The removal of statutory limits for calculating redundancy pay, and effective and transparent machinery of government for post 16 education and training are the two issues ACM will be taking to the 140th annual Trades Union Congress.
Asylum seekers and employment, improvements in maternity pay, a fair tax system, better pay for public sector workers and increased funding for the nation’s film archives are some of the other issues contained in the preliminary agenda for this year’s Congress published this week.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham MP and Minister for Women and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman MP are among the speakers addressing delegates at Congress (which takes place between Monday 8 and Thursday 11 September 2008). Congress starts at 10am on the Monday with an address from TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber.
