History & Policy

Trade Unions and Employment in a Market Economy

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ONLINE SEMINAR Trade Unions and Employment in a Market Economy Thursday 21 May 2020, 6pm-8pm Andrew Brady will introduce his recent book: Unions and Employment in a Market Economy, Strategy, Influence and Power in Contemporary Britain (Routledge 2019) Other speakers included Sir Ian McCartney and Tom Wilson. The Seminar was chaired by Helen Hague Andrew Brady was awarded his PhD from the University of Strathclyde in 2017. He has held various positions within Unite the Union and is currently based in Scotland in the union’s Political, Research & Campaigns Unit. Sir Ian McCartney was Shadow Minister, Minister of State, and Cabinet Minister 1992–2007 and led the Labour Government’s work on employment and employment rights. Tom Wilson was Director of Unionlearn at the TUC until 2017. He has also worked for the GMB, the Labour Party as Trade Union Liaison Officer, the AUT and Natfhe (now UCU). Helen Hague is a journalist and has recently worked on a history of the Fire Brigades Union.