Young Greens launch campaign to get young people organised
The Young Greens today launched their latest campaign 'Get Organised! Getting a new
generation organised and unionised!' at a joint workshop with the Green Party Trade
Union Group.
Speakers from the RMT, NUS, the Students' Assembly and the Green Party discussed
the benefits of trade union membership and the need to convey these benefits to young
people.
The RMT Young Members' group were keen to get into schools to talk to pupils about this
as a part of citizenship education but had found schools resistant. I suggested that theatre
in education, based on actual events such as the Grunwicks strike, could be a stimulating
way of doing this.
There was also a discussion on reviving the idea of a School Students' Union (something
similar existed in the 70s) that could give school students experience of collective
organisation and negotiation.
generation organised and unionised!' at a joint workshop with the Green Party Trade
Union Group.
Speakers from the RMT, NUS, the Students' Assembly and the Green Party discussed
the benefits of trade union membership and the need to convey these benefits to young
people.
The RMT Young Members' group were keen to get into schools to talk to pupils about this
as a part of citizenship education but had found schools resistant. I suggested that theatre
in education, based on actual events such as the Grunwicks strike, could be a stimulating
way of doing this.
There was also a discussion on reviving the idea of a School Students' Union (something
similar existed in the 70s) that could give school students experience of collective
organisation and negotiation.
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