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1 day
LEARNING
ABOUT OUR
UNIONS
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The Professional
Footballers Association
You can’t think about our national sport
without thinking of the union that every
footballer is in, the Professional Footballers’
Association (PFA). One of our strongest trade
unions, the PFA is organised in every club
and has national collective bargaining and
representative positions on many of the
sports main governing bodies at home and
overseas. The union looks after members
from when they enter the professional to
long after they retire.
Come and hear the fascinating story of the
union at the heart of football.
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The Musicians’ Union
The Musicians Union is one of our oldest
and most organised unions with a great
role to play on the international stage. Its
incredible history has just been written.
The music industry from Spotify to record
companies, jazz café to music festival would
be a more difficult place than it is without
the tremendous work of the MU which new
and established and peripatetic teachers all
join. Keep Music Live has been one of the
most popular slogans of our age and came
from the MU.
At this event well known musicians and
union officials will outline the work of
the union and open many eyes as to the
challenges for musicians today.
This is a new series of day-schools
open to the public to provide an
opportunity to understand our
Unions more.
Leading figures from the industry
concerned and the union will
describe the work they do and tell
the stories no one ever hears about.
We start with two very strongly organised trade unions, one in our
national sport and one in an area of culture none of us can do without.
Both unions are organised internationally and play a major role in their
professions throughout the world.
Advance booking is essential to avoid disappointment.
SUPPORTING SPECIALIST
UNION OFFICERS
The Educational Trust provides support for specialist officers in our
unions to meet together with invited guest speakers or just to swap
notes to exchange good ideas and tips. It is an essential part of their
continuous professional development.
All meetings are held at Quorn Grange Hotel unless otherwise indicated
and lunch is provided. Meetings are held between 10.30am and 3.00pm.
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Finance, HR and
IT Officers
8 June, 19 October and 11 December 2017.
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Education Officers
12 April 2017 (Somerville College Oxford).
15 November and 14 December 2017.
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Health and Safety
Officers
6 July, 5 October and 12 December 2017.
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General Secretaries
21 June 2017.
www.gftu.org.uk@GFTU1
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