Happy Birthday Young Members

Katrina Murray

By John Stevenson

Delegates celebrated 70 years of the STUC Youth Committee and the motion was seconded by UNISON's Katrina Murray - a young member who went on to become STUC President!

"Little did I realise that when I got a phone call more years ago that I care to remember, could I go to the STUC Youth Conference?... that all this time later not only would I still be here but the STUC would feature so strongly in my life", said Katrina.

Listing a range of issues young workers had put on the agenda over the years, Katrina aded, "70 years of youth conferences means many generations of young people moving into many spects of the labour movement".

"Young workers are the key to the future health and success of the movement, as well as to ensuring continued relevance today", said the motion which called on unions to redouble their efforts to recruit and involve young members.

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