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The GFTU could work with affiliates to provide; Venues, Staging, PA systems,
Lighting, Event Security, Photography, Filming, Verbatim minuting, electronic
voting and so on.
NI Publishing House initiative
The Trust has agreed work with New Internationalist to establish a new
international publishing house for trade unions – Workable Books. Workable
Books will be launched in the autumn of 2017 and its first three publications will
be a book about trade union education, a book of songs of Dave Rogers, and a
book of plays about trade unions. Not only will be prpduce good reads and
create a new platform for trade unionists to express themselves in book and
pamphlet form, we will again provide some commission to the Trust.
TSSA Print and Despatch Unit
TSSA relocated their Print and Despatch Unit from London to Derby several
years ago and they are very effective at managing print orders and despatching
resources to branch activists and regional offices. Quorn Grange Hotel and the
GFTU have been using this facilities for a while now and can attest to their
effectiveness, we are therefore currently exploring how we can offer a one-stop
shop for;
Design
Merchandising
Fulfilment and Despatch
And potentially work together to establish a cost effective facility for all affiliates.
Credit Union
Several Affiliates already run their own Credit Union’s for members, this could be
extended to a broader audience and discussion are still ongoing.
Personnel and HR Management
Trade Union’s should be at the vanguard of employment practice and some
GFTU affiliates have in-house Personnel and HR Management arrangements
while other’s contract out these arrangements, we could either pool these
arrangements or provide facilities under an outsourcing arrangement. We have
created a forum for HR managers to come together.
Display graphics through Blue Creation
The GFTU use Blue Creation to design, provide and manage their Exhibition
Stands and they are happy to work with affiliated Unions too, offering a