11 September 2009
Methodists will attend Trade Union Congress
Methodists will attend the Trade Union Congress in Liverpool on
Tuesday (September 15) to build further relationships with Trade
Unionists.
David Gamble, President of the Methodist Conference, and Dr Richard
Vautrey, Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, will meet with
Unite trade union to discuss work-place issues brought on by the
recession. They will also sign up to a campaign led by the Trade
Union movement to extend the rights of vulnerable employees, and
meet with the President of the Trade Union Congress.
Paul Morrison, Policy Adviser, Revd Rosa Leto, Chair of Chaplains
Council, and Revd David Wrighton from Methodist Chaplaincy, will
also attend and listen to the debates.
Revd David Wrighton, Deputy Chaplaincy Coordinator, said: "There is
a lot of common ground between the TUC and the Methodist Church.
The TUC is dealing with issues like migration, unemployment,
bullying at work, which are also areas that the Church is concerned
about. The Methodist Church has always been involved in social
issues and a great deal of what the TUC does is good, solid social
action work."
The Methodist Church has historical links with the Trade Union
movement dating back to the Tolpuddle Martyrs in the 19th
Century.
For more information on the historical link between The Methodist
Church and the TUC, visit
here.