We meet every third Wednesday of the month at Unity Hall, Central Road Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1JL.

 

Yeovil Trades Union Council is made up from delegates from local Trades Union Branches. The meetings start at 7:30pm.

 

Yeovil & District Trades Union Council is affiliated to the Trades Union Congress (TUC)

 

The TUC is the voice of Britain at work. With 58 affiliated unions representing 6.2 million working people from all walks of life. We campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad. www.tuc.org.uk/.

 

 

The TUC negotiates in Europe, and at home build links with political parties, business, local communities and wider society.

 

United Campaign www.unitedcampaign.org.uk/, to repeal the Anti Trade Union Laws the independent research organisation publishing news and information for trade unionists. . And also Cuba Solidarity Campaign.

 

 

We are  affiliated to: www.amnesty.org.uk/ We are a campaigning organisation; it's what we do. Our purpose is to protect people wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.

 

 

 

 

Defend Council Housing (DCH) is opposed to the new Government housing strategy, an all-out assault on council housing. It proposes continued underfunding of council housing, combined with fixed-term tenancies, subsidies for more stock transfers, and increased sale of council homes through Right to Buy, to be replaced with up to 80 per cent market rents. www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/

 

 

We are also affiliated to the People's Charter www.thepeoplescharter.org/.

 

 

And and the Somerset County Association of Trades Councils.

 

Branches may appoint delegates in accordance with Yeovil District TUC standing orders as shown below at an affiliation fee of 10p per member:

 

2 delegates for the first 100 or part thereof;
3 delegates if your membership is between 101 and 250;
4 delegates if your membership is between 251 and 500;
10 delegates if your membership exceeds 500.

 

Trades Union Council activities have three campaign objectives:

 

Rights: to raise public awareness of rights at work and the Union role in enforcing those rights.

Organisation: to promote organisation and recruitment drives to build the Union membership.

Respect: to support Union and community campaigns for dignity and respect in the workplace and beyond.

 

TUC Programme of work  2010-2011 PDF