Battersea and Wandsworth TUC
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Battersea and Wandsworth TUC is a Trades Union Council (also known as a Trades Council) covering the London Borough of Wandsworth in South West London. It is one of the best organised and resourced TUCs in the UK thanks to its trading arm BWTUC (Trading) Ltd which runs the Workers Beer Company
and a range of other commercial enterprises to raise money in an ethical way that can then be spent on the activities of the BWTUC.
The Trades Union Council owns an organising centre in Earlsfield
and employs 3 full time staff. Its organising and campaigning priorities are determined by the TUC's General Council (composed of delegates from over 50 affiliated Trade Union Branches) and Executive Committee, elected annually by those delegates. Currently BWTUC is engaged in campaigns to recruit and organise for Trade Unions like The GMB (trade union) and UNISON
throughout South West London and is also working with organisations like The Fairtrade Foundation
and Banana Link http://www.bananalink.org.uk/.
Workers Beer Company
The Workers Beer Company is a trading name of BWTUC Ltd and is a British-Irish organisation which runs temporary bars at events and festivals in Europe. It was set up by and is owned by the Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Union Council. The bars are run by volunteers and raise money for trade...
and a range of other commercial enterprises to raise money in an ethical way that can then be spent on the activities of the BWTUC.
The Trades Union Council owns an organising centre in Earlsfield
Earlsfield
Earlsfield is an area within the London Borough of Wandsworth, London, England.Earlsfield is a typical London suburb and comprises mostly residential Victorian terraced houses with a high street of shops, bars, and restaurants between Garratt Lane, Allfarthing Lane, and Burntwood Lane...
and employs 3 full time staff. Its organising and campaigning priorities are determined by the TUC's General Council (composed of delegates from over 50 affiliated Trade Union Branches) and Executive Committee, elected annually by those delegates. Currently BWTUC is engaged in campaigns to recruit and organise for Trade Unions like The GMB (trade union) and UNISON
UNISON
UNISON is the largest trade union in the United Kingdom with over 1.3 million members.The union was formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association , the National Union of Public Employees and the Confederation of Health Service...
throughout South West London and is also working with organisations like The Fairtrade Foundation
The Fairtrade Foundation
The Fairtrade Foundation is a charity based in the United Kingdom that works to empower disadvantaged producers in developing countries by tackling injustice in conventional trade, in particular by promoting and licensing the Fairtrade Mark, a guarantee that products retailed in the UK have been...
and Banana Link http://www.bananalink.org.uk/.