Event
Worth Our SALT – Sheffield Workshop
Sick and tired of feeling downtrodden and under-valued at work? Yearning to feel the power of collective action, solidarity and care with fellow workers? Solidarity Across Land Trades (SALT) is offering a series of political education workshops!
At this session in Sheffield (the first of 5 sessions across the UK) attendees will have the chance to learn about their rights, feel empowered to organise in land-related trades, enjoy free tea, coffee and snacks, and meet fellow workers. You don’t need to have any experience or previous knowledge of organising to join. Workshops are open to SALT members and non-members, so if you’re already a member, share this invitation with a friend or co-worker who isn’t!
Workshop Schedule:
- SHEFFIELD Saturday 24 January
- ABERGAVENNY Saturday 14 February
- EXETER Saturday 28 February
- LONDON Saturday 14 March
- DUNDEE Saturday 28 March
Click here to register. Note: this workshop is for workers in land related trades without hiring and firing power.
What to expect on the day:
- 09:30 arrive – refreshments and meet fellow workers
- 10:00 welcome + introductions – playful exercises to get to know each other
- 11:00 the cost of food? – examining the links between low wages and cheap food, capitalism, and colonialism
- 14:00 know your rights – the laws, rights, and regulations that protect you at work
- 15:15 how to organise in your workplace – scenarios to put these rights into perspective and learn to organise together
- 17:00 finish
Why now?
A strong workers’ movement is essential. Not only for our own dignity and survival, but for a just transition towards regenerative and ecological land and food systems that prioritise the welfare of working people. These workshops aim to challenge the decades of normalised abuse and underpayment in land-related sectors, equip you (workers) with the political knowledge and language to challenge abuses of power in your own workplaces, and to help you see yourself as part of a broader worker-led movement.
Through a program of creative sessions, presentations, group discussions and personal reflections, Attendees will learn about the links between cheap food, cheap labour, colonialism and capitalism; practice challenging power and asserting our rights; and strengthen our connectivity across the workers’ movement.
Click here to register or contact salt_union@proton.me to find out more. Travel bursaries are available.
