The TUC Youth Conference was held on the 28th - 30th March 2008
The TUC young member’s conference was held at the Chancellors Hotel,
Most unions from across the UK sent delegations of young member’s to discuss some of the issues which face young workers in Britain today.
| (l-r) Alasdair McDiarmid, Community delegate, Lucinda Yeadon, Vice Chair TUC Youth Forum, Duncan Harrod, Community Delegate, John Walsh, Chair TUC Youth Conference |
The TUC Young member’s Conference considered the difficulties facing apprentices, the inaccessibility of Housing for young workers, the need for stronger structures to organise young workers and how best to involve young workers in global union campaigns.
After work shopping each issue, the conference met to draft statements to present to the TUC General Council.
Among the suggestions were calls to increase the rate for apprentices to the National Minimum wage, act on the Housing crisis and to commit to further organising young workers.
The Youth Conference has proven that it can put the issues facing Young members at the top of the Agenda.