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Usdaw Academy – Did you know?
16 September 2005
Did you know?
- Usdaw was the first trade union to set up its own Academy.
- The Academy is now a key part of the union’s organising strategy.
- Usdaw’s Academy is now in its third year.
- By the end of 2005 the Academy will have trained 56 Usdaw reps as organising officers.
- As an organising officer you will have six months paid secondment to the Academy.
- The Academy has recruited more than 15,000 new members so far in the last three years.
- Academy organising officers have identified more than 700 new reps.
- Organising campaigns have been run in more than 300 workplaces across the UK including Sainsbury, Ikea, Tesco, Argos and the Co-op.
- The Academy is fully accredited which means that organising officers receive an externally recognised qualification.
- In the past organising officers have returned to their workplaces to continue with their union work. In some cases this has led to appointments with Usdaw as recruitment and development officers or area organisers. Some have also gone on to the TUC Academy.
Contact Details
Media and Communications Department
Ph: 0161 224 2804
Fax: 0161 248 8588
communications@usdaw.org.uk
http://www.usdaw.org.uk/getactive/
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