Trade Union Congress 2024: Wednesday

Last day of TUC 2024 in Brighton. For once it was bright and sunny! Good to hear my UNISON branch colleague (the shy and retiring) Lola Oyewusi, give a confident and clever speech, were she used her mobile phone torch light to make her point. The TUC President, Matt Wrack, afterwards remarked on the "unusual" nature of her speech! 

It was also brilliant, that the Labour Government published that day plans on finally getting rid of "no fault" evictions and "better bus services". 

I signed the petition at the PCS stall on the campaign to reinstate 3 union reps sacked by the Civil Service for their trade union activities. 

At the close of Congress, Matt was given the TUC Gold Badge and a well deserved vote of thanks. I rushed off to the station to try and get back to London in time for a series of online meetings and calls with HR and members. I had to stop off briefly at Gatwick airport to make one online meeting. Never a dull moment.