media is here to stay Facebook, Twitter, Watsapp, Instagram, Linkedin and a host of other platforms profoundly influence our lives, our relationships, and the way in which trade unions communicate with their members and organise. Indeed, these particular social media websites have more than 100,000,000 registered users. Of course there are both opportunities and dangers in participating in social media, as something which was intended as personal relationship network, based around social sharing, has become a conduit for ideas, advertising, polemics and politics. Trade unionist need to be aware of the rise of cyberbullying, online harassment and ‘trolling’. Employers are also becoming increasingly adept at monitoring their employees’ social media accounts, often targeting union Reps and bringing disciplinary actions against them on the grounds that ‘private’ statements or posts have brought their organisation into disrepute. At the same time, Trade Unions can benefit greatly – in terms of organising campaigns and recruitment – from the interconnectedness of members, groups, NGOs, advocacy groups and political parties. Social media is another tool – and we all know how to use and wield it properly. These GFTU courses are there to show you how.

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Introduction to GDPR

EA90

Days: 1

Date: 25 September 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA37

Days: 1

Date: 22 January 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

The GFTU has organised a series of training courses and opportunities to ensure that unions are aware of the new data protection legislation, the role of the Information Commissioner’s Office, and the data protection obligations that they need to adhere to in the new regulations. There can never be too much training on this issue and any union officer, lay or paid, handling any members’ information should be fully briefed on the issues. This one day course, held at Quorn, is designed for anyone who has the responsibility for data capture, membership, marketing, and the sharing of information. The introduction will explore:

• how to implement the new systems • how to remain compliant • sanctions • the role of the Information Commissioner (ICO) • how to avoid pitfalls The cost for this course is £120 per person (including hot drinks & a buffet lunch) for members of affiliated unions, and £170 for members on non-GFTU affiliated trade unions. Start Time: 9.30am / Finish Time: 5.00pm

Tutor: A. Birchall

Social Media – The Unions & Employers

EA92

Days: 1

Date: 9 October 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA40

Days: 1

Date: 5 February 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA62

Days: 1

Date: 28 May 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

The rise of Social Media offers enormous possibilities to the Trade Union Movement, as well as creating new pitfalls. This one-day course is designed to show Reps, Activists and Officials how to use Social Media more effectively in order to promote the causes and campaigns championed by the unions. It will cover the planning of your campaigns, increasing your reach and the creation of more interesting and meaningful content. It will also look at how best to manage social media output, including through the development of jointly agreed social media policies. Aimed at Reps, Activists and Officials who use social media on a regular basis, but who would not describe themselves as experts. The course aims, by its end, to enable participants to:

• Be more aware of how to extend their reach on all arms of social media • Have improved their understanding of what makes effective content • Be aware of the perils of Social Media in the workplace and how Employers might seek use the online presence and practices of union members against them in the workplace • Be aware of Social Media best practice in the workplace.

Start time: 10 am Finish time: 4pm

Tutor: D. Green

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Health and Safety Training Making Safer and Healthier Working Environments

Health and Safety at Work are major issues for trade unionists. Though the tabloids scream about ‘Health and Safety gone mad!’ Trade unionists know that work places that have trade union Health & Safety Reps have a significantly lower rate of accidents, and are far safer and healthier working environments. As a consequence, GFTU has put together a range of courses that build upon the core themes of the role of the Health & Safety Rep and which provide a stage-by-stage practical guide from the basics of the Reps’ work right up to the management duties of union officials in ensuring that the working environment is safer, healthier, more pleasant and productive for us all.

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Health & Safety Reps 1

NC37

Days: 5

Date: 2 - 6 July 2018

Location: Northern College

NC48

Days: 5

Date: 8 - 12 October 2018

Location: Northern College

NC52

Days: 5

Date: 11 - 15 March 2019

Location: Northern College

NC57

Days: 5

Date: 8 - 12 July 2019

Location: Northern College

This course is aimed Workplace Representatives who need, and want, to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in the areas of Health & Safety. The course will include: • The role and functions of the Health & Safety Representative • The running and conduct of Health & Safety Committee Meetings • Safety Representative and Committee Regulations

• Facilities for Health & Safety Reps • Health and Safety Inspections • Recognising Workplace Hazards • European legislation, during and after ‘Brexit’, and the ‘6 PACK’ • Prevention and Control Measures • Dealing with specific Health & Safety issues of Concern

Tutor: C. Lawrence

Health & Safety Reps 1

EA89

Days: 2

Date: 18 - 19 September 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA36

Days: 2

Date: 15 - 16 January 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA58

Days: 2

Date: 7 - 8 May 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

New to the role of Health & Safety Rep? Daunted by all the new jargon, responsibilities and legislation? This is where you start! Building upon the skills learned on the New Reps Course, this two day course, held at Quorn, is designed to equip your union’s Health & Safety Reps will the specific skill set needed for their role. The course will cover: • Why Health & Safety is so important for the world of work • An outline of the Trade Union approach to Health & Safety

• The duty of care that all employers have for the health, safety and well-being of their employees, and the statutory requirements that act upon them • The role of the Health & Safety Rep in the Workplace • Inspections and risk assessment • Accident and incident prevention at work • Accident, incident and ill-health reporting • Advising members who have been injured, or whose health has suffered, at work • Health & Safety Committees • Organising around Health & Safety in the Workplace

Tutor: D. Green, I. Lymer and M. Cudjoe

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Health & Safety Reps 2

Days: 5

Date: 9 - 13 July 2018

Location: Northern College

Days: 5

Date: 3 - 7 December 2018

Location: Northern College

Days: 5

Date: 22 - 26 July 2019

Location: Northern College

This five day course held at Northern College is recommended for Workplace Representatives, who understand the basic elements of their role and their rights but who want to further develop their skills and confidence in representing members. The course will include the following: • Understanding a range of problems that affect members • Knowledge of how to collect and present information when representing members • The production of a plan for dealing with member’s specific problems

• The development of the skills and confidence required in order to represent members in meetings with management • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace • A review of Statutory Employment Rights • Knowledge of Equality, discrimination and protected characteristics • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace.

Tutor: C. Lawrence

Health & Safety Reps 2

Days: 2

Date: 26 - 27 February 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Days: 2

Date: 18 - 19 June 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Days: 2

Date: 5 - 6 December 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This two day course, held at Quorn, is intended for new Workplace Representatives who have completed the Health & Safety Stage 1 course; and for experienced Reps who would like to refresh their training. The course will include: • The background and origins of specific Health & safety legislation affecting the workplace • The main legal requirements of specific Health & Safety regulations • An understanding of how Health & Safety regulations can be used in order to improve Health and Safety standards at work

• Using Health & Safety issues as part of your own union’s toolkit for recruitment in the workplace • Developing the confidence to raise Health & Safety matters on behalf of union members • Understanding the key legal requirements relating to risk assessment • Understanding the risk assessment process • Using risk assessment strategies and union organisation in order to secure improvements in workplace safety

Tutor: D. Green, I. Lymer and M. Cudjoe

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Managing Safety

EA52

Days: 2

Date: 20 - 21 March 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Every union officer managing staff needs to have an understanding of their health and safety responsibilities. Managing Safety, run by GFTU in partnership with IOSH, provides full step-by-step guidance which aims to engage and inspire in order to embed the principles of Health & Safety right across the Trade Union Movement. The two day course is designed for union officers and staff working across any sector of their respective union. It aims to get participants ‘up to speed’ on the practical actions they need to take to tackle the Health and Safety issues that they are responsible for, within a single programme.

The course covers: • Assessing risks • Controlling risks • Understanding responsibilities

• Understanding hazards • Investigating incidents • Measuring performance Successful participants will be awarded the IOSH Managing Safety certificate.

Tutor: IOSH

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