GFTU BGCM 2017

Dr Michael Sanders, Is lecturer in Victorian literature at Manchester University with a specialism in the writings of the Chartists. Mike is a Trustee of the GFTU Educational Trust. He took his first degree in English & American Literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury and then completed his Ph.D at Birkbeck College, University of London. Mike has taught at Exeter University, the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Northampton University and Lancaster University. He joined English & American Studies at the University of Manchester in 2006 and has worked with various organisations to popularise our history. Mike has contributed to GFTU Training courses and a special performance of Chartist songs at an EC social event. Paul Scholey, Paul is a Senior Partner at Morrish solicitors LLP. He is also an Employment lawyer, advising Unions and individuals about workplace issues including industrial action and collective bargaining and union constitutions. He has a particular interest in cases relating to the use of Social Media and will be tutoring on a GFTU course on this subject. Paul contributed to the GFTU Summit and union building conference and will be launching a new suite of legal services for GFTU affiliates at the BGCM. Prof Peter Slee, Vice Chancellor, Leeds Beckett University, Peter recently signed a partnership agreement between his university and the GFTU. Peter joined Leeds Beckett University as Vice Chancellor in September 2015. Peter was educated at the University of Reading, gained his PhD in Modern History from the University of Cambridge and was a postdoctoral fellow at Manchester and Durham. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an award-winning author, teacher and trainer. Peter was previously at the University of Huddersfield where he had been Deputy Vice Chancellor since 2010. He has held a number of senior roles in higher education management at Northumbria, Durham and Aston universities and at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) where he was Head of Education Policy. David Sorensen, is the Deputy Head of the Employment Rights Team at Morrish solicitors and heads up the company’s work for several unions and associations. David began working for unions, associations, professional bodies, charities and their members in 1999. David provides industrial action advice and assists unions with internal matters involving union rules, constitutional, regulatory (Certification Office, CAC etc) and recognition issues, along with advising unions and associations on other matters such as defamation. He also represents individuals in regulatory disciplinary processes such as before the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Farriers Registration Council (FRC) and British Horseracing Authority (BHA). Ivan Walker, is legal advisor to the GFTU Pension Scheme. Walkers is a specialist legal practice which deals with pensions law and practice, working almost exclusively for trade unions and their members. The practice is run by Ivan, who has specialised in pensions law for over 30 years. Walkers advises the trustees of trade union officers’ and staff pension schemes, and trade unions in their capacity as employers regarding the management of their pension

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