Blackburn and District Trades Union Council is a local body of the TUC comprising delegates from Trade Unions with members working or living in the Boroughs of Blackburn with Darwen and the Ribble Valley. We aim to give Trade Union members a local voice and influence on issues affecting local workplaces and communities and on questions of social and economic policy.
We stand for: Reclaiming and Repairing public services……Reversing privatisation……Improving living standards……Expanding public housing……Funding the NHS……Making the welfare system less punative……Rejecting racism……Founding a national care service……Deploying state intervention to invest in economic growth…..Securing workers’ rights……Abolishing poverty…….Reducing inequality.
Alongside our “Facebook Page” this website is a place where we provide information about our activities and policies, alongside news about our meetings.
Our Officers are:
PRESIDENT – Bob Welham, GMB
SECRETARY – Paul Morely, UNITE
TREASURER – Peter Dales, UNISON
VICE-Presidents – Vikki Dugdale UNISON, John Southwell CWU
Trades Council President
Bob Welham