We Make Tomorrow

The climate crisis will define politics and economics throughout this century, impacting working people in every way.

From fast rising prices to food shortages, industrial change to floods and fires. The transition is underway but led by corporate interests at the expense of workers. Now more than ever we need to build workers power, to halt industrial pollution and win a fast and fair, worker led transition.

SPEAKERS

Rank n file voices from...

GMB at Amazon Coventry / Collettivo di Fabbrica – Lavoratori ex GKN (Italy)

NHS Workers Say No! / National Education Union / Orgreave Truth & Justice campaign / Unite the Union in construction & public transport

+ more!

DARIO SALVETTI

Dario is ex-GKN convener in Italy and member of Collettivo di Fabbrica – Lavoratori ex GKN. Since the mass dismissal, the Collective has maintained a permanent presence inside their factory. Today, the Collective is campaigning for a socially and ecologically constrained reindustrialization of the plant site

KATE FLANNERY

Kate Flannery is Secretary of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC), ex Women Against Pit Closures and one of the founders of the Friends of Edward Carpenter. She has also been an activist in socialist feminist, anti racist and LGBTQ+ political and community organisations and campaigns. Kate has many years' experience of working in the public sector, voluntary sector and Trade Union movement.

LEE FOWLER

Lee has been an electrician in construction for 38 years. He was blacklisted for being a Safety Rep on the sister rig to Piper Alpha over 30 years ago. He is an Equalities Rep for Unite the Union for Construction in The Northwest Region and a member of the Blacklist Support Group for over 10 years. He has participated in countless demonstrations in support of Blacklisted workers and has now been sacked again for raising serious health and safety concerns.

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NEHA SHAH

Neha is a teacher, campaigner and trade unionist from London. She is an activist with the NEU and Vice Chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

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NINA BARBOSA

Nina is a campaigner with NHS Workers Say No and has been working in governance in the NHS for over 20 years, including acute, paediatric, maternity and mental healthcare. She is a Unite the Union workplace rep, and chair of the Birmingham Area Health Branch.

NICHOLAS HENDERSON

Nicholas is an Amazon worker and GMB activist. He has worked for Amazon in Coventry for 6 years where workers have recently taken multiple days of strike action.

ASAD REHMAN

Asad Rehman is the executive director of War on Want, where he organizes to put an end to poverty and injustice. Prior, he was the head of international climate at Friends of the Earth. Rehman has over 25 years of experience in the non-government and charity sector. He has served on boards of Amnesty International UK, Friends of the Earth International, Global Justice Now, and Newham Monitoring Project.

STEPHEN SMELLIE

Stephen Smellie is a member of UNISON’s NEC. He organised UNISON Scottish Green Network, pioneered the union’s campaign on pension divestment and has led work in to establish Green Officers in every branch. He represented UNISON at COP26 and 27.

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IAN ALLINSON

Ian Allinson has been a workplace activist since 1991, mainly in the private sector where he led a number of strikes including the first national strike in the IT industry. He served on the Executive Council of Unite and wrote Workers Can Win! A Guide to Organising At Work. He’s now a UNISON activist in public transport. He is currently on the executive committee of Manchester TUC, coordinating industrial action and co-leading on climate.