The Unions 21 Annual Conference: Friday 30th March 2012

Unions and the New Economy

A one day conference focusing on how unions can help to promote growth and the macro challenges ahead; globalisation and massive technological change, structural issues with in the UK economy, creativity and skills, and the economic disparities that both reflect the state of the economy and present risks for its recovery

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: LORD GLASMAN (Labour Peer, Blue Labour pioneer) FRANCES O’GRADY (Deputy General Secretary, TUC) MARTIN WOLF ( The Financial Times), VERA BAIRD QC (Former Solicitor General), JOHN PHILPOTT (Chief Economic Advisor, CIPD) DIANE ABBOTT MP (Shadow Health Minister) PROFESSOR CATHY WARWCIK (General Secretary, RCM) JOHN HARRIS (The Guardian), ZOE WILLIAMS (The Guardian), JOHN SMITH (General Secretary, MU), GED NICOLS (General Secretary, Accord) ,OWEN JONES (Author of 'Chavs') MICHAEL WHITE (The Guardian) JONATHAN BAUME (General Secretary, FDA), ANNA BIRD (Chief Executive, The Fawcett Society) MIKE CLANCY (Deputy General Secretary, Prospect) NAN SLOANE (Director, Centre for Women and Democracy) LISA NANDY MP, DINAH CAINE (Chief Executive, Skillset) BARONESS MARGARET PROSSER (Labour Peer and Dep Chair of Commission for Equality and Human Rights) ANDREW HARROP (General Secretary Fabian Society) RT HON STEPHEN TIMMS MP, DR RUPA HUQ (Sociologist and Author) DEBORAH HARGREAVES ( Chair, High Pay Commission) RICHARD ANGELL (Deputy Director, Progress) Cllr Rowenna Davis (Journalist and Labour Councillor)

Tickets: £50 Union Delegates. Discounted rate for individuals/ students and under 25s

For more information and to register contact jsimms@atl.org.uk