Shorter working week workshop
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Unite is at the forefront of the campaign for a shorter working week, and a new pilot workshop from Unite Education, in conjunction with the Organising Department, will help reps understand the issues and explore ways that this can be negotiated in their workplaces.
Unite Education in the London and Eastern Region is running the one day “Organising for a Four-Day Working Week” workshop on Friday 28 February, with a one day Conference on the issue being held at Unite Regional Office on Saturday 5 April 2025.
Unite Education Organiser Margaret Bourne said: “Following a policy conference decision Unite’s Education department in the region has designed a pilot workshop for reps and branch officials who are interested in campaigning on and winning a four-day (shorter) working week, with no loss of pay.”
Unite is being assisted to deliver this workshop by a four-day working week campaign group.
The course has the following objectives:
- Inform – provide details on what the four-day week is and why it makes for a good workplace campaign.
- Personalise – get thinking about your own workplace – which issues might a 4-day week respond to, what obstacles might be in the way?
- Practice – in groups, engage with core organising skills and learn how they relate to a 4-day week campaign.
- Develop – work on the building blocks of an actual campaign so that every rep leaves with a plan for how to go back to their workplace and begin the drive towards a 4-day week.
- Understand – Unite’s Equality for all principles for implementation
- Provide an overview of some of the key organising strategies to support workplace campaigns including: the Organising Cycle; Work-Voice-Pay Strategy, using the WVP Portal.
The workshop will be held in the Unite Regional office, but there is also an option to join via zoom.
Unite Organiser Aidan Harper added, “This is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the 4 Day Week campaign and how Unite reps can engage with it at work. Either in person, or online – don’t miss out and sign up today!”
For more information on the course or to book a place email [email protected] or call 020 3617 2717 / 020 8800 4281
Alternatively go to the Unite Education website to see the full range of training available.
By Keith Hatch
