1. Gus Grubb and Mark Pollitt TUC, UK Based at Stow College, Glasgow
Organising Success
Gus Grubb and Mark Pollitt
TUC, UK
Based at Stow College, Glasgow

2. TUC Affiliation
The TUC represents almost six million workers in 53 unions.
Globally part of the union family with 175 million members in 153 countries.
Our unions range in size from Unite with 1.4 million members to small specialist unions with just a few hundred.

3. U.K. Union Membership 1900 – 2.1million 1950 – 9.2 million

4. Union Membership by SectorIT
TUC Directory 2013

5. Union Response Merger (i.e. Unite the Union 2007 – 1.4m)
Improved Democracy
Youth Focus
Union organisation- structure – Self Organised Groups (SOG’s)
Community memberships
New initiatives

6. Unions into Schools
Focus on equality, collective ethos, rights at work
Course Materials
School Curriculum
Every high school in Scotland
Ages 13-16
Trained Union Activists – youth focus
Organised school visits

7. Collective Learning Partnership (CLP)
Unions/Employers/TUC Education
Key Focus: cross-union collaboration
Taking the learning directly to the workplace
Delivering learning at shift friendly times to suit the needs of the learner
Using mobile internet linked laptops for enhanced ICT and other course support
Delivery using a team of dedicated TUC trained tutors who are qualified professionals in areas such as, pensions, ICT, communications, and core skills
The creation of bespoke courses to meet employer and union members' needs

8. Royal Bank of Scotland – 100% campaign
November 2010 – 6% - 48
May % (500% increase)
(New workplace branch – new activists – new members (younger workforce) – regular member meetings - improved Industrial Relations – Activist Committees)
“combining learning and organising is clear evidence this strategy works and could be a key path to increasing union membership in all sectors”

9. Why is it working? Organising not servicing Member driven
Not educationally driven
Relevance
Local negotiations/agreements
Trained activists/paid release
Partnership Working (CLP)
Impact:
Union recognition/reputation/recruitment

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