LTB 065/21 – TUC Young Workers Conference 2021 – Registration
No. 065/21
22nd February 2021
TO: ALL BRANCHES
Dear Colleagues,
TUC YOUNG WORKERS CONFERENCE 2021 – REGISTRATION
This year the TUC Young Workers Conference will be held as a virtual conference. The conference is scheduled to run from Saturday 27th March until Sunday 28th March and registration to attend is open to all young workers. The themes to be debated and discussed reflect the key issues emerging from the final agenda which are as follows;
Saturday 27 March: The unequal impact of Covid-19 on young workers
Session Opening Speech with Q&A, Frances O’Grady, General Secretary TUC
Time 10:00 to 10:45
Session Conference debate
Time 11:00 to 12:00
Title Covid-19 and the impact on young workers
Session Political Speaker
Time 13:00 to 13:45
Speaker TBC
Session Panel Discussion on Stopping Mass Unemployment of Young People
Time 14:00 to 15:00
Session Workshops and Fringes
Time 15:00 to 17:00 (workshops from 15:00, fringes from 16:00)
Sunday 28 March: Mental Health of Young Workers
Session Opening Speaker on Antiracism/Black Lives Matter
Time 11:00 to 12:00
Speaker TBC
Session Conference Debate
Time 11:00 to 12:00
Title Mental Health of Young Workers
Session Panel Discussion
Time 12:00 to 13:00
Title Rising to the Challenge, what we need to do.
The CWU will have an involvement at the conference. Those interested in attending the Young Workers Conference will need to pre-register. Once registered, attendees will be sent regular updates containing conference documents and links to sign up for the individual sessions that will be running along with panel debates and fringe events.
Registration will be open until the day prior to the Conference, but attendees are encouraged to register before 12th March 2021 to ensure that they receive all communications and have enough time to secure their place at any breakout sessions.
To obtain as high attendance as possible we encourage you to circulate this information to your members. The link to register is as follows:
https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/young-workers-conference-2021
Any further enquiries with regards this please contact ltownsend@cwu.org
Dave Ward
General Secretary
