Following the successful ‘Trade Unionists for a New Party’ meeting on July 21st, as promised a series of follow-ups are being organised to discuss what needs to be done in each individual union to make sure that trade unions and trade unionists are at the heart of the new anti-austerity and anti-war party that is in the process of being formed.

Over one thousand trade unionists, on Zoom and via a live feed, attended the July 21st meeting, which included contributions from Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana MP just days before they made their mould-breaking call for a “new kind of political party” – which has since gathered 700,000 sign-ups!

Initial follow-up meetings to work out the details of what to do next have been organised for Unite the Union members (on 7th August), the Communications Workers Union (11th August), the University and Colleges Union (14th August), Unison (18th August), and the National Education Union (also August 18th).  Registration details for each are listed below.  And watch out for union specific meetings for PCS, RMT, GMB, USDAW members and others in the coming weeks. 

And if you missed the July 21st meeting, hosted by Dave Nellist, the former Labour MP (1983-1992) and now the chair of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), you can watch the video at https://youtu.be/fTTmB-itr4U?si=CS3s5DEUioGeUzUg ■

Trade Unionists for a New Party follow-up meetings registration details:

UNITE – Thursday 7th August, 6-30pm – https://tinyurl.com/Register4TUnewpartymeeting

CWU – Monday 11th August, 6-30pm – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0efJqg1aQpK6OrRXM26EEw

UCU – Thursday 14th August, 6-30pm – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CEcTKiXORvCvos4mvoaG0g

UNISON – Monday 18th August, 6-30pm – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ev3wZqjLTYeiygpZdcWNYw

NEU – Monday 18th August, 7-30pm – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-MtXgZKBQJiuvBES8F7XxA